Monthly Archives: April 2011
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
This film really did make California look like a crap hole. Tasked with defending rich lothario Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillipe), who’s been charged with assault, lawyer Mick Haller (Matthew McConaughey) finds himself and his family in danger when he deduces the … Continue reading
The Fifth Element (1997)
If the future is this crazy, they better start to get a bigger police force. Cabbie Bruce Willis is a regular guy … and the universe’s last hope for survival as he helps the embodiment of love and life (Milla … Continue reading
Cop Out (2010)
What the hell Kevin Smith? Jimmy Monroe (Bruce Willis) and off-kilter Paul Hodges (Tracy Morgan) are two suspended cops trying to track down a stolen and very valuable 1950s baseball card. Along the way, they encounter a Mexican beauty and … Continue reading
Sideways (2004)
Even though I’m not a wine drinker (under-age, holla!) I must say that I really did wanna have some by the end of this. Pinot noir lover Miles (Paul Giamatti) convinces his soon-to-be-married friend Jack (Thomas Haden Church) to enjoy … Continue reading
Vote for the 2011 LAMMY Awards!
If you are a LAMB member, it is now your time to finally be able to vote your favourite LAMB blogs and as well as bloggers in the 2011 LAMMY Awards. You can find more information on the event and … Continue reading
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Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Maybe if I start boning chicks too, my writing will somehow get better. Young Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) is forced to stage his latest comedy, “Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate’s Daughter,” before it’s even written. When a lovely noblewoman (Gwyneth Paltrow) … Continue reading
Stone (2010)
Derek Vineyard in cornrows = awesome! Edward Norton plays a convicted arsonist who hopes to get out of prison early by putting to work the seductive talents of his beautiful wife, Lucetta (Milla Jovovich). Robert DeNiro plays the parole officer … Continue reading
Scream 4 (2011)
Something I’ve been wanting for awhile now, and I wasn’t disappointed. Love when that happens! Perennial survivor Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), now a successful self-help author, returns to her home town of Woodsboro. Sidney’s homecoming, however, coincides with a slew … Continue reading
The Jerk (1979)
Perfect reminder for why Steve Martin is a funny mofo. After discovering he’s not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson (Steve Martin) runs off on a misadventure that takes him from rags to riches … Continue reading
Cast Away (2000)
I wonder what I would do if I was on an island for a whole year. After FedEx systems engineer Chuck Noland’s (Tom Hanks) plane crashes in the Pacific Ocean, he finds himself fighting to survive on a deserted island … Continue reading
Julie & Julia (2009)
Food: the quickest way to a man’s heart. Remember that one ladies. A woman verging on thirty (Amy Adams) and frustrated in a temp secretary job takes on a yearlong culinary quest: cook all 524 recipes in Julia Child’s (Meryl … Continue reading
Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
Call Of Duty: The Movie. Led by their skillful staff sergeant (Aaron Eckhart), a platoon of gutsy Marines, including Santos (Michelle Rodriguez), Simmons (Taylor Handley) and Lockett (Cory Hardrict), fight to protect all humankind from astonishingly powerful aliens who’ve suddenly … Continue reading
Blood Diamond (2006)
Now I really don’t want to get my girl a necklace! In war-ravaged Sierra Leone, diamond smuggler Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) learns that a local fisherman (Djimon Hounsou) has stumbled upon a gigantic gem, and he offers to reunite the … Continue reading
Reality Bites (1994)
The 90′s looked so cool, and kind of annoying. A small circle of friends (Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Janeane Garofalo and Steve Zahn) suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful … Continue reading
Crazy Heart (2009)
The Wrestler, if Randy “Ram” Robinson played the guitar. When reporter Jean Craddock (Maggie Gyllenhaal) interviews Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) — an alcoholic, seen-better-days country music legend — they connect, and the hard-living crooner sees a possible saving grace in … Continue reading
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
No matter how old you get, this movie is always awesome. In this modern-day Disney animated classic set in 18th-century France, young Belle yearns to escape her ordinary existence — and her village’s boorish suitors — until she becomes imprisoned … Continue reading
Last Chance Harvey (2008)
Can Mommy and Daddy’s romance actually be fresh and new? Dustin Hoffman stars as struggling jingle writer Harvey Shine, an aging father who risks losing his job to attend his daughter’s London wedding, only to discover that he’s not exactly … Continue reading
Indecent Proposal (1993)
Women always love those rich men. Talk about expensive dates! Billionaire Robert Redford pays for a doozy when, for a cool $1 million, he proposes to a very married Demi Moore that they spend a single night together. Moore’s husband … Continue reading
Rango (2011)
Either somebody was watching too many Clint Eastwood films, or took a lot of LSD. A chameleon (Johnny Depp) that aspires to be a swashbuckling hero finds himself in a Western town plagued by bandits and is forced to literally … Continue reading
