Monthly Archives: January 2012
The Grey (2012)
First he takes on the kidnappers, then the Nazis, and now THE WOLVES! After narrowly surviving a deadly plane crash in the Alaskan wilderness, a band of oil riggers must fend for their lives in the ice and snow. But … Continue reading
Take Shelter (2011)
Why can’t people just accept that he has a dream!?! Well, a very effed up dream to say the least but still. Curtis (Michael Shannon) believes strongly that a huge storm is approaching and will destroy everything on a massive … Continue reading
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Is this usually what happens when two very good-looking people marry each other? Ted (Dustin Hoffman) is a career-driven yuppie until he finds out his dissatisfied wife (Meryl Streep) is leaving him and their 6-year-old son. But just as Ted … Continue reading
Pandorum (2009)
A title that I heard this movie say about 30 times throughout the whole film. Upon rousing themselves from hyper-sleep, Payton (Dennis Quaid) and Bower (Ben Foster), a pair of crewmen assigned to work on a spacecraft, discover startling gaps … Continue reading
Man on a Ledge (2012)
Don’t jump Sam! You still have to do two more ‘Avatar’ movies! Sam Worthington plays a fugitive on the run for a crime he didn’t commit. While on the ledge of a building, hostage negotiator Elizabeth Banks tries to piece … Continue reading
The Tree of Life (2011)
Beats me what this is even about, but damn does it look pretty! Growing up in the Midwest with two brothers, Jack has always been torn between his mother (Jessica Chastain)’s guidance to approach everything he encounters with an open … Continue reading
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
Hey, if this Jeopardy contestant can do a film why can’t any other one? Anybody have Ken Jennings’ number? This film centers on Oskar (Thomas Horn), a precocious 11-year old boy whose father (Tom Hanks) died in the 9/11 attacks. … Continue reading
The Devil Inside (2012)
First film of the new year and it’s already earned itself a spot on one of the year end lists. At once spooky and grisly, this film follows a woman’s quest to find the truth behind claims that her mother … Continue reading
The Artist (2011)
Now whenever Pop-Pop says that “they don’t make films like they used to”, you can prove his ass wrong. The story revolves around a fictional silent movie star, George Valentin (Jean Dujardin), who finds himself on the downside of his … Continue reading
Red Tails (2012)
It’s like a mixture of ‘Flyboys’ without all of the white people and ‘Miracle at St. Anna’ without all of the whatever the hell else Spike Lee put in there. The film is based on the true story of the … Continue reading
Contraband (2012)
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch are back except this time, they’re robbing people! Mark Wahlberg plays Chris, a former drug smuggler who must revert back to a life of crime when his brother-in-law (Caleb Landry Jones) botches a drug … Continue reading
Win A Date With Tad Hamilton! (2004)
Actors always fall for clerks from a place called Piggly Wiggly. They always do. Actor Tad Hamilton (Josh Duhamel) just wanted to promote his new movie when he agreed to go on a date with a fan as a stunt. … Continue reading
The Iron Lady (2011)
Disappointed over no Tony Starks cameo. Meryl Streep provides a portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister of Britain, whose political career and determination changed the rules that had limited women’s opportunities for leadership. It seems like 2011 … Continue reading
Albert Nobbs (2011)
A woman playing a man = really trying for an Oscar. Glenn Close plays a woman passing as a man named Albert Nobbs in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning men’s clothing, … Continue reading
The Skin I Live In (2011)
Ladies and germs, if you want a nice surgery done anywhere on your body, Zorro is the guy to call. Robert Ledgard (Antonio Banderas), a brilliant plastic surgeon, seeks to overcome the grief of his late wife’s disfigurement in a … Continue reading
Meek’s Cutoff (2011)
The Indie version of ‘Unforgiven’. Set in 1845, this drama follows a group of settlers as they embark on a punishing journey along the Oregon Trail. When their guide leads them astray, the expedition is forced to contend with the … Continue reading
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011)
Small weenies are so funny…. After discovering that his mild-mannered parents were huge porn stars in the 1970s, a young man (Nick Swardson) bids farewell to his small Iowa hometown and seeks his destiny in Los Angeles, where he aims … Continue reading
Win Win (2011)
If only Giamatti was coaching WWE-style wrestling, rather than that soft/real crap. Paul Giamatti is a stressed out and frustrated attorney, father, and high school wrestling coach named Mike. He agrees to be a guardian to this old dude who is … Continue reading
