Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material involving disturbing violent content and images, and some language.Directed by Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings movies, King Kong, District 9...)Starring Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci)From Lord of the Rings to King Kong to… this? What a waste of talent.Instead of tackling a noble project like The Hobbit, director...
Rated R for bloody horror violence and gore. Directed by Joe Johnson (Hidalgo, Jurassic Park III…)Starring Benecio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Hugo Weaving, Emily Blunt…Wolfman was a huge surprise…surprisingly disappointing.It’s not that I had huge expectations for the film. But how can you not have high expectations when you see a film with Anthony Hopkins, Hugo Weaving (think “Agent...
Rated PG-13 for some sexual material and brief partial nudity.Directed by Garry Marshall (Runaway Bride, Pretty Woman And Dear God)Starring Julia Roberts, Patrick Dempsey, Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Hector Elizondo, Jamie Foxx, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Garner, Jessica Biel, Topher Grace, Bradley Cooper and Eric DaneTODD’S WORD: The “Crash” of chick flicks.JONATHAN’S WORD: That’s an insult to chick flicks. This...
Rated PG for sequences of action violence and some mild rude humor.Directed by Brian Levant (Scooby Doo! The Mystery Begins and Are We There Yet?)Starring Jackie Chan, George Lopez, Billy Ray Cyrus and Amber VallettaThe Spy Next Door stars Jackie Chan as Bob Ho, an undercover CIA superspy who decides to give up his career in espionage to settle...
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.Directed by Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino, Flags of our Fathers)Starring Matt Damon and Morgan FreemanInvictusOut of the night that covers me,Black as the Pit from pole to pole,I thank whatever gods may beFor my unconquerable soul.In the fell clutch of circumstanceI have not winced nor cried aloud.Under the bludgeonings of chanceMy head is bloody,...
Rated R for language and some sexual content/nudity.Directed by Oren Moverman (his first feature film)Starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson and Samantha MortonA war movie with no explosions, no blood and no political agenda. Partnered with a hard-line officer Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson), Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery (Ben Foster) plays a battle-scarred war hero home from Iraq and newly assigned...
Rated R for strong bloody violence and language.Directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, The Legend of Zorro, Vertical Limit and The Mask Of Zorro) Starring Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone and Danny Huston“Few escape justice. None escape vengeance.” That’s pretty much all you need to know. Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) is a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Department...