Category: Movie Reviews

Cast: Alyssan Milano, Holly Marie Combs, Shannen Doherty Studio: Paramount Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: In CHARMED, the three Halliwell sisters have accepted their destiny of protecting the innocent and vanquishing evil doers, even though that is generally not on the agenda of every twenty-something on the fast track to discovering what life’s all about. Prue…

Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris Studio: New Line Rating: 7.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: A thriller from director David Cronenberg, A History of Violence stars Viggo Mortensen as a pillar of a small town community who runs a diner and lives a happy and quiet life with his wife (Maria Bello) and two children. But…

Cast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson Studio: Warner Bros. Rating: 8/10 CORPORATE LINE: Corpse Bride carries on in the dark, romantic tradition of Tim Burton’s classic films Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas. Set in a 19th century European village, this stop-motion, animated feature follows the story of Victor (Johnny Depp), a…

Cast: Documentary Studio: Universal Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: After focusing on the decadent club scene of the 1980s with their film PARTY MONSTER, filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato travel further back in time for this documentary on the cultural impact of the ’72 movie DEEP THROAT. When director Gerard Damiano unleashed the film–a witty,…

Cast: Julian Morris, Lindy Booth, Jon Bon Jovi, Jared Padalecki Studio: Rogue Rating: 4/10 CORPORATE LINE: In the new thriller Cry_Wolf, eight unsuspecting high school seniors playing a game of lies come face-to-face with terror and learn that nobody believes a liar…even when they’re telling the truth. After one too many incidents of bad behavior…

Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Eugene Levy, Miguel Ferrer Studio: New Line Cinema Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Federal Agent Derrick Vann (Samuel L. Jackson) walks the walk, while affable dental supply salesman Andy Fidler (Eugene Levy) talks and talks in the odd couple action comedy The Man. A case of mistaken identity forces the mismatched duo…

Cast: Chris Farley, David Spade, Bo Derek Studio: Paramount Rating: 6.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: After Tommy (Chris Farley) barely graduates from college, he returns home to the Midwest where his father (Brian Dennehy), the owner of an auto parts factory, immediately employs his dumber-than-dumb son. While Tommy was away at school, his father had fallen in…

Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston Studio: Fox Rating: 5.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles, whose previous film, CITY OF GOD, won awards all over the world–and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2004 Oscars–has crafted another highly entertaining yet important film. Beautifully shot in Kenya, Germany, Sudan, Manitoba, and…

Cast: Jason Statham, Alessandro Gassman, Amber Valletta Studio: Fox Rating: 5.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Jason Statham returns in his signature role: ex-Special Forces operative Frank Martin, aka “The Transporter.” Now retired in Miami, Martin makes a living driving for a wealthy family, including twin brothers with whom he has unexpectedly bonded. But when the boys are…

Cast: Cole Hauser, Morris Chestnut, Eddie Cibrian Studio: Screen Gems Rating: 4/10 CORPORATE LINE: On a project to uncover a unique ecosystem inside a massive cave system in Romania, a team of American cave explorers descend into the mile-deep caverns. What they find is an unknown species of predator that turns their mission deadly. THE…