25-year-old Wes was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known. His boss chewed him out hourly, his girlfriend ignored him routinely and his life plodded on interminably. Everyone was certain this disengaged slacker would amount to nothing. There was little else for Wes to do but wile away the days and die […]
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Movie Review – The Forbidden Kingdom – Weak
While hunting down bootleg kung-fu DVDs in a Chinatown pawnshop, Jason makes an extraordinary discovery that sends him hurtling back in time to ancient China. There, Jason is charged with a monumental task: he must free the fabled warrior the Monkey King, who has been imprisoned by the evil Jade Warlord. Jason is joined in […]
Movie Reviews – The Spiderwick Chronicles – Enjoyable
From the beloved best-selling series of books comes “The Spiderwick Chronicles,” a fantasy adventure for the child in all of us. Peculiar things start to happen the moment the Grace family (Jared, his twin brother Simon, sister Mallory and their mom) leave New York and move into the secluded old house owned by their great, […]
Movie Review – Rambo IV – Harrowing
In Thailand, John Rambo joins a group of mercenaries to venture into war-torn Burma, and rescue a group of Christian aid workers who were kidnapped by the ruthless local infantry unit. I was always a big fan of Rambo, of course Rambo: First Blood is still the classic and one of the best action/hero movies […]
Movie Review – The Bucket List – Happysad
Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die. This is a movie I only heard about after the phrase “Bucket List” swept the Internet recently, a list of things you must do before you kick the bucket – […]
Movie Review – Iron Man – Film of the Year?
Billionaire industrialist Tony Stark builds a high-tech suit of armor and leads a double-life as the superhero, Iron Man. Well everyone has been buzzing about this movie, I have to admit I’m a little late in watching it – been WAYYY too busy lately. Managed to catch up with a couple of movies this week! […]
Movie Review – Grindhouse: Death Proof – Simple Fun!
Master director Quentin Tarantino indulges his inner fanboy by paying homage to his favorite B-movies in DEATH PROOF. Stuntman Mike stalks beautiful women with his deadly vintage car, but when he picks a trio of tough girls (Rosario Dawson, Tracie Thoms, and Zoe Bell), he learns they arenÂ’t such easy prey. As with any Tarantino […]
Movie Review – Rendition – Human Rights!
A thriller that centers on Isabella El-Ibrahimi, the American wife of Egyptian-born chemical engineer Anwar El-Ibrahimi, who disappears on a flight from South Africa to Washington. Isabella desperately tries to track her husband down, while a CIA analyst at a secret detention facility outside the U.S. is forced to question his assignment as he becomes […]
Movie Review – Hitman – Agent 47 – Damn Cool!
A gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as ‘The Agency’ is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Eastern Europe. I was a great fan of the Hitman (Hitman: Codename 47) games even though they were […]
