Category: Movie Reviews

Cast: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Monica Bellucci, Jonathan Pryce, Lena Headey Studio: Dimension Rating: 5.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Director Terry Gilliam, who brought his magical storytelling talents to such films as TIME BANDITS and THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN, sets his sights on the Brothers Grimm, turning their life into a playfully grim fairy tale all…

Cast: Catherine Keener, Steve Carrell, Paul Rudd Studio: Universal Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: 40-year-old Andy Stitzer (Steve Carrell) has done quite a few things in his life. He’s got a cushy job stamping invoices at an electronics superstore, a nice apartment with a proud collection of action figures and comic books, good friends, a nice…

Cast: Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox, Kyle Gallner, Brittany Oaks, Laura Johnson Studio: Dreamworks Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: From director Wes Craven (the “Scream” franchise) comes “Red Eye,” a suspense thriller at 30,000 feet, starring Rachel McAdams (“The Notebook,” “Wedding Crashers”) and Cillian Murphy (“Batman Begins,” “28 Days Later”). Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) hates…

Cast: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt Studio: Universal Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: From the writer of The Ring (Ehren Kruger) and the director of K-PAX (Iain Softley) comes Universal Pictures’ contemporary supernatural thriller, The Skeleton Key. Set largely in the dark atmospheric backwoods just outside of New Orleans, The Skeleton Key stars Hudson as…

Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin Studio: Paramount Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Avenging the death of their mother, who was accidentally murdered in a robbery at her local grocery store, four adopted brothers (Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin, and Garrett Hedlund) grow closer through their mission, realizing the family ties they share. THE…

Cast: Rob Schneider, Eddie Griffin, Jean Reno Studio: Sony Rating: 4.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: A professional male escort, Deuce Bigalow (Rob Schneider) takes on Europe in this comic sequel to 1999’s DEUCE BIGALOW: MALE GIGOLO. This time around, he really needs the money, as he must bail out a pimp (Eddie Griffin) who stands accused of…

Cast: John Lithgow Studio: Anchor Bay Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: A science-fiction themed sitcom, 3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN looked at the absurdity of human behavior and society from a literal outsider’s perspective. Four alien beings have been transported to Earth in order to more closely study mankind. Landing in the town of Rutherford, Ohio,…

Cast: Joshua Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx Studio: Columbia Rating: 4/10 CORPORATE LINE: In this fast-paced thriller from extreme action director Rob Cohen (THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS, XXX) a group of top-trained fighter pilots (Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx) find themselves saddled with a terrifying mission. When a drone bomber with artificial intelligence…

Cast: Diane Lane, John Cusack, Elizabeth Perkins Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Dating has never been easy. The time-honored search for a soul mate has always been one part humiliation, two parts aggravation, and a little blind luck thrown in for the fortunate. Today’s version of the game can be a blur of…

Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Ewan McGregor, Djimon Hounsou Studio: Dreamworks Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Michael Bay (“Armageddon,” “Pearl Harbor”) directs the futuristic action thriller “The Island,” starring Ewan McGregor (“Star Wars: Episodes I, II & III,” “Moulin Rouge!”) and Scarlett Johansson (“Lost in Translation,” “Girl With a Pearl Earring”). Lincoln Six-Echo (McGregor) is a resident of…