Tag: John DeSando (Critic)
Talk to Me (2007)
The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph “Petey” Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s.
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Jason Bourne dodges a ruthless CIA official and his agents from a new assassination program while searching for the origins of his life as a trained killer.
Eagle vs Shark (2007)
Eagle vs Shark is the tale of two socially awkward misfits and the strange ways they try to find love; through revenge on high-school bullies, burgers, and video games.
No Reservations (2007)
The life of a top chef changes when she becomes the guardian of her young niece.
Rescue Dawn (2006)
A U.S. fighter pilot’s epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
Sunshine (2007)
A team of international astronauts are sent on a dangerous mission to reignite the dying Sun with a nuclear fission bomb in 2057.
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
Two straight, single Brooklyn firefighters pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits.
Joshua (2007)
The arrival of a newborn girl causes the gradual disintegration of the Cairn family; particularly for 9-year-old Joshua (Kogan), an eccentric boy whose proper upbringing and refined tastes both take a sinister turn.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
With their warning about Lord Voldemort’s return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.
Evening (2007)
A drama exploring the romantic past and emotional present of Ann Grant and her daughters, Constance and Nina. As Ann lays dying, she remembers, and is moved to convey to her daughters, the defining moments in her life 50 years prior, when she was a young woman. Harris is the man Ann loves in the 1950s and never forgets.
Ratatouille (2007)
A rat who can cook makes an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker at a famous restaurant.
Sicko (2007)
A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories including shotgun deaths.
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
John McClane and a young hacker join forces to take down master cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel in Washington D.C.
1408 (2007)
A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.
Evan Almighty (2007)
God contacts Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.
La Vie en Rose (2007)
The life story of singer Édith Piaf.
Once (2007)
A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story.
Ocean’s Thirteen (2007)
Danny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist, after casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses one of the original eleven, Reuben Tishkoff.