Monthly Archives: December 2010
Being There (1979)
Makes me want to watch more TV. Illiterate gardener Chance (Peter Sellers) is run over by wealthy Eve (Shirley MacLaine) and suddenly becomes educated gent Chauncey Gardiner, thanks to Eve’s misunderstanding of his mumbled introduction. Taken in by Eve’s family, … Continue reading
The Fighter (2010)
Just shows you that crack is not always whack. I mean just look at Christian Bale. The guys freakin’ Batman. Mark Wahlberg stars as boxer “Irish” Mickey Ward and Christian Bale as half brother and trainer Dicky Eklund in this … Continue reading
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Another Tony Scott film that blows. How am I not surprised? Bruce Willis stars as Joe Hallenbeck, a down-and-out private detective forced to team up with a disgraced pro football quarterback (Damon Wayans) to uncover a conspiracy engineered by a … Continue reading
The Family Stone (2005)
Reason why I don’t ever bring my ladies around to the crib during Christmas. Although their relationship works in the city, things begin to fall apart for buttoned-up Manhattanites Everett (Dermot Mulroney) and Meredith (Sarah Jessica Parker) when they visit … Continue reading
Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)
Even Puerto Ricans know how to celebrate Christmas, who would of thought? John Leguizmo and Alfred Molina head up an all-star cast in this multicultural ensemble comedy that follows a trio of Puerto Rican siblings — a Marine, an actress … Continue reading
The Ghost Writer (2010)
The one good thing that people may recently actually like from Roman Polanski. A writer (Ewan McGregor) stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan) complete his memoirs on a … Continue reading
Flirting With Disaster (1996)
Is it a good idea to go and find your real parents, if your adopted? This film thinks so. Impending fatherhood sends once-adopted Mel Coplin (Ben Stiller) on a quest to find his birth parents. With his exasperated wife, Nancy … Continue reading
I’m Still Here (2010)
It’s weird when somebody says they have retired from the film industry, so they go out, and star in a film. In 2008, Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix walked away from acting to pursue a rap career, an inexplicably bizarre detour … Continue reading
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
No matter how old I get, this film will always have a safe place in my heart. Pixar pitches another computer-animated classic with this family-friendly tale about the professional scarers of Monsters, Inc., who sneak into children’s bedrooms at night … Continue reading
Brooklyn’s Finest (2010)
Second time I have seen this, and I don’t know why I was so mean to this the first time. Hey, second time is always a charm! Antoine Fuqua directs this tense drama about three wildly different New York cops … Continue reading
Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in The Hood (1996)
Not one of the best parodies of all-time, but funny none the less. Ashtray (Shawn Wayans) moves to South Central Los Angeles to live with his father (who appears to be no older than he) and dope-smoking grandmother. He falls … Continue reading
The Town (2010)
I guess we can’t be making fun of big Ben anymore. Career bank robber Doug (Ben Affleck) and his volatile partner, Jim (Jeremy Renner), hit a roadblock when Doug falls for bank manager Claire (Rebecca Hall), whom he kidnapped during … Continue reading
Judgment Night (1993)
Exactly the reason why yuppies should just stay away from the ghetto, and stop acting like their tough, and can hang. A seemingly innocent night out turns deadly when four friends (Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jeremy Piven and Stephen … Continue reading
Higher Learning (1995)
If this is what college is like, well I better start taking boxing lessons. College is a battleground in the hands of writer-director John Singleton (Boyz N the Hood). As several students make their way through school, they find themselves … Continue reading
Old School (2003)
College……damn it’s gonna be fun. Three guys in their early 30s — Mitch (Luke Wilson), Frank (Will Ferrell) and Beanie (Vince Vaughn) — try to relive their glory days by moving into a house near their old college campus. There, … Continue reading
Armored (2009)
A B-grade Reservoir Dogs. Armored truck guards Mike (Matt Dillon), Baines (Laurence Fishburne) and Quinn (Jean Reno) turn against one another after their plan to steal $10 million from their own company goes seriously haywire. A witness throws a wrench … Continue reading
