Rated PG-13 for crude and sex-related humor, and for language.Directed by Robert Ben Garant (Reno 911)Starring Dan Fogler, Maggie Q, Thomas Lennon, George Lopez, James Hong, Jason Scott Lee, Aisha Tyler, and Christopher WalkenBalls of Fury is a movie about underground ping-pong…seriously how good could it be?? Set in the unsavory world of underground Ping-Pong, Balls of Fury is...
Rated R for intense sequences of graphic brutal violence, and for language.Directed by Peter Berg (The Rundown, Friday Night Lights (TV))Starring: Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Chris Cooper, Jason Bateman, Jeremy PivenThe Kingdom is wildly intense and disturbingly powerful… a far better film than we expected.The Kingdom’s opening credits give us a brief history lesson and timeline of what “The...
Rated PG-13 for sequences of action violence, sexual content, nudity and language.Directed by Brett Ratner (Rush Hour 1 & 2…)Starring: Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan… Rush Hour 3 is probably what I’d expect from the proverbial third film in a series: not as good as the first, and more of the same ol’ thing.Rush Hour 3 did offer a...
Rated R for strong graphic violence and some language.Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen (Oh Brother Where Art Thou, Fargo…)Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Woody Harrelson, Javier Bardem… I really enjoyed this film, but I can’t give in to all the other critics that are raving about this film. I liked it… it’s well worth the rent. But I can’t...
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action/adventure violence and some frightening images.Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean I and II, The Ring…)Starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Kierra KnightleyZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzElizabeth and Will travel to save Jack, fight evil and try to figure out the plot along with everyone else in the Theatre.JONATHAN’S WORD: The only thing fun about this...
Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language.Directed by Jake Kasdan (Orange County, Zero Effect…)Starring John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Tim Meadows, Chris Parnell… and about a dozen cameosThis was a sad review for me. I like the director Jake Kasdan a lot. The film was hilarious- very creative. A creative spoof of Walk the Line...
Rated PG for rude humor, mild language and action.Directed by Frederik Du Chau (Racing Stripes)Starring Jason Lee (voice), Jim Belushi, Peter Dinklage, Patrick Warburton, and Brad Garrett (voice)Never fear…Underdog is here! The story begins with Underdog, a member of the K-9 Unit, being dismissed after he mistakenly “identifies” a box full of explosives during a press conference, only to...