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Starring Will Smith, a dog, and lots of special effects Directed by Francis Lawrence Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence 1 hour 40 minutes In this summer blockbuster Will Smith plays a character who is very good at what he does that ends up saving the world.  Not too surprising, right?  Well, I Am Legend does [...]

Starring Jim Belushi, a real dog, and the voice of Jason Lee Directed by Frederik Du Chau Rated PG for rude humor, mild language and action 1 hour 22 minutes I know what you’re thinking – you saw the previews for this and thought it looked like one of the stupidest movies of all time and [...]

Documentary Directed by Seth Gordon Rated PG-13 for a brief sexual reference 1 hour, 30 minutes The older I get, the more I seem to appreciate documentaries (see Sicko, Jesus Camp, Who Killed The Electric Car, Wordplay, and An Inconvenient Truth).  This movie was especially appealing because it featured a topic I am somewhat familiar [...]

Starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Philip Seymour Hoffman Directed by Mike Nichols Rated R for strong language, nudity/sexual content and some drug use 1 hour 42 minutes When a movie is based on a true story, it’s always a little more interesting.  When it stars three Oscar winners and features witty and humorous dialog, [...]

Starring Christian Bale and Steve Zahn Written and directed by Werner Herzog Rated PG-13 for some sequences of intense war violence and torture 2 hours, 5 minutes Inspired by the true story of Dieter Dengler, a American pilot shot down and captured by the enemy during the Vietnam war, Rescue Dawn is the perfect kind of [...]

Starring Kal Penn, Tabu, Irrfan Khan, Jacinda Barrett, and Zuleikha Robinson Directed by Mira Nair Rated PG-13 for sexuality/nudity, a scene of drug use, some disturbing images, and brief language 2 hours, 2 minutes If you saw Kal Penn’s name on the credits and were expecting a Harold and Kumar or Van Wilder-type role, you’d [...]

Starring Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jeff Bridges Directed by Jon Favreau Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and brief suggestive content 2 hours 6 minutes Today was a rare trip to the theater for me in which I saw another movie based on a Marvel comic book hero.  Would [...]

Starring Jerry Seinfeld and Renee Zellweger Directed by Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner Rated PG for mild suggestive humor 1 hour 30 minutes A Dreamworks cartoon with Jerry Seinfeld?  I needed to see it right away in the theater, I thought… that is until that brutally humorless advertising campaign on NBC was launched last spring.  Anyway, I have [...]

Starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman Directed by Wes Anderson Rated R for language and adult situations 1 hour, 31 minutes Do you like Wes Anderson movies like Rushmore, The Royal Tennenbaums, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou?  My friend Bugman doesn’t and I’m pretty sure he’d hate this movie as well.  [...]