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DVD movie reviews: Michael Clayton

The movie "Michael Clayton" is not for everyone. The beginning half is formed of assorted scenes of the movie, all having its own symbolic purpose to further the story. George Clooney skillfully portrays lawyer Michael Clayton i [...]

Posted On : Apr, 10 2008 | Comments : 0

Smart People (2008) Movie Review

Intelligence is often mistaken for discipline. We, as a society, attribute intelligence to those in certain professions, like doctors and professors. While this certainly makes the trait more explicitly identifiable and easily d [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2008 | Comments : 0

Movie Review: Nims Island

got a sneak peek of the new kids’ movie Nim’s Island, which opens today, before interviewing the movie’s star, Jodie Foster, for our 10 Questions column. Overall, I was very impressed with the way the film is so different [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2008 | Comments : 0

The Water Horse Movie Review

The journey to adulthood can often be earmarked by disappointment and rage. It’s difficult to accept that magic and possibility generally gives way to boundless ignorance, death, and hatred. There are no mystical creatur [...]

Posted On : Apr, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

La Vie en Rose (2007) Movie Review

Figuring this obvious Oscar-bait both for star Marion Cotillard and in the foreign language category, La Vie en Rose sat on my to-see list throughout the summer (where it stayed for a surprisingly long time at the art house theatre, mostly [...]

Posted On : Feb, 27 2008 | Comments : 0

Movie Reviews

Daniel Day-Lewis is back, and with a searing performance that burnt anyone’s chances of holding the Oscar statuette. As an oil prospector with few scruples, driven by love for discovering oil and hatred for almost everything and every [...]

Posted On : Feb, 26 2008 | Comments : 0

Movie Review: Vantage Point

Over the past few months, if you have set foot inside a theater you have seen the trailer for Vantage Point, complete with the now infamous line, "Stop...rewind that," delivered with perfect intensity by Dennis Quaid. The way the [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2008 | Comments : 0

Movie Review : Jodhaa Akbar

The timing of Ashutosh Gowariker’s Magnum Opus could not have been better. A love story set in the 16th century between the Mughal Emperor who ruled Hindustan (now India), Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar, and a fiery young Rajput princess, [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2008 | Comments : 0

Movie Review: Sumatran Folk Cinema

The island of Sumatra is unfortunately probably best known recently for being devastated by the tsunami of a few years back. Whole areas of the island were devastated, with the Aceh province almost completely ceasing to exist as a populatio [...]

Posted On : Feb, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

"Fool's Gold" - Movie Review

I actually had hope for this film. Of course, it looks awful when you see the trailer, but it is a treasure hunt and both Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson are extremely likable actors. I enjoyed How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, and while I [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2008 | Comments : 0

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Movie Revi...

The camera darts through the twilight of Tim Burton’s Gothic London like a thing possessed. Dockside stands a pale and prematurely aged man, his tousled hair dark but for a streak of white. This is Sweeney Todd (Johnny Depp) - formerl [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2008 | Comments : 0

Movie Review: The Eye

“The Eye”, the Hollywood version of the 2002 homonymous Asian movie, casts Jessica Alba, known for her previous roles as the Nancy Callahan in “Sin City” or Sue from “The Fantastic Four”, as Sydney Wells, [...]

Posted On : Feb, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

Movie Review for Meet the Spartans (2008)

Movie Review of Meet the Spartans (2008) [PG-13] 84 minutes WIP™ Scale: $5.75 Where Viewed: United Artists Colorado Center 9 & IMAX, Denver, CO When Seen: 25 January 2008 Time: 3:15 pm DVD Release Date: Unscheduled (please ch [...]

Posted On : Jan, 31 2008 | Comments : 0

"The Bucket List" - Movie Review

Going into The Bucket List I was anticipating a film that would be a by-the-numbers cutesy story about a couple of old farts living out the final days of their lives in such a cliché manner that even I could write the script. This wa [...]