Rated PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity and language.Directed by Tom Dey (Shanghai Noon, Showtime)Starring Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica ParkerMore like Failure to Deliver.Can you spell cliché?How many films do we have to see where someone is hired, dared, bet, or coerced to date someone… but then the two of them actually fall in love. BUT then, when...
Rated PG for some peril and brief mild language.Directed by Frank Marshall (Alive, Congo, Arachnophobia, …)Starring Paul Walker, Jason Biggs, Bruce Greenwood …Jonathan’s Score: Theatre WorthyEight Below was a fantastic family film.After being forced to evacuate and leave his dogsled team at a remote Antarctic outpost, a survival guide (Walker) does whatever he can to get back there and...
Rated PG-13 for some violence including domestic abuse, and language.Directed by Lasse Hallstrom (The Shipping News, Chocolat, The Cider House Rules, Something to Talk About)Starring Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez, Morgan Freeman, Josh Lucas and Bart the Bear!Jonathan’s Score: theatre worthyThis film was refreshing.Lasse Hallstrom has always been a good film maker. Sometimes his movies are bizarre (Gilbert Grape)...
Rated R for strong brutal violence, graphic sexuality, nudity, language and some drug use.Directed by David Cronenberg (Naked Lunch, The Fly, Dead Ringers…)Starring Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris, William Hurt…This film’s tagline is that "everyone has something to hide…" I guess that means everyone BUT the director, David Cronenberg… because he shows it all.Is the film intriguing? Yes…I was...
Rated PG for sequences of violence/peril and action, language and a couple of suggestive moments.Directed by Martin Campbell (The Mask of Zorro, Vertical Limit, GoldenEye…)Starring Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones…Jonathan’s Score: Skip ItRent the original.Maybe that was my problem. When I heard the sequel to 1998’s The Mask of Zorro was coming out, I rented the original. If...
Directed by Richard Donner (the Lethal Weapon films, Conspiracy Theory…)Starring Bruce Willis, Mos Def…16 Blocks was a pleasant surprise.When I first saw the preview for this film, my ears perked up like a German Shepherd. I like action films, and Richard Donner has definitely delivered some good ones in the past. I also was intrigued by the...
Rated PG for mild thematic elements, some rude humor and brief languageDirected by Kirk Jones (Waking Ned Devine)Starring Colin Firth, Emma ThompsonJonathan’s Score: Theatre WorthyMary Poppins would be proud.Nanny McPhee isn’t the same ol’ thing. Emma Thompson stars as a governess who uses magic to help her bring out the best in seven mischievous children who have chased...