Category: Movie Reviews

Cast: Clive Owen, Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster Studio: Universal Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: It all starts out simply enough: four people dressed in painters’ outfits march into the busy lobby of Manhattan Trust, a cornerstone Wall Street branch of a worldwide financial institution. Within seconds, the costumed robbers place the bank under a surgically planned…

Cast: Asia Argento, Jimmy Bennett, Cole Sprouse Studio: Palm Pictures Rating: 2/10 CORPORATE LINE: Based on the novel by the mysterious and controversial JT LeRoy, Asia Argento’s THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS is a penetrating look at the emotional and physical bonds between mother and son. Argento, the daughter of Italian horror king…

Cast: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea Studio: Warner Bros Rating: 7/10 CORPORATE LINE: Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta tells the story of a young working-class woman named Evey who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked man known only as “V.” Profoundly complex, V is at…

Cast: Dave Chappelle Studio: Rogue Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: A genuine crowd-pleaser, Dave Chappelle’s Block Party spotlights comedy superstar Dave Chappelle as he presents a Brooklyn neighborhood with its very own once-in-a-lifetime free block party. The unprecedented combination of comedy and music was shot on location. In addition to Mr. Chappelle performing all-new material, the…

Cast: Susan Lanier, Virginia Vincent, Dee Wallace Stone Studio: New Line Cinema Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: When their camper breaks down in the desert on their way to California, a desperate family struggles to survive the attacks of a bizarre cannibalistic family, hungry for fresh meat and determined to terrorize the innocent vacationers. As members…

Cast: Paul Walker, Chazz Palminteri, Cameron Bright Studio: New Line Cinema Rating: 4/10 CORPORATE LINE: Paul Walker stars in the fast-paced crime drama RUNNING SCARED from critically acclaimed director Wayne Kramer. Walker plays a low-level mobster who, in order to save his family, must recover a gun used in a mob hit before it’s found…

Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco Studio: Sony Rating: 4.5/10 CORPORATE LINE: Late one night in a working class New Jersey suburb, a bloodied woman staggers mute and dazed into the emergency room at the Dempsy Medical Center. After treatment for shock and hysteria, Brenda Martin (Julianne Moore) recounts to Dempsy police detective…

Cast: Alyson Hannigan, Jennifer Coolidge, Fred Willard Studio: Fox Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: The twisted minds of two of the six writers of Scary Movie – Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg – skewer the romantic comedy genre in DATE MOVIE, a film for people who love date movies and people who hate them. The filmmakers’…

Cast: Steve Martin, Beyonce Knowles, Jean Reno Studio: Sony Rating: 5/10 CORPORATE LINE: A world-famous soccer coach has been murdered and his priceless ring has been stolen – a ring set with the stunning diamond known as the Pink Panther. The French government needs a master detective to solve the crime and recover the gem…but…

Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman, Texas Battle Studio: New Line Cinema Rating: 6/10 CORPORATE LINE: The fright-filled Final Destination franchise returns to theaters in the supernatural thriller Cheating Death: Final Destination 3. Set six years after the original Final Destination film, the latest installment in the series centers around a high school senior who…