Blood and Chocolate (2007) Movie Reviews

Blood and Chocolate (2007)

A young teenage werewolf (Bruckner) is torn between honoring her family’s secret and her love for a man (Dancy).

Catch and Release (2006) Movie Reviews

Catch and Release (2006)

A woman struggles to accept the death of her fiancé and the secrets he kept from her as she rebuilds her life.

Smokin’ Aces (2006) Movie Reviews

Smokin’ Aces (2006)

When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state’s evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he’s no longer breathing.

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) Movie Reviews

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) Movie Reviews

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

In the falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world.

Sweet Land (2005) Movie Reviews

Sweet Land (2005)

In 1920, Inge, a German national, travels from Norway to rural Minnesota for her arranged marriage to Olaf, a Norwegian farmer; bureaucracy and prejudice cause major complications.

The Last King of Scotland (2006) Movie Reviews

The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin’s regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970’s.

Alpha Dog (2006) Movie Reviews

Alpha Dog (2006)

A drama based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who became one of the youngest men ever to be on the FBI’s most wanted list.

Arthur and the Invisibles (2006) Movie Reviews

Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)

Ten-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather’s house from being demolished, goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys, a tiny people living in harmony with nature.

Notes on a Scandal (2006) Movie Reviews

Notes on a Scandal (2006)

A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new “friend” also go well beyond platonic friendship.

The Painted Veil (2006) Movie Reviews

The Painted Veil (2006)

A British medical doctor fights a cholera epidemic in a small Chinese village, while being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithful wife.

Volver (2006) Movie Reviews

Volver (2006)

After her death, a mother returns to her home town in order to fix the situations she couldn’t resolve during her life.

Happily N’Ever After (2006) Movie Reviews

Happily N’Ever After (2006)

An alliance of evil-doers, led by Frieda, looks to take over Fairy Tale Land. But when Ella realizes her stepmother is out to ruin her storybook existence, she takes a dramatic turn and blossoms into the leader of the resistance effort.

Little Children (2006) Movie Reviews

Little Children (2006)

The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations in suburban Massachusetts.

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) Movie Reviews

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born with a superior olfactory sense, creates the world’s finest perfume. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he searches for the ultimate scent.

Black Christmas (2006) Movie Reviews

Black Christmas (2006)

An escaped maniac returns to his childhood home on Christmas Eve, which is now a sorority house, and begins to murder the sorority sisters one by one.

Dreamgirls (2006) Movie Reviews

Dreamgirls (2006)

A trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.

Night at the Museum (2006) Movie Reviews

Night at the Museum (2006)

A newly recruited night security guard at the Museum of Natural History discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc.