Balls of Fury Director: Robert Ben Garant Cast: Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, Maggie Q Rated: PG-13 90 minutes Balls of Fury is the latest in the trend of b-sport comedic movies (Dogeball, Blackballed, Blades of Glory). This time the creators of Reno 911 have created a film everyone will forget in a couple of weeks. Not to say it’s […]
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War
War Director: Philip G. Atwell Cast: Jet Li, Jason Statham, John Lone Rated: 18A 103 minutes Expectations lowered – check. Popcorn buttered – check. Decent action flick rolling… well two out of three isn’t bad. Now, ordinarily when a film of this caliber comes along its safe to recommend it to anyone desperate for some ‘brain off’ action. […]
Superbad
Superbad Director: Paul Greengrass Cast: Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn Rated: PG-13 111 minutes There aren’t many, but there are names in the film industry that over time, you can trust. As of Superbad, I’m adding Judd Apatow to that list. Granted, he was only a producer but the Apatow gang is tight. Seth Rogen who’s been […]
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bourne Ultimatum Director: Paul Greengrass Cast: Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn Rated: PG-13 111 minutes Robert Ludlum is one of the finest ‘beach read’ spy novel writers. The Bourne series of course being his most popular. Surprisingly, the films have held their own in the spy/action genre. While most secret agent flicks resort to obscenely over […]
The Simpsons Movie
The Simpsons Movie Director: David Silverman Cast: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Harry Shearer Animated Rated: PG-13 87 minutes Here we have what is perhaps the biggest build up to any movie ever made. Sure Star Wars had a couple years between sequels but nothing like 18 years. So far, every review of the film I’ve read begins with the […]