Category: Movie Reviews

Cast: Ashley Judd Studio: Paramount Rating: 5/10 Sitting in a movie theater, the air thick with the smell of popcorn, waiting, anticipating the event at hand has got to be one of life’s most enjoyable experiences. What’s even better is when the lights begin to fade and “The following preview” boldly appears on the screen.…

Cast: William Baldwin Studio: Universal Rating: 2/10 Slap Shot 2 is the sequel to the 1977 classic finds Stephen Baldwin in the original’s Paul Newman role, as Sean Linden, the veteran player/coach of the lowly Charlestown Chiefs, a minor league hockey team on the verge of extinction. In the new, shinier version, the Chiefs are…

Cast: Tom Wilkinson, Laura Linney, Jennifer Carpenter Studio: Sony Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: In an extremely rare decision, the Catholic Church officially recognized the demonic possession of a 19 year-old college freshman. Told in terrifying flashbacks, THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE chronicles the haunting trial of the priest accused of negligence resulting in the death…

Cast: Chris O’Donnell Studio: New Line Cinema Rating: 3/10 I spent two painstaking hours plopped in front of that big white screen watching The Bachelor, yet another cheesy love story. Now, I love movies. In fact, the thought of sitting in that crowded theater with fellow moviegoers in anticipation of the world I’m about to…

Cast: Guy Pearce Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 5/10 I love a good sci-fi flick. Let me backtrack a little. I love a good sci-fi flick and The Time Machine is not that! From the novel by H.G. Wells comes The Time Machine, which features Guy Pearce thrown into a starring role as inventor Alexander Hartdegen.…

Cast: Haley Joel Osment Studio: dreamworks Rating: 6.5/10 Everyone is calling A.I. Artificial Intelligence a meeting of the genius minds of Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick. That is only partially true. Kubrick has long proved that he likes to toy with human emotion and test our resolve, while Spielberg likes to tell a story that…

Cast: Mel Gibson Studio: Paramount Rating: 7.5/10 Based on the true story of Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Mel Gibson), who led 400 American soldiers into the first bloody battle of the Vietnam War. The film is based on a book entitled We Were Soldiers Once… And Young by Hal Moore. Mel Gibson plays Moore a…

Cast: Josh Hartnett Studio: Miramax Rating: 4.5/10 Matt Sullivan’s (Josh Hartnett) last big relationship ended in disaster and ever since, his heart’s been aching and his commitment’s been lacking. Then came Lent, that time of year when everybody gives something up. That’s when Matt, a guy who’s never been able to finish anything, decides to…

Cast: Britney Spears Studio: Paramount Rating: 4.5/10 Insert studio synopsis: Crossroads is the story of three childhood friends, Lucy (Britney Spears), Kit (Zoe Saldana) and Mimi (Taryn Manning), who, after eight years apart, rediscover their friendship on a cross-country trip. With barely a plan, practically no money but plenty of dreams, the girls catch a…

Cast: Denzel Washington Studio: New Line Rating: 4/10 Denzel Washington has done some great work, hell he just got nominated for an Oscar. Yet he does this film called innocuously enough John Q. Admittedly the idea behind the film is a powerful one. We have all felt like raging against the machine of corporate red…