Category: Movie Reviews

Cast: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Wilkinson Studio: Focus Rating: 9/10 The Good: If, like me, you go into this film with hesitation because of the cast, then let me prepare you… this is not the Jim Carrey you know from “Ace Venutra: Pet Detective,” nor is this the Kate Winslet…

Cast: Tobin Bell Studio: Lions Gate Rating: 7/10 THE STORY: Jigsaw has disappeared. With his new apprentice Amanda (Shawnee Smith), the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detectives scramble to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon (Bahar Soomekh) is…

Cast: arah Polley, Ving Rhames, Mekhi Phifer, Michael Barry, Lindy Booth Studio: Universal Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE : As the United States is turned upside-down by a strange plague-like event in which millions of corpses walk the earth as blood-thirsty zombies (with the recently-deceased that the zombies kill usually returning as zombies themselves, multiplying their…

Cast: Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Maria Bello, Charles S. Dutton, Timothy Hutton Studio: Columbia Rating: 6/10 Corporate Line: Mort Rainey (Depp), a writer just coming off of a troublesome divorce with his ex-wife, Amy (Bello), finds himself stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger (Turturro) who claims Mort stole his best story…

Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif, Zuleikha Robinson, Louise Lombard, Said Taghmaoui Studio: Touchstone Rating: 7/10 Corporate Line: Based on the true story of the greatest long-distance horse race ever run, “Hidalgo” is an epic action-adventure and one man’s journey of personal redemption. Held yearly for centuries, the Ocean of Fire — a 3,000 mile survival…

Cast: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Vince Vaughn, Fred Williamson Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 8/10 Corporate Line: Set in the 1970s in a metropolis called “Bay City,” this is the tale of two police detective partners, Ken “Hutch” Hutchinson (Wilson), and Dave Starsky (Stiller), who always seem to get the toughest cases from their…

Cast: Ashley Judd, Samuel L Jackson, Andy Garcia, D.W. Moffett, Mark Pellegrino Studio: Paramount Rating: 6/10 Corporate Line: A female police officer (Judd), whose father was a serial killer, and is now investigating a murder finds herself the center of her own investigation when her past lovers start dying at a furious pace. The Good:…

Cast: James Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Rosalinda Celentano, Sergio Rubini, Mattia Sbragia Studio: Newmarket Rating: 6.5/10 Corporate Line: This film tells the story of the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus (Caviezel), on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem. This film’s script is based upon several sources, including the diaries of St. Anne…

Cast: Gene Hackman, Ray Romano, Christine Baranski, Marcia Gay Harden, Fred Savage Studio: Fox Rating: 6/10 Corporate Line: After completing his two terms in the White House, a former president settles down in a small coastal New England town to write his memoirs and enjoy his retirement. He’s soon asked to run for the office…

Cast: Meg Ryan, Omar Epps, Joe Cortese, Tim Daly, Kerry Washington Studio: Paramount Rating: 7/10 Corporate Line: The daughter of a trainer, Jackie Kallen (Meg Ryan) grew up skipping rope in a downtown Detroit gym alongside her uncle, a fighter himself. Now, at 36, Jackie’s ready to carry on the family tradition. Trying to make…