Category: Movie Reviews

Cast: Kurt Russell Studio: MGM Rating: 7/10 Corporate Line: Set in the LAPD in April 1992, it takes place just days before the acquittal of four white officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King and the subsequent LA riots. In this racially charged climate, the LAPD’s elite Special Investigations Squad (SIS) is assigned…

Cast: Jackie Chan Studio: Buena Vista Rating: 5/10 The Film Studio Synopsis: After taming the wild west in the comedy “Shanghai Noon,” Chon Wang (Jackie Chan) and Roy O’Bannon (Owen Wilson) are back in the saddle, but off the range – this time, they’re out to settle a score in civilized London in the sequel,…

Cast: AJ Cook Studio: New Line Cinema Rating: 4/10 The Film Studio Synopsis: The sequel is the story of a bunch of people meeting because of a traffic accident due to a premonition by a freshman in college. What transpires is a rush to save the life of an unborn child with the help of…

Cast: Sam Rockwell Studio: Miramax Rating: 8/10 The Film Studio Synopsis: This is a fictitious story about the secret life of Gong Show host (and creator of The Newlywed Game and The Dating Game) Chuck Barris (Rockwell), including the time he spent as CIA assassin “Sunny Sixkiller”, making hits while under the guise of chaperoning…

Cast: Martin Lawrence Studio: Columbia Rating: 4/10 The Film Studio Synopsis: Earl Montgomery (Martin Lawrence) is a cocky L.A.P.D. cadet who would probably be a great cop if it weren’t for his rebellious behavior. When his attitude gets him kicked out of the police academy, he can only find employment as a lowly security guard…

Cast: Jack Nicholson Studio: new line cinema Rating: 8/10 The Film Studio Synopsis: Jack Nicholson stars as Warren Schmidt, a man who is set adrift following retirement and the sudden death of his wife. Uncertain about his future as well as his past, Warren packs up his 30-foot Winnebago to set out on a journey…

Cast: Denzel Washington Studio: Fox Rating: 6/10 The Film Studio Synopsis: Based on a true story, a biographical drama centering upon Antwone “Fish” Fisher who–once a Sony Pictures security guard–eventually gained fame as an acclaimed writer and a Hollywood producer. In the earlier part of his life, he was a sailor prone to violent outbursts.…

Cast: Mandy Moore, Matthew Goode Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 6/10 Corporate Line: Tired of being followed around every moment of every day, the 18-year-old daughter (Moore) of the president (Harmon) of the United States ditches her Secret Service handlers (Piven, Sciorra) and sets out on a romantic road trip through Europe with her boyfriend (Goode).…

Cast: Elijah Wood Studio: New Line Rating: 10/10 The Film Studio Synopsis: The second chapter in the J.R.R. Tolkien saga, the hobbits Frodo and Sam brave terrible dangers in an attempt to have the evil ring destroyed, while Aragorn, Legolas and their allies strive to rescue the abducted hobbits Pippin and Merry from the clutches…

Cast: Jennifer Lopez Studio: Columbia Rating: 5/10 Film Studio Synopsis: Jennifer Lopez is Marisa Ventura, a street savvy, independent single mother who lives in the Bronx with her son, Ty, and works as a maid in a first class Manhattan hotel. Marisa dreams of a better life but has learned to depend upon her own…