Monthly Archives: November 2010
She’s the One (1996)
Wish more people actually saw this. Reeling from a breakup with his fiancée (Cameron Diaz), twenty-something New Yorker Mickey (Edward Burns, who also directed) impulsively marries Hope (Maxine Bahns) — a passenger he picked up in his cab — after … Continue reading
Unstoppable (2010)
Yes people, this movie is about an out-of-control train. Proof that Hollywood has run out of ideas. A massive unmanned locomotive, nicknamed “The Beast” and loaded with toxic cargo, roars through the countryside, vaporising anything put in front of it. … Continue reading
Signs (2002)
Well I’m at least glad that the aliens decided to invade Pennsylvania, a state that I live in. So basically I’d be dead by now. Everything farmer and former priest Graham Hess (Mel Gibson) believes about the world changes when … Continue reading
Love and Other Drugs (2010)
I never thought Viagra could make such a romantic love story. Pharmaceutical representative Jamie Randall (Jake Gyllenhaal) becomes a player in the big game of male-performance-enhancement-drug sales and, along the way, finds unexpected romance with a woman (Anne Hathaway) suffering … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving to all, and to all a good eat!!!
Well everyone, it’s that time of the year, where you just pig out non-stop on anything you can find. I’m having some nice Turkey, with mashed potatoes, corn, and of course to top it all off, gravyyyyy! Yummmmmmmmmmm! I can’t … Continue reading
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Righteous Kill (2008)
Two of my favorite actors, together on-screen, for a full film, too bad this was the film it had to be. Robert De Niro and Al Pacino drive this taut thriller as New York City detectives tasked with investigating a … Continue reading
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
The movie that got Jim Carrey on the map, and with great reason. Barely competent pet private eye Ace Ventura (Jim Carrey) is put on the case when kidnappers abduct Snowflake, the Miami Dolphins’ mascot. As Ventura tries to unravel … Continue reading
Buried (2010)
The closest to 7 minutes to heaven I’ll ever get with Ryan Reynolds. While on a job in Iraq, civilian contractor Paul Conroy (Ryan Reynolds) is attacked and kidnapped, then awakens to find himself buried alive in the middle of … Continue reading
A Few Good Men (1992)
A movie that is always remembered for that one famous line. When cocky military lawyer Lt. Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise) and his co-counsel, Lt. Cmdr. JoAnne Galloway (Demi Moore), are assigned to a murder case, they uncover a hazing ritual … Continue reading
Life as a House (2001)
Sappy, but still works. Faced with a sobering diagnosis of terminal cancer, George (Kevin Kline) decides to construct a beautiful new house on his land overlooking the Pacific Ocean, while at the same time trying to connect with his estranged … Continue reading
Due Date (2010)
These are the last two people I’d ever go on a trip with. When high-powered Los Angeles business executive Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) gets stuck in Atlanta during a snowstorm that grounds all flights just days before his pregnant … Continue reading
Sugar (2009)
Hey if you can’t speak English, it doesn’t matter, just play baseball in the states. After he catches the eye of a scout while playing in his native Dominican Republic, baseball prospect Miguel “Sugar” Santos (Algenis Perez Soto) is recruited … Continue reading
Up in the Air (2009)
I guess firing people isn’t as easy as it seems. Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) racks up miles flying around the country firing employees on behalf of companies. But he faces losing the job he savors to recent college grad Natalie … Continue reading
The Social Network (2010)
I never thought I would actually love a film, that is about Facebook. David Fincher’s biographical drama chronicles the meteoric rise of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) from Harvard sophomore to Internet superstar, examining his relationships with co-founder Eduardo … Continue reading
