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Stepmom is the kind of bad movie that can be blamed on just about everyone involved except, perhaps, the actors. There's nothing wrong with any of the performances, although they're wasted in the service of inferior material. The script is a mish...
U.S. Release Date: 1998-12-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris, ...
Despite dismal box office results across-the-board, the major movie studios have yet to figure out that the American public is not interested in preachy movies about the war in Iraq. Filmmakers interested in producing compelling dramatic films abo...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-03-28
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Kimberly Peirce
Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Channing Tatum, Abbie Cornish, ...
Most of those who elect to see Sully, Clint Eastwood’s re-enactment of the 2009 ditching of a commercial airliner in the Hudson River, will remember the incident involving U.S. Airways Flight 1549 from news reports. For several days following t...
U.S. Release Date: 2016-09-09
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Scenes of peril, profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, ...
There has been much discussion and debate recently about the simplistic and juvenile handling of characters in female-oriented motion pictures, with perhaps Confessions of a Shopaholic being the poster child for what's wrong with many of these movi...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-03-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA
Director: Christine Jeffs
Cast: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, ...
By now, I'm tired of penguins. After Madagascar, March of the Penguins, and Happy Feet, it's time to move on to some new species of beast or fowl. Yet I must admit that of the four recent penguin-centered movies, Surf's Up is the most entertaining...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-06-08
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Ash Brannon, Chris Buck
Cast: (voices) Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel, ...
Every December, one of the major studios brings us a musical - something to lighten the spirits and brighten the holidays. This year, in the proud tradition of Chicago and Dreamgirls, we have Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. With T...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-12-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: MUSICAL
Director: Tim Burton
Cast: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, ...
Note to readers: this review contains spoilers. While I do not believe that the revelation of certain plot points will damage the overall viewing experience, those who wish to see Sweet November without having previous knowledge of key elements wo...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-02-16
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA/ROMANCE
Director: Pat O'Connor
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Jason Isaacs, ...
"You know what the problem with Hollywood is - they make shit." It is with that statement - not profound, but undeniably true - that Swordfish opens. And, while this movie isn't going to convince anyone that the major studios have suddenly turn...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-06-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity,Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: ACTION/THRILLER
Director: Dominic Sena
Cast: John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, ...
One thing viewers should never reasonably expect from an animated movie is faithfulness to the source material. Adult themes and unhappy endings rarely make it into a Disney movie. That's why Ariel survives in The Little Mermaid, the bulk of Alad...
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "G" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Chris Buck, Kevin Lima
Cast: (voices) Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Glenn Close, ...