“The Jane Austen Book Club” Starring Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Maggie Grace, Jimmy Smits, Hugh Dancy. Directed by Robin Swicord. 106 interminable minutes. Rated PG-13. Del’s take When I suggested to Mladen we review something other… READ MORE
“3:10 to Yuma” Starring Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, Peter Fonda. Directed by James Mangold. 122 minutes. Rated R. Mladen’s take The good guy died and I didn’t care. The bad guy lived and I didn’t care. There wasn’t much to… READ MORE
Scene from SUNSHINE
“Sunshine” Starring Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Rose Byrne, Michelle Yeoh. Directed by Danny Boyle. 107 minutes. Rated R. Del’s take I read the hype for “Sunshine” and was prepared to have my socks blown off. When Kari offered to let… READ MORE
“Transformers” Starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, John Voight, John Turturro. Directed by Michael Bay. 144 minutes. Rated PG. Mladen’s take It’s becoming a habit, one I must shed, or, before I know it, it’ll end with me finding… READ MORE
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“Ice Spiders” Starring Vanessa Williams, Patrick Muldoon, Thomas Calabro. Directed by Tibor Takacs. Amazon Prime. 90 minutes. Rated R. Del’s take Dude, didn’t we just review this movie? Ski bums, bimbos and crazy old coots trapped at a ski lodge… READ MORE
“Bug” Starring Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon, Harry Connick Jr., Lynn Collins. Directed by William Friedkin. 102 minutes. Rated R. ( Warning: Spoilers follow. ) Mladen’s take Aside from seeing Ashley Judd naked and one moment of exquisite acting, I’m hard-pressed… READ MORE
“Pan’s Labyrinth” Starring Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, and Sergi Lopez. Directed by Guillermo del Torro. 119 minutes. Rated R. Mladen’s take Beautifully shot, captivatingly acted, the film “Pan’s Labyrinth” has to be more complex than what appears on the surface,… READ MORE
“The Host” Starring Kang-ho Song, Hie-bong Byeon and Hae-il Park. Directed by Joon-ho Bong. 119 minutes. Rated R. Del’s take I was told to expect a monster movie, a “Godzilla” sans cheesy rubber suit and toy airplanes. I was not… READ MORE
“Casshern” Directed by Kazuaki Kiriya. Starring Yusuke Iseya, Akira Terao, Kanako Higuchi. 142 minutes. Unrated. Mladen’s take A confession. Without Del explaining between sets of kicking my butt in tennis what “Casshern” was about, I’d still be scratching my head…. READ MORE
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Starring Craig Berko as Douglas Hall and another, Gretchen Mol as Jane Fuller and another, Vincent D’Onofrio as Jason Whitney, Dennis Haysbert as Larry McBain, Armin Mueller-Stahl as Hannon Fuller, and others. Directed by Josef Rusnak. 1 hour, 40 minutes…. READ MORE