Monthly Archives: September 2011
Jumping the Broom (2011)
I thought black weddings were a lot more fun. It’s a comedic clash of African American cultures when the hoity-toity clan of bride Sabrina Watson (Paula Patton) and the proudly blue-collar family of groom Jason Taylor (Laz Alonso) gather on … Continue reading
Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
Maybe I need to start having dinners where funny people show up and do funny things. Be a lot better than my past couple of Thanksgivings. Tim Conrad’s (Paul Rudd) boss hosts a dinner party where he invites his friends … Continue reading
Trust (2011)
It’s official, my kids are never going to have any communication devices whatsoever. After curious and vulnerable teenager Annie (Liana Liberato) falls into a trap set by an online sexual predator named Charlie, her family begins to disintegrate, uncertain how … Continue reading
Moneyball (2011)
At least we now know where Fantasy Leagues came from. This is about the true story Billy Beane, a former jock turned general manager who uses unconventional methods to bring the best players to the Oakland A’s, a major league … Continue reading
Something Wild (1986)
Never trust a chick who follows you when you don’t pay for a meal. Hey hey hey hey hey! It’s Friday, so you know what that means everyone. Go on over to Boomtron, and show me some love and let … Continue reading
One Hour Photo (2002)
That’s why when it comes to cameras, I stay digital bitches. Robin Williams stars as Sy Parrish, a mentally unbalanced photo development clerk who becomes obsessed with a picture-perfect suburban family. Sy has watched Nina (Connie Nielsen) and Will Yorkin … Continue reading
Drive (2011)
This guy would make a killing at delivering pizzas. Driver (Ryan Gosling), a Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver, is lured from his isolated life by a lovely neighbor (Carey Mulligan) and her young son. His newfound peace … Continue reading
Bully (2001)
Cool. A film about teenagers that doesn’t treat them like teenagers. Bobby (Nick Stahl) takes great joy in bossing around and beating up his best friend, slovenly ex-surfer Marty (Brad Renfro). But when Marty’s girlfriend (Rachel Miner) witnesses one too … Continue reading
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
23 years later and money is still messed up. Trader Jake (Shia LaBeouf) tries to mend the broken relationship between his fiancée, Winnie (Carey Mulligan), and her father, Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), while avenging the fate of his mentor, Lou … Continue reading
Harold and Maude (1971)
Kind of creepy and kind of sweet. Never thought I’d be saying that. Death-obsessed teen Harold Chasen (Bud Cort) is being hassled by his domineering mother (Vivian Pickles) to play the dating game, but he’d much rather attend funerals, which … Continue reading
The Extra Man (2010)
Gives me hope of one day being a gigolo myself. It seems like this BoomTron shindig is becoming a Friday thanggg now. Well, anywhoo, go on out and check out the review of this little indie-flick. As always, leave some … Continue reading
X-Men 3: The Last Stand (2006)
This is where the mutants started to get annoying. When scientists develop a miracle drug to treat unwanted mutations, Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and his heroic band of X-Men must battle a group of mutants known as the Brotherhood, … Continue reading
Warrior (2011)
Before he destroys Batman, Tom Hardy gets to destroy his brother. Tom Conlon (Tom Hardy) and older brother Brendan (Joel Edgerton) have pursued separate lives, but when Tom returns home to ask his father’s help in preparing for a championship … Continue reading
Contagion (2011)
An apocalypse with no zombies. LAME! Contagion follows the fast progress of a airborne virus that is lethal and kills within days. As the fast-moving epidemic grows larger, the worldwide medical community runs and races to find a cure and … Continue reading
Children of Men (2006)
We need to start making babies now and quick! In the year 2027, eighteen years since the last baby was born, disillusioned Theo (Clive Owen) becomes an unlikely champion of the human race when he is asked by his former … Continue reading
S.W.A.T. (2003)
Run, jump, hit, shoot, kill, bleed, boom. That’s what S.W.A.T. is all about. This modern-day “S.W.A.T.” stars Colin Farrell as Jim Street, a Los Angeles cop who joins the department’s elite special weapons and tactics unit commandeered by Hondo (Samuel … Continue reading
Cassandra’s Dream (2007)
Why is Woody Allen getting so obsessed with death? Howdie everybody! It’s the official beginning of school for me today and rather than actually getting too serious with my work, I’m still going to town at the reviews. Don’t worry, … Continue reading
The Debt (2011)
Finally! A film that shows what jerks Nazis are… Rachel Singer (Helen Mirren) is a former Mossad intelligence agent forced to relive her 1965 pursuit of a notorious Nazi war criminal when the bold and dangerous fugitive is thought to … Continue reading
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
I didn’t know that having green eyes in the 80′s was the craziest things, but then again so was rubix cubes. I mean this is the 80′s we’re talking about here. Traveling through a shadowy world filled with supernatural creatures … Continue reading
