Last Chance Harvey (2008) Movie Reviews

Last Chance Harvey (2008)

In London for his daughter’s wedding, a rumpled man finds his romantic spirits lifted by a new woman in his life.

Notorious (2009) Movie Reviews

Notorious (2009)

The life and death story of Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace), who came straight out of Brooklyn to take the world of rap music by storm.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) Movie Reviews

Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)

When a shopping mall is taken over by a gang of organized crooks, it’s up to a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.

Revolutionary Road (2008) Movie Reviews

Revolutionary Road (2008)

A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children.

The Wrestler (2008) Movie Reviews

The Wrestler (2008)

A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.

Bride Wars (2009) Movie Reviews

Bride Wars (2009)

Two best friends become rivals when they schedule their respective weddings on the same day.

Gran Torino (2008) Movie Reviews

Gran Torino (2008)

Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski’s prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.

The Reader (2008) Movie Reviews

The Reader (2008)

Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial.

Bedtime Stories (2008) Movie Reviews

Bedtime Stories (2008)

A hotel handyman’s life changes when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to magically come true.

Doubt (2008) Movie Reviews

Doubt (2008)

A Catholic school principal questions a priest’s ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student.

Frost/Nixon (2008) Movie Reviews

Frost/Nixon (2008)

A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.

Marley and Me (2008) Movie Reviews

Marley and Me (2008)

A family learns important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) Movie Reviews

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences.

The Spirit (2008) Movie Reviews

The Spirit (2008)

Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces in Central City.

Valkyrie (2008) Movie Reviews

Valkyrie (2008)

A dramatization of the 20 July assassination and political coup plot by desperate renegade German Army officers against Hitler during World War II.

Seven Pounds (2008) Movie Reviews

Seven Pounds (2008)

A man with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.

Yes Man (2008) Movie Reviews

Yes Man (2008)

A guy challenges himself to say “yes” to everything for an entire year.

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) Movie Reviews

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

A remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.