Drive to Drive. That's a command. You need to drive to the nearest theater that’s playing Drive and see it. That is, if you can handle it. Director Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive is a brutal, violent and shocking movie that will leave many movie-goers at a loss for words...[more]...

I tried. I really, really tried to like this movie. I even tried turning off my brain and just "enjoying it for what it was," which is my usual reaction when a movie starts being incredibly stupid. But I couldn't. I couldn't make it all the way through. I couldn't trudge through 2 hours of monotony and utter shit to come out enjoying this movie at the end...[more]...

Here we have another movie where Jeff Bridges gets to be awesome. He portrays Rooster Cogburn completely realistically-he's a drunk, he's cocky, and he's got a bit of a dark side. At the same time, he's dedicated, hard-working, and has a softer side as well. Rooster is hired by Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) to avenge the death of her father. Mattie is just as determined and hard-working as Cogburn, and she's tough and intelligent to boot. It's extremely entertaining watching Mattie negotiate with a shopkeeper in town, as it's thoroughly enjoyable watching Mattie and Rooster have a battle of wits.

True Grit is a classic western through-and-through, with moments of Coen Brothers genius seeping through. Here I think they've outsmarted most of their audience, as the story being told is very simple to follow, but the message isn't quite as clear. I won't pretend to be an expert on the film or on the Coen's intentions, but I'm sure there's more to this movie than most people are giving it credit for.

That being said, even without an extra level of depth, it's a great movie. The direction is fantastic, the cinematography and scenery are beautiful (I can't wait to pick this up on blu-ray), the story is great, and the actors are all on top of their game. You can't go wrong here.

OH MY GOD, WHY? Here we find ourselves with a completely unnecessary movie that nobody asked for that's completely devoid of plot or sense of logic. After proving himself to be a quality husband twice, DeNiro still doesn't trust Gaylord Focker to be with his daughter. Why? Because a different guy cheated on his other daughter...[more]...

I think the title of this movie should have been The Fighters. Fighting doesn't have to be merely physical, and every character in the movie fights for something. Yes, the emphasis is supposed to be on Wahlberg's Mickey Ward, but the movie focuses much more on his family than it does on him...[more]...

Up until we meet Cyrus, this is a pretty good movie. It begins as the tale of a terribly depressed man named John who still hasn't gotten over his divorce from his wife seven years prior. She's getting remarried and invites him to the engagement party where (she hopes) he can meet a new woman. As luck would have it, he meets a quirky, awesome woman named Molly and even after embarrassing himself completely, manages to take her home...[more]...

Darren Aronofsky has done it again. I'm sure hundreds of reviews of this movie have started out with exactly this line, but it needs to be said. This film does exactly what it sets out to and every player involved in making it should be proud...[more]...

Four Lions is of the funniest movies I've seen in ages. It's also one of the scariest. It's a satire in the most extreme, as it's asking us to follow and sympathize with characters who are terrorists. The movie basically asks, what kind of person would blow himself up in the name of god? And the answer that the movie comes up with is: someone incredibly stupid...[more]...

Due Date is a road comedy. It's episodic by nature, so we get scene after scene of things going terribly wrong and the humor comes from the characters dealing with the situation. Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) has some anger issues. He's jealous, sarcastic, and kind of an ass. He does, however, really care about his wife and his unborn child. He is determined to make it home in time for the birth to be with his wife. Unfortunately, Ethan Tremblay (Galifianakis) steps into his life. Ethan Tremblay is an idiot. His father has just died, and he's on his way to L.A. to pursue an acting career, hopefully on something similar to his favorite show, "Two and a Half Men...[more]...

Never Let Me Go is an extraordinarily powerful film that poses the age-old question: What is the meaning of our lives? As these three characters live together and grow together, they struggle to determine their purpose in a life without choices...[more]...

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Machete was a lot of fun... sometimes. The first 10 minutes and the last 10 minutes were wonderful, glorious balls-to-the-wall action and gore that left me giddy for more. In between all of that, though, is a muddled and often boring mess of a movie...[more]...

Right off the bat, I want to say that I enjoyed this movie. It's a lot of fun, and there are a lot of very funny gags taken from classic video games, comic books, and our recent ADHD driven culture. I had a good time, and I laughed a lot...[more]...

Yup, this is one of the manliest movies ever. Be sure to pack your balls, because this movie is going to rock them. This isn't going to be a review where I blather on about the merits of the storytelling or about the quality of the acting (although Mickey Rourke was particularly effective), because that's really not why you're seeing this movie.

A group of some of the greatest action heroes to ever grace the silver screen are mercenaries hired by the government to take out a traitor to the United States. That's all you need to know about plot.

The action is spectacular. If there were an academy award for "best explosions" this would win, hands down. More things explode in this movie than most Michael Bay movies, but in a way that doesn't suck. People explode in this movie. Yes, people. Heads are torn off, limbs are severed, necks are broken, and blood is splattered. There are a few one-on-one fist fights that are absolutely awesome.

It's safe to say that this movie will live up to your expectations of what a throwback action movie should be. If it doesn't, I honestly don't know what it is you're looking for.

JCVD and Thomas Jane for the sequel!

This is a very heartfelt comedy about an unconventional family. By unconventional, I mean there's two moms (Julianne Moore and Annette Bening) and no dad in sight. Each mother had a child, both using the same sperm donor, three years apart. Now, the kids have grown up, and are curious about what their biological father might be like. Without telling their moms, they track down the donor and meet with him...[more]...

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This was a very enjoyable movie. It started out a little slow for me, but once the little girls got involved it became a lot more interesting. As I expected, the story dealt heavily with their relationship with Gru and how they change him...[more]...

With this cast, there was some potential for a good, funny movie to be made. The problem is that this movie feels like the cast thought the same thing, merely assuming that every joke they made would be comedy gold. It's either that, or they just wanted to hang out for a few weeks together and decided that they'd make a movie in the meantime...[more]...

Nimrod Antal and Robert Rodriguez have more than made up for the AVP movies and Predator 2. Predators is exactly what I wanted out of this franchise since I saw the original for the first time...[more]...