Jul
27
2009

Orphan

I wouldn’t exactly call this a horror movie - thriller would be more apropos. And what a thriller this little gem is!  This is a well acted, well scripted and neatly paced story with one heck of a plot twist. We have Kate and John Coleman who are husband and wife along with their  two children, a [...]

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Jul
17
2009

Moon

I just got back from the Moon and I had a great time! No, I am not talking about my latest vacation but rather the new sci-fi film now showing at a theater near you. Moon is an intriguing movie that is practically a one man show. Sam Rockwell stars as Sam Bell who is [...]

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Jul
16
2009

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

This 6th installment of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series does not disappoint. Harry and the gang are back at Hogwarts for yet another year. Harry is getting taller and starting to sprout facial hairs. Ron Weasley is becoming broad in the shoulders and Hermione Granger is showing curves in all the right places. It has [...]

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Jul
14
2009

Bruno

My, oh my! Sacha Baron Cohen has done it again. If you thought he alienated people with Borat, just you wait! This time out he is an unapologetic gay man out to make a name for himself in the world of show business. It isn’t so much that he is gay as the fact that [...]

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Jul
05
2009

Whatever Works

As we are all aware by now, this script was written by Woody Allen some thirty years ago and was to have starred Zero Mostel. Mostel’s death put an end to Allen’s plans and the project was shelved. Until now! Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm) steps in as the lonely and grouchy New Yorker, Boris Yelnikoff. [...]

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Jul
02
2009

Public Enemies

What can you say about Johnny Depp? He has this amazing ability to become fully absorbed with his characters. He can go from the swishy swashbuckler Captain Jack Sparrow to the crazed demon barber Sweeney Todd in the blink of an eye! You never know what he will look or act like from film to [...]

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