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A Warner Brothers Film Starring Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, John Michaels Higgins and Terence Stamp Directed by Peyton Reed Rated PG-13 for crude sexual humor, language, and brief nudity 1 hour 44 minutes After spending some time in the “serious actor” world (The Number 23, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), this movie [...]

A Paramount and Warner Brothers Picture Starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett Directed by David Fincher Rated PG-13 for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking 2 hour 45 minutes Benjamin Button tells the story of a man who is born as an old man and ages backwards until his last days as an [...]

Yes, this goofy little experiment has been going on for a while.  I have by no means become an expert at blogging or reviewing movies, but I have learned a lot and really enjoyed it.  Thanks to everyone for reading my posts and contributing your comments.  By the way, I recently posted a list of [...]

Starring Kiefer Sutherland, Carlos Bernard, Reiko Aylesworth, Elisha Cuthbert, James Badge Dale, and Dennis Haysbert Directed by Frederick King Keller Rated TV-14 for violence and language 18 hours Season 1 was terrific.  Season 2 was good, but not great.  What would season 3 bring?  For one thing, a biological terror threat, and it’s up to [...]

Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint Directed by David Yates Production/Distibution: Warner Brothers Rated PG for scary images, some violence, language and mild sensuality 2 hours 33 minutes Let me begin by saying that I haven’t read the book, so I can’t tell you how this film compares to it.  What I can [...]

Starring Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, and Christopher Plummer Directed by Jeannot Szwarc Production/Distribution: Universal Rated PG 1 hour 44 minutes A friend told me that this movie prominently featured the Grand Hotel of Mackinac Island, Michigan.  Having recently visited there and having read some online reviews singing the praises of the film, I decided it [...]

Starring Will Smith and Rosario Dawson Directed by Gabrielle Muccino Production/Distribution: Escape Artists/Columbia Rated PG-13 for thematic material, some disturbing content and a scene of sensuality 2 hours 3 minutes We found out in Ali and The Pursuit of Happyness that Will Smith can be an excellent actor in serious roles.  Here he attempts to [...]

Animated Featuring the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Dennis Leary, and Queen Latifah Directed by Carlos Saldanha Production/Distribution: Blue Sky/20th Century Fox Rated PG for mild humor and peril 1 hour 27 minutes The bar for this movie going in was set at Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, which is to say that it wasn’t [...]

With the recent release of Up, Pixar animation has now produced 10 amazing feature films.  Although none of them have earned a grade less than B+, I thought I’d rank them from best to worst.  Here we go: Finding Nemo Toy Story 2 Cars Monsters Inc. The Incredibles Toy Story Wall-E Ratatouille Up A Bug’s Life [...]

French with English subtitles Starring Francois Cluzet, Marie-Josse Croze, Andre Dussollier, and Kristin Scott Thomas Directed by Guillaume Canet Production/Distribution: Music Box/Sony Not Rated, but likely R for language and nudity 2 hours, 5 minutes I’m generally not a huge fan of subtitles, but when the movie is good enough, it’s worth the effort.  This [...]