The Blind Side
Posted on November 20th, 2009

Sandra Bullock stars in this true-story tearjerker about an underpriveleged black kid who goes to live with an upper-class white family and eventually play pro football. You know what to expect.


Planet 51
Posted on November 20th, 2009

It’s nothing new, but Alan says this first-time animated outing from Ilion Animated Studios is good-natured and has a fun premise.


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2012
Posted on November 12th, 2009

Director Roland Emmerich’s latest disaster porn film is worse than a failed character drama; it’s an overly long, boring, and contradictory action film. Shame on John Cusack.


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Pirate Radio
Posted on November 12th, 2009

This British import starring Philip Seymour Hoffman skirts with cliche but has just enough heart and humor to stay afloat, says Phil.


The Men Who Stare at Goats
Posted on November 6th, 2009

Grant Heslov’s adaptation of the nonfiction book has a loopy enough tone, but it’s all over the place and feels more like a series of gags than a cohesive movie.


The Fourth Kind
Posted on November 6th, 2009

This alien abduction suspense movie shouldn’t have included “documentary” footage that feels forced and fake if it wanted to feel real, says Phil.


Disney’s A Christmas Carol
Posted on November 6th, 2009

Phil says that Robert Zemeckis should have focused his attention more on a little Christmas spirit and less on bombastic chase sequences in this Charles Dickens adaptation.


A Serious Man
Posted on October 29th, 2009

Alan says the Coen brothers’ latest is a well-made an intriguing intellectual exercise that Coen fans shouldn’t miss out on.


Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
Posted on October 22nd, 2009

Alan says this lighthearted vampire movie with John C. Reilly doesn’t make any sense, but is a helluva lot of fun.


Amelia
Posted on October 22nd, 2009

Hilary Swank plays Ameila Earhart in this beautifully shot but emotionally inert biopic, says Phil.