Whatever happened to the Real American Hero? Like most red-blooded American males, I grew up playing with GI Joes, so when this one was first mentioned I thought - waaaay cool, then I saw the preview and I thought, oh no! For some odd reason, the studio didn't allow early screenings or any press to see this film. Maybe they wanted our ten bucks to help dilute the … [Read more...] about GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Reviews
A Perfect Getaway
“Nothing bad ever happens in Hawaii” It’s been a while since I’ve seen a good, solid suspense movie that didn’t have a bad story or a lame twist (“The Village”, anyone??) so I’ve been looking forward to seeing this movie. Believe me, I was not disappointed! In “A Perfect Getaway” Cliff and Cydney (Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich) are in Hawaii on their honeymoon. … [Read more...] about A Perfect Getaway
Moon
Most of the time, when the words “Science Fiction” come to mind, we get images in our heads of slimy aliens, starship battles, Wookies, Vulcans, and Light Sabers. But every once in a while a Sci-Fi film comes along that offers more than escapist fantasy. The type of film that bypasses explosions and special effects and instead engages us intellectually and philosophically, a … [Read more...] about Moon
My Sister’s Keeper
When I first saw a preview for this film, it showed Anna refusing to donate her kidney to her dying sister. I couldn’t believe there could be a character so selfish. If one of my sisters was dying, I would definitely donate a kidney to keep her alive! So, I was prepared to hate Anna Fitzgerald (Abigail Breslin); however, I ended up hating her mother, Sara Fitzgerald … [Read more...] about My Sister’s Keeper
G-Force
This action packed 3-D animated film, Jerry Bruckheimer's first, is centered on an elite squad of highly trained, genetically engineered guinea pigs voiced by Tracy Morgan (Blaster), Sam Rockwell (Darwin), and Penelope Cruz (Juarez) and Speckles, a mole voiced by Nicolas Cage. Zach Galifianakis stars as the scientist who is about to lose his Homeland Security grant for turning … [Read more...] about G-Force
