Monthly Archives: August 2011
Sunshine (2007)
When Sheryl Crow sang, “I wanna soak up the sun”, these people took that to the heart. With permanent darkness looming, scientists devise a plan to reignite the sun before the lights go out forever. To do so, a crew … Continue reading
Antz (1998)
Now I’m going to leave a lot more crumbs on the ground now. So, here we go again! Another great day and week at Boomtron! Go over and check this one out, let me know how you feel, and basically … Continue reading
Jungle Fever (1991)
At least Spike Lee doesn’t totally hate white people. Flipper (Wesley Snipes) is a successful, married architect. Angie (Annabella Sciorra) is a temporary office worker. When they meet, it’s Jungle Fever. Also, Flipper’s crack-addicted brother (Samuel L. Jackson) causes many … Continue reading
Hulk (2003)
He’s angry….and boring. Researcher Dr. Bruce Banner’s (Eric Bana) failed experiments cause him to mutate into a powerful and savage green-skinned hulk when he loses control of his emotions. And the only person who seems to stand by him is … Continue reading
Miami Vice (2006)
Three words: “Colin Farrell’s Mullet”. Michael Mann directs this gritty adaptation of the popular 1980s television series of the same name that moves vice squad cops Ricardo Tubbs (Jamie Foxx) and Sonny Crockett (Colin Farrell) out of their pastel duds … Continue reading
Another Year (2010)
Nothing like those kitchen-sink conversations. Over the course of a tumultuous year, contented medical counselor Gerri (Ruth Sheen) and her geologist husband, Tom (Jim Broadbent), see their friends and relations through a series of happy events and heartbreaks — including … Continue reading
One Day (2011)
Those geeky plain girls may not be as fun in bed, but they sure are the best kind of friends. After a romantic tryst on college graduation night, Emma and Dexter (Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess) pursue separate dreams. This … Continue reading
Fright Night (2011)
Thankfully this vampire isn’t named Edward, or Jacob, or any other name that those sparkling vampires have. This film sees when teen Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) suspects that his new neighbor, the sinister Jerry Dandrige (Colin Farrell), is a vampire, … Continue reading
Middle Men (2010)
Goodfellas; if instead of mobsters, they had naked chicks. After spotting a big financial opportunity in the future of Internet pornography, straightlaced entrepreneur Jack Harris (Luke Wilson) enlists his pals Buck (Gabriel Macht) and Wayne (Giovanni Ribisi) to help him … Continue reading
All the Real Girls (2003)
Little Southern love can be so beautiful sometimes. While, other times it just blows. Hey hey hey everybody out there! Yours truly has just gotten a nice little promotion to a new site called Boomtron. I’ll be writing for them … Continue reading
Point Break (1991)
Surfers that rob banks. To nab the culprits behind a string of bank heists, brash young G-man Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves) poses as a wave rider to infiltrate a group of surfers who may have pulled off the robberies in … Continue reading
Species (1995)
Sexy Alien: two words that don’t seem like they would go together well until now. When government scientists (led by Ben Kingsley) receive a transmission from space containing alien DNA, they create the ultimate femme fatale: a hybrid woman named … Continue reading
American Psycho (2000)
The 80s… those were the days. Plastic pop, designer drugs, pretension, fake wealth, bad hair. What a decade. With a chiseled chin and an iron physique, Patrick Bateman’s looks make him the ideal yuppie — and the ideal serial killer. … Continue reading
North Country (2005)
Why does all-of-a-sudden every dude just get horny when they automatically see a chick here? Based on an inspiring real-life event that took place in the 1970s, North Country stars Charlize Theron in another low-glamour but high-impact role as Josey … Continue reading
Final Destination 5 (2011)
Death can really be an asshole sometimes. Death still isn’t satisfied in the fifth installment of this cult horror franchise, setting out to claim the lives of shaken co-workers who cheated him when they heeded a colleague’s premonition about an … Continue reading
The Help (2011)
This is why we should should program robots to help us instead. In 1960s Jackson, Miss., aspiring writer Eugenia Phelan (Emma Stone) crosses taboo racial lines by conversing with Aibileen Clark (Viola Davis) about her life as a housekeeper, and … Continue reading
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
The only other “black” war film I can think of is probably Menace II Society. But I don’t think many Nazis are in that one. During World War II, four black American soldiers (Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso and … Continue reading
30 Minutes or Less (2011)
Hey, I say if a bomb is what gets us to get our pizzas faster, then I’m all for it. Two small-town criminals (Danny McBride and Nick Swardson) planning a big-time bank heist wind up abducting pizza delivery driver Nick … Continue reading
Repo Men (2010)
I feel bad for the dude who has to get found out with the organ as his schlong. In the world set in the not-too-distant future, artificial organs are readily available to anybody with a credit card. But what happens … Continue reading
