Reviews

Feb. 28, 2012 Leave a Comment

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Looking at one we missed last time around

Filed Under: DVD, Reviews, Video Tagged With: depression, economy, margin call, recession, the company men, the grapes of wrath, the great recession, wall street 2

“Wanderlust” movie review

Feb. 24, 2012 Leave a Comment

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Featuring unbelievable amounts of nudity

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: David Wain, Jennifer Aniston, justin theroux, paul rudd, sex, wanderlust

“Act of Valor” movie review

Feb. 23, 2012 Leave a Comment

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Shockingly good

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: act of valor, alex veadov, black hawk down, mike mccoy, military, navy, navy seals, nestor serrano, roselyn sanchez, scott waugh, seal, seals

“Safe House” review

Feb. 12, 2012 Leave a Comment

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The cat and mouse game has been done before

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: berndan gleeson, cia, denzel washington, ryan reynolds, safe house, sam shepard, spy, vera farmiga

“The Grey” review

Jan. 31, 2012 Leave a Comment

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Neesan is positively electrifying

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: dermot mulroney, frank grillo, joe carnahan, liam neeson, the grey

“Haywire” review

Jan. 22, 2012 Leave a Comment

Carano is worth her weight in gold

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: ewan mcgregor, gina carano, haywire, Michael Fassbender, steven soderbergh

“Red Tails” review

By Miya Williams

Jan. 19, 2012 Leave a Comment

An uplifting war movie about the Tuskegee Airmen

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Cuba Gooding Jr. Aaron McGruder, george lucas, John Ridley, Red Tails, terrence howard

“A Marine Story” DVD review

Jan. 19, 2012 Leave a Comment

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Deserved more attention than it got…

Filed Under: DVD, Reviews Tagged With: a marine story, don't ask don't tell, gay, lesbian, marine, military

Retro movie review: “Hoover”

Dec. 24, 2011 2 Comments

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Ernest Borgnine was the original J. Edgar

Filed Under: Retro, Reviews Tagged With: fbi, hoover, J. Edgar, J. Edgar Hoover, Retro, retro movie

“Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol” review

Dec. 22, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Will you love it?

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: brad bird, jeremy renner, mission impossible, Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol, simon pegg, tom cruise

“A Dangerous Method” movie review

By Bill Peloquin

Dec. 22, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Can a film be riveting and lackluster?

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: a dangerous method, David Cronenberg, Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender, viggo mortensen

“The Adventures of TinTin” review

Dec. 21, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Excellence for all ages

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: andy serkis, daniel craig, jamie bell, steven spielberg, the adventures of tintin, tintin

New Year’s Eve review — Maybe the worst ever

By Blast Magazine Newsroom

Dec. 13, 2011 Leave a Comment

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Not worst holiday movie, worst MOVIE

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: ashton kutcher, Garry Marshall, Jessica Biel, Katherine Fugate, new year's eve, sarah jessica parker

“The Sitter” review

Dec. 8, 2011 Leave a Comment

Not funny … not good

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: ari graynor, babysitting, david gordon green, jonah hill, Sam rockwell, the sitter

Retro movie review: “Near Dark”

Dec. 5, 2011 Leave a Comment

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A Kathryn Bigelow original from 1987

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: hurt locker, Kathryn Bigelow, near dark, vampire, vampires

Retro movie review: “The Dark Crystal”

Nov. 26, 2011 Leave a Comment

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From 1982: Not the muppets you’re used to seeing

Filed Under: Retro, Reviews Tagged With: frank oz, jim henson, muppets, the dark crystal

“My Week with Marilyn” review – A true Oscar contender

By Bill Peloquin

Nov. 22, 2011 1 Comment

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Easily one of this year’s best pictures

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: emma watson, marilyn monroe, my week with marilyn, oscar, the king's speech

“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1″ review — a waste of time, money and brain cells

Nov. 17, 2011 Leave a Comment

Bad, bad, bad, bad

Filed Under: Reviews, Twilight Tagged With: bill condon, kristen stewart, robert pattinson, stephenie meyer, taylor lautner, the twilight saga: breaking dawn part 1, Twilight

“Happy Feet Two” review — A must-see 3D experience