Category: Movie Reviews

Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jimmy Bennett Studio: MGM Rating: 4/10 CORPORATE LINE: On November 13, 1973, police received a frantic phone call that led them to a nightmarish crime scene at the Defeo residence in Amityville, Long Island – an entire family had been murdered in their beds while they slept. In the days…

Cast: Stephen Chow, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Leung Siu Lung, Huang Sheng Yi Studio: Sony Rating: 8.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Stephen Chow’s follow-up to SHAOLIN SOCCER ups the over-the-top action quotient by about three zillion percent. The story is set in 1930s Hong Kong, with Chow as a shaggy-haired, would-be bad guy named Sing, who gets…

Cast: Brandon Johnson, Samantha Dark, Heather Magee Studio: Anchor Bay Rating: 5.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Paying homage to films such as HALLOWEEN and THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, MALEVOLENCE aims to return to the gritty, unironic style of those horror pictures. The film begins as a crime thriller, with three bank robbers whose plan goes awry,…

Cast: Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke Studio: Miramax Rating: 9/10 CORPORATE LINE: Sin City is based on Frank Miller’s series of “Sin City” graphic novels. The plotline will include elements from the stories “Sin City,” “The Babe Wore Red,” and “That Yellow Bastards.” The GOOD, the BAD and the UGLY: Marv is one ugly…

Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Bernie Mac Studio: Columbia Rating: 6.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Percy Jones (Bernie Mac) is taking no chances with his daughter Theresa’s (Zoe Saldana) future. Even before he meets Simon Green, her latest boyfriend, Percy has him checked out. On paper, he passes with flying colors — great job, good investments and a promising…

Cast: Naomi Watts, Daveigh Chase, David Dorfman Studio: Dreamworks Rating: 4/10 CORPORATE LINE: Academy Award® nominee Naomi Watts (“21 Grams”) reprises the role of investigative reporter Rachel Keller in “The Ring Two,” the sequel to the 2002 horror hit “The Ring.” Hideo Nakata, the director of the original Japanese blockbuster “Ringu” upon which “The Ring”…

Cast: Michelle Trachtenberg, Kim Cattrall, Trevor Blumas Studio: Disney Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: A teen misfit who never thought she’d fit in discovers her personal edge when she risks it all to pursue her dreams of figure skating, in Disney’s inspirational family comedy, ICE PRINCESS. Rising star Michelle Trachtenberg (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “EuroTrip”) stars…

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Mel Brooks Studio: Fox Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: Academy Award® winning director Chris Wedge (“Bunny,” “Ice Age”) brings his innovative filmmaking magic to ROBOTS, taking the animated feature film genre to a new, exciting level. For the first time ever, an animated feature presents a unique, totally imagined world –…

Cast: Bruce Willis, Jimmy Bennett, Jimmy Pinchak, Jonathan Tucker, Kevin Pollak Studio: Miramax Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: Devastated by a hostage situation which resulted in the deaths of a young mother and her child, LAPD negotiator Jeff Talley (Bruce Willis) exits Los Angeles for a low-profile job as chief of police in the low-crime town…

Cast: John Travolta, Vince Vaughn, Uma Thurman Studio: MGM Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: John Travolta is back as Chili Palmer in Be Cool, a sequel to the comedy smash Get Shorty. This time, Chili becomes a different kind of “hit” man – he abandons the movie industry to bring his wiseguy skills and negotiation tactics…