Lionsgate Films | 2009 | 109 mins. | Rated R Based on the novel Push by Sapphire, Precious is a film I avoided seeing for as long as possible. I knew it would be hard to stomach. Now that I…
Warner Bros. | 2009 | 108 mins. | Rated R The main character in The Informant! is a fairly high ranking corporate executive who goes undercover to spy on his company for the FBI. At one point, he remarks he…
Warner Bros. | 1990 | 145 mins. | Rated R Like The Godfather, I have watched Goodfellas at least half a dozen times over the years, and waffled back and forth as to which is the better film. After twenty…
New Line Cinema | 2009 | 107 mins. | Rated PG-13 A word piece of advice to anyone who might be considering marriage to a time traveler: you need the patience of a saint. The Time Traveler’s Wife emphasizes the…
BBC | 2009 | 311 mins. | Not Rated If you have the capabilities, check out the Doctor in High definition! After an enormously successful four year run, the writers and producer of Dr. Who delivered a fourth season finale…
Warner Bros. | 1962 | 177 mins. | Rated G As a huge fan of the Hollywood musicals that came out during the fifties and sixties, The Music Man is near the top of my list of favorites. Based on…
20th Century Fox | 2009 | 111 mins. | Rated PG-13 Based on the novel Derby Girl by Shauna Cross (who also wrote the screenplay), Whip It marks the feature film directorial debut of Drew Barrymore. Juno star Ellen Page…
20th Century Fox | 2009 | 111 mins. | Rated PG There’s no doubt that crafting a film about a real life event is a tough task; most of the audience knows the ending, so it has to be interesting…
Disney / Buena Vista | 2009 | 88 mins. | Rated PG-13 After directing the third film in the Terminator franchise, Jonathan Mostow returns to a story involving humanoid characters with robotic skeletons; Surrogates based on the 2005-06 comic book…
Warner Bros. | 2003 | 137 mins. | Rated R Beginning with his directorial debut, 1971’s Play Misty For Me, Clint Eastwood’s style has been decidedly lifeless, resulting in films that plod along—managing to be simultaneously laid back and heavy…