Eric Melin and guest host Aaron Weber from Transbuddha.com lock claws over the X-Men prequel starring Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. Does the movie live up to the hype? How does it stack up against the other X-Men movies (especially since “X2: X-Men United” is one of the best comic book adaptations of all-time)? Find out in this bestial review, featuring clips from the movie, and filmed directly following a press screening. For Eric’s print review of “Wolverine,” click here. Also: If you saw the movie, tell us which of its multiple endings you saw! Weigh in here.
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The new Ridley Scott-directed Russell Crowe-Leonardo DiCaprio movie is based on the 2007 novel by Washington Post scribe David Ignatius. While the film is in theaters now, we want to give our fantastically literate readers copies of either the paperback book or the audio book that the movie was based on. In addition, because we are not stingy fellows, we have a T-shirt from the movie (XL) and a poster to give you as well.
Just fill out the form below and we will randomly pick a winner on Monday, Oct. 27. Open to residents of the U.S. 13+.
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If you live anywhere in the United States, here is your chance to win a prize package for the new horror movie “The Ruins.” Just enter your name, address, and email below and we will pick eight lucky winners at random to receive one of the eight prize packages.
Each prize pack includes:
- Either a book (or audio book) of Scott Smith’s novel “The Ruins.” The movie is based on this terrifying book, of which Steven King said, “It’s the trappings of horror and suspense that will make the book a best seller, but its claim to literature lies in its unflinching naturalism.”
- A mini-poster for the film
- Some stickers
- A temporary tattoo
Entries must be received by Monday April 14. The contest is over. Thanks for entering!
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The Blind Side
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
It’s nothing new, but Alan says this first-time animated outing from Ilion Animated Studios is good-natured and has a fun premise.
2012
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.
Pirate Radio
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
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
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
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
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
Alan says this lighthearted vampire movie with John C. Reilly doesn’t make any sense, but is a helluva lot of fun.
Amelia
Hilary Swank plays Ameila Earhart in this beautifully shot but emotionally inert biopic, says Phil.
