Monthly Archives: May 2011
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
Since I don’t really make money with reviewing movies, I could take up a new profession. When longtime platonic friends Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) find themselves in financial hot water, they hit upon the idea of making … Continue reading
Just Wright (2010)
I should have just watched the playoffs instead. Good-hearted physical therapist Leslie Wright (Queen Latifah) is looking for romance but keeps finding duds until she meets professional basketball player Scott McKnight (Common). When Scott suffers a major injury, it’s up … Continue reading
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Tales from a time when the toughest of transvestites ruled the seas. Cunningly clumsy Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) meets his match when mysterious beauty Angelica (Penélope Cruz) forces the pirate to join her in search of the Fountain of … Continue reading
Pineapple Express (2008)
Basically if you smoke weed, you’re going to have a bangin’ time. After witnessing a murder involving a corrupt cop (Rosie Perez) and a drug kingpin (Gary Cole), straitlaced pothead Dale Denton (Seth Rogen) must go on the run with … Continue reading
Bronson (2008)
If you thought you were a tough S.O.B, think again! Charlie Bronson (Tom Hardy) — who’s been jailed for nearly 35 years — attempts to dissect the real man behind the deranged persona. While Bronson’s primary ambition was to be … Continue reading
300 (2007)
Had me totally convinced that I was born in the wrong century. Retelling the ancient Battle of Thermopylae, it depicts the titanic clash in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) … Continue reading
Greenberg (2010)
Makes Woody Allen seem cool. At a crossroads in his life, New Yorker Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller) takes time to figure things out and travels to Los Angeles, where he house-sits for his brother and forges an unlikely bond with … Continue reading
We Own the Night (2007)
Marky Mark and Johnny Cash fighting off crime together! Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix) manages a hot New York City nightclub, while his estranged brother, Joseph (Mark Wahlberg), has followed in their policeman father’s footsteps. But the two are reunited by … Continue reading
Something Borrowed (2011)
Are romantic comedies getting this bad? When successful single lawyer Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) learns that her best friend, Darcy (Kate Hudson), is engaged to Dex (Colin Egglesfield) — the same guy she’s pined after for years — she’s determined to … Continue reading
Meet the Parents (2000)
Makes my first awkward meeting with my ladies parents seem like a walk in the park. Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam (Teri Polo), but before he pops the question, he must win over her … Continue reading
The Thing (1982)
Any place with a temperature below 20 degrees is ultimately the scariest place ever. Scientists working in Antarctica are forced to abandon their research after a helicopter crashes near their camp, bringing a lone dog into their midst. But the … Continue reading
Rock Star (2001)
Those dudes with more make-up than my mom, sure do know how to rock! Mark Wahlberg stars as Chris, a lead singer wannabe who gets to live his wildest dream when he’s whisked from anonymity to being front man for … Continue reading
Groovers & Mobsters Present: The Buddy Flick
So Fandango Groovers and Movie Mobsters have always been doing this little thing where they present a little type of film genre, and a couple of people choose what films to talk about, and I have just been chosen as … Continue reading
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No Strings Attached (2011)
Once again, another romantic comedy about people boning without feelings. Emotionally unencumbered and sexually satisfied, friends with benefits Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher) have an open relationship that suits them just fine. That is, until those pesky little … Continue reading
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Screw actual history! This is the kind of stuff I want to be taught in history class! A Jewish cinema owner (Mélanie Laurent) in occupied Paris is forced to host a Nazi movie premiere, where a radical group of American … Continue reading
Casualties of War (1989)
A poor man’s Platoon. But that ain’t so bad. In director Brian De Palma’s Vietnam-era war drama, a young soldier (Michael J. Fox) suffers a crisis of conscience when the men on his patrol callously rape and murder a Vietnamese … Continue reading
The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)
Really makes me wanna get it on! Any takers? Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell) has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there’s one thing Andy hasn’t done, … Continue reading
MacGruber (2010)
I really need to find me some copies of MacGyver. When he’s called back into action to deactivate archenemy Dieter Von Cunth (Val Kilmer), MacGruber (Will Forte) is on the case. Now, he must thwart Von Cunth’s plans to destroy … Continue reading
