Archive for December, 2011

Dec 27 2011

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)

Published by under 2011,Action

Starring Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner, and Paula Patton Directed by Brad Bird Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence 2 hours 13 minutes Your mission (should you choose to accept it) is to grab some popcorn, sit back, suspend all disbelief, and enjoy a good old fashioned blockbuster. As you might [...]

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Dec 17 2011

Source Code (2011)

Published by under 2011,Suspense

Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, and Vera Farmiga Directed by Duncan Jones Rated PG-13 for some violence including disturbing images, and for language 1 hour 34 minutes A soldier in an experimental program repeatedly goes back in time to try to foil a terrorist plot.  It feels a bit like Groundhog Day, but with a [...]

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Dec 14 2011

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Starring Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies, and Denholm Elliott Directed by Steven Spielberg Rated PG (but probably would be PG-13 for violence now) 1 hour 55 minutes In this, the first installment of the series, archeologist Indiana Jones tries to beat the Nazis to the lost ark where the Ten Commandments were [...]

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Dec 13 2011

Pulling John (2009)

Published by under 2009,Documentary

Starring John Brzenk, Alexy Voevoda, and Travis Bagent Directed by Vassiliki Khonsari and Sevan Matossian Not rated, but likely PG-13 for language 1 hour 12 minutes Professional armwrestling. I thought they pretty much made up the sport for Stallone’s Over The Top. As it turns out, the sport is quite popular worldwide and will even [...]

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