Monthly Archives: October 2010
Happy Halloween!
It’s the time of the season, so get out all your costumes, candy, and probably already smashed pumpkins, for yet another yearof excuses for kids to have cavities. Just for the right season, here are some reviews of horror movies … Continue reading
Filed under 1950s and below
Scream 3 (2000)
Not the best way to end a great horror trilogy, but an alright way. Sidney Prescott again battling a crazed killer — only this time it’s on the set of Stab, a movie-within-a-movie based on the original Woodsboro murders. Gale … Continue reading
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
A bit dated, but good to watch if you want to laugh, and be scared. American backpacker David (David Naughton), after surviving a vicious werewolf attack that left his friend, Jack (Griffin Dunne), dead, becomes a murderous werewolf himself. Prowling … Continue reading
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
Never ever walking around the house alone again! People hovering over beds for hours while asleep, moving shadows across the floor — the unexplained, terrifyingly real supernatural forces are back, and this time, a baby and a dog become part … Continue reading
Scream 2 (1997)
A rare horror sequel, that actually works. In the two years that have passed since the fateful events in Woodsboro, newswoman Gale Weathers (Courtney Cox) has written a best-seller, which has been turned into a film starring Tori Spelling as … Continue reading
La Moustache (2005)
Weird plot, weirder movie. Marc (Vincent Lindon) has worn a mustache all his adult life. One day on a whim, he decides to shave it off. Certain his wife (Emmanuelle Devos) will comment on the drastic change in his appearance, … Continue reading
Whiteout (2009)
The best thing I love about movies, is when I can see the characters breathing, during the whole freakin’ thing! The lone U.S. marshal at a research station in Antarctica, Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale) stumbles upon the continent’s first murder … Continue reading
Max Payne (2008)
I actually thought this was OK. Bring on the hate mail…. Mark Wahlberg stars as title character Max Payne in this gritty noir crime thriller that centers on an undercover New York City DEA agent (Mila Kunis) who teams up … Continue reading
She’s Having a Baby (1988)
I guess John Hughes can actually make films, that aren’t just about whiny teenagers. This John Hughes classic follows high school sweethearts Jake and Kristy Briggs (Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern) as they settle into married life. But Jake’s not … Continue reading
Harvey (1950)
And I thought my imaginary friends were weird. Affable tippler Elwood P. Dowd (James Stewart) lives with his sister, Veta (Josephine Hull), and her bashful daughter. They hate his drinking, but what rankles them more is his faithful companion: a … Continue reading
Filed under 1950s and below, 8-8.5/10, Movies
Blow (2001)
Proof that Johnny Depp can do anything, and it’ll always be cool. Johnny Depp plays real-life coke smuggler George Jung, who rises from poverty to become one of the biggest drug dealers in America before his eventual downfall. One of … Continue reading
Henry Poole Is Here (2008)
Expecting so much more, than what I actually got. Rather than living his last days to the fullest after he learns that he only has six weeks left on Earth, Henry Poole (Luke Wilson) cuts himself off from his fiancée … Continue reading
Rachel Getting Married (2008)
I hope my wedding is as bangin’ as this one. Longstanding family conflicts resurface when drama queen Kym (Anne Hathaway,), a former model who’s been in and out of rehab for 10 years, returns to her parents’ home just before … Continue reading
9 (2009)
I don’t know how safe I would feel knowing that a bunch of potato sacks, were my last hope on earth. In a post-apocalyptic world, a small community of rag-doll robots hides in fear from dangerous machines out to exterminate … Continue reading
Shallow Hal (2001)
Big women need love too. The writing-directing siblings Peter and Bobby Farrelly train their camera on Hal (Jack Black), a terminal bachelor obsessed with scoring a knockout babe. A chance encounter in an elevator with a self-help guru imbues Hal … Continue reading
American Teen (2008)
Being a teenager really can suck. “American Teen” follows the lives of five teenagers–a jock, a popular girl, a heartthrob, an artsy girl and a geek–in one small town in Indiana through their senior year of high school. Watching this … Continue reading
Jennifer’s Body (2009)
Though she was eating people, Megan Fox is still, and will always be bangin’. After a supernatural romp with a satanic emo band, hot cheerleader Jennifer (Megan Fox) is transformed into a demon with an insatiable appetite for high school … Continue reading
