Jul 31 2006
Starring: Eric Bana, Geoffrey Rush Directed by Steven Spielberg Rated: R for violence, language, and sexual content Another well-made, depressing movie. Well acted, well directed, and I felt rotten afterward. There were some interesting parts and I did enjoy the historical part, but it was 2 hours and 45 minutes long! Watching a movie shouldn’t [...]
Jul 28 2006
Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener Directed by Bennett Miller Rated: R for some gory images and a little language On the surface, this had the makings of another film that critics love but I just don’t get. Now, I’m not saying that I totally tuned in to all of the subtleties of this film, [...]
Jul 27 2006
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Saarsgaard, and Jamie Foxx Directed by Sam Mendes Rated: R for about a hundred effenheimers, violence, and sexual content Was it well acted? Yes. Well made? Yes. Who wants to watch movies like this? I have no idea. It’s about marines on Operation Desert Storm and how horrible and taxing their [...]
Jul 25 2006
Starring: Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, and Kevin Spacey Directed by Bryan Singer Rated PG-13 This one was good, old-fashioned superhero fun. I really liked Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor and Brandon Routh was decent. A couple of times I found myself thinking that the feats were a bit unrealistic for even Superman to pull off, but hey, [...]