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The Dark Knight Movie DVD Review
I’m not a huge fan of the Batman series of films. I’ve found them to be too campy and comic book-y and not gritty or “real” enough. So I was pleasantly surprised by The Dark Knight. The film loosely picks up where Batman Begins left off, and is set within a year after the events [...]
Untraceable Movie DVD Review
In today’s techie society, it seems only fitting that a film explores the reliance most of us have on our gadgets, and just how much information said gadgets hold. In Untraceable, Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) plays a widow living in suburban Portland with her daughter Annie (Perla Haney-Jardine of Kill Bill, Spider-Man3) and her mother [...]
Fool’s Gold Movie DVD Review
Sometimes even a great location, beautiful people and two mega stars can’t save a film. Case in point: Fool’s Gold, directed by Andy Tennant (Hitch, Sweet Home Alabama, Ever After), starring Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson (who, coincidentally, also costarred in 2003’s How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days). Fool’s Gold is about Benjamin [...]
Twilight Film Review
Twilight is based on the best-selling young adult (YA) novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer and features the Romeo and Juliet-esque story of star crossed lovers. The film stars Robert Pattinson (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) as Edward Cullen, the sensitive and brooding vampire with a heart, and Kristen Stewart (The [...]