Category: Movie Reviews

Argo (R for profanity and violent images) Ben Affleck directed and stars in this fact-based espionage thriller, set in Teheran during the Iranian Revolution, revolving around a CIA exfiltration specialist who hatches a plan to rescue a half-dozen American diplomats hiding at the home of the Canadian ambassador (Victor Garber). Cast includes Alan Arkin, John […]

In 2010, California passed the nation’s first “Parent Trigger Law,” a bill which enables a neighborhood with an underperforming public school to fire the principal, replace the staff and convert it to a charter school, provided a majority of the parents with students attending it sign a petition. The legislation has proved very controversial thus […]

I know it’s a little early in the season, but if you’re ready for a Halloween-themed flick that’s going to be lot of fun for the whole family, have I got a cartoon for you. More romantic and funny than spooky and spine-tingling, Hotel Transylvania is a tenderhearted tale that milks most of its mirth […]

This Week’s DVD Releases Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000NQRE9Q/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20 Oslo, August 31st http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008BKQZKU/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20 Chico & Rita http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008D42I8M/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20 The Cabin in the Woods http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008G33O0G/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20 Katy Perry: Part of Me http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008220B0C/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20 Fenway Park: 100th Anniversary Collector’s Set http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007R5A1JG/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20 The Pittsburgh Steelers: Behind the Steel Curtain http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0089BSMC0/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20 James Bond Gadgets http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0089PZC74/ref%3dnosim/thslfofire-20 New York Mets: 50th Anniversary Collector’s […]

Second Lt. Bart Gregory (David Anders) was so full of life that it’s hard for his loved ones to believe that he actually died while serving his country over in Iraq. Even after his body arrives back in the States, his girlfriend, Janet (Louise Griffith), still states that, “None of this seems real.” At least […]

When most people think of Bob Marley, what probably come to mind is reggae, Jamaica and marijuana. But how did a street urchin raised by a teen-mom in a country shack with no electricity manage to become a beloved icon admired all over the world? That little-known side of Bob’s life story is the subject […]

Kayla Tanaka (Nichole Bloom) is a 16 year-old aspiring artist with a promising future provided she keeps her nose to the grindstone while trying to land a college scholarship. But that’s easier said than done since she’s being raised in a rough area of Los Angeles where temptation lurks around every corner. So, one might […]

At first blush, this picture superficially reads like the typical opening of a Dragnet episode. After all, it is set in L.A. and starts with a voiceover informing the audience that what you are about to see is true. However, that’s where the similarities between the classic TV series and Crazy Eyes begin and end, […]

Unfortunately, the brains behind the latest installment of this animated series abandoned the family-friendly formula which made it so popular with kids of all ages. Instead, they decided to produce a kitchen sink comedy more concerned with generating cheap laughs by any means possible than with spinning a coherent tale that might engage an adult. […]

When Columbia Pictures first brought Spider-Man to the big screen in 2002, the Marvel Comics adaptation was such a box-office bonanza that it spawned a couple of equally-phenomenal sequels. Now, just a decade later, the studio has already seen fit to reboot the popular franchise. Although that might strike some as too soon to attempt […]

George Needleman (Eugene Levy) is such a naive chief financial officer that he has no idea that his boss, Walter (Tom Arnold), is running a Ponzi scheme right under his nose. It only dawns on the terminally-nerdy CFO that something is awry when arrived at work one day to find all of his co-workers in […]

The year is 1927, and George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is at the height of a flourishing career as a matinee idol. But that is also the year marking the introduction of talkies, an innovation which would soon signal the demise of the Silent Era. Unfortunately, George is too pampered and insulated to appreciate the fact […]