The Tracey Fragments - Shattering In A Limited Release On May 9, 2008

Categories: Drama, Foreign, Upcoming Movies
by Jean Brunet

          "Tracey Berkowitz (Best Actress Oscar-nominee Ellen Page) is riding around a pre-blizzard urban wasteland on the back of a city bus, naked except for the tattered curtain she’s wrapped in, looking for her missing little brother (whom she fears she has hypnotized). Smart and acerbic, but still only a tender 15 years old, over the course of the film Tracey reveals to the audience (and herself) the truth about how she wound up there. In the process, she begins to work through ... Read More

Flash Point - On DVD April 22, 2008

Categories: Action, Adventure, Current News, Drama, Foreign, Kernel
by Jean Brunet

Here is the official press release from Genius Products followed by our sneak-peak review: "SANTA MONICA, CA – Breaking Hong Kong box office records last year with its high-energy action sequences and fierce kung fu clashes, FLASH POINT explodes to DVD April 22 from Genius Products, under the company’s acclaimed Dragon Dynasty label. Arriving as a Two-Disc Ultimate Edition and featuring intense performances by seasoned martial arts experts and some of Asian action’s brightest stars Donnie Yen (Hero, Kill Zone), ... Read More

Eastern Promises

Categories: Drama, Foreign, Sizzling Popcorn, Thriller
by Jean Brunet

Rating: Sizzling Popcorn Nikolai Luzhin (Viggo Mortensen) is the driver for one of London's most notorious mob families that is a part of the Vory V Zakone criminal brotherhood. Trouble comes his way when he meets Anna Khitrova (Oscar nominee Naomi Watts), a midwife at a hospital in northern London, as she begins to ask questions about a young girl who died while giving birth. Anna's quest to find out the baby's lineage let's loose the fury of the Vory brotherhood, putting Nikolai's ... Read More

The Passion Of The Christ

Categories: Drama, Foreign, Sizzling Popcorn
by Jean Brunet

Rating: Sizzling Popcorn Mel Gibson's The Passion Of The Christ retells the story of the last twelve hours before Jesus' crucifixion, from praying in the Garden of Olives after the Last Supper to his final words on the cross. Director Mel Gibson does a terrific job with this movie as he succeeds at making it as realistic as possible. Gibson chooses to depict the last hours of Jesus' life by showing the pain and suffering he went through. There is a lot of ... Read More

Away From Her

Categories: Drama, Foreign, Sizzling Popcorn
by Jean Brunet

Rating: Sizzling Popcorn According to Health Canada, 8% of Canadians over the age of 65 suffer from dementia while 5% have Alzheimer's. Every year, dementia costs Canadians over $3.9 million. Filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Away From Her is the sad story of Grant and Fiona, who have been married for over forty years, as they are face with Fiona's Alzheimer's disease. As the couple decides to place her in a retirement home, they find out that Grant will no be able to ... Read More

Run Fat Boy Run

Categories: Burnt Popcorn, Comedy, Foreign, In Theatres
by Jean Brunet

Rating: Burnt Popcorn On his wedding day, Dennis (Simon Pegg from Hot Fuzz) runs away from his pregnant wife-to-be. Five years later, he still finds himself in love with her but the only thing is that she's moved on. To win her back, Dennis must run in a marathon to prove to her that the man she's currently seeing is the wrong guy, but there's one problem, Dennis is obviously not in shape. Simon Pegg isn't too impressive in this movie. I like him ... Read More

Fearless

Categories: Action, Adventure, Butter Popcorn, Epic, Foreign
by Jean Brunet

Rating: Butter Popcorn After being bullied for years, Huo Yuanjia learns to fight for himself and win. Throughout his childhood, he trains himself to win fight after fight in his region of Tianjin. As his popularity grows within the region, pride begins to creep in and take over. When Huo makes a terrible mistake during a fight, it leads to another master's death and the revengeful death of his family. Many years later, after reflecting on his fighting strategy, Huo realizes that it's not ... Read More

In Bruges

Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Foreign, Popcorn
by Jean Brunet

Rating: Popcorn Bruges is one of the well-maintained medieval cities in Belgium, attracting tourists from around the world. This could be Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken's (Brendan Gleeson), two assassins, final destination, as they are sent to Bruges to take cover for while as they await their next mission. Although Ray hates the city, Ken is amazed by the beauty of the scenery and the medieval architecture. After assassinating a priest, Ray discovers that he has accidentally murdered a little boy. Not able ... Read More

2 Days In Paris

Categories: Comedy, Foreign, Kernel, Romance
by Jean Brunet

Rating: Kernel 2 Days In Paris is a foreign film about a New York couple, Marion (Julie Delpy), a French photographer, and Jack (Adam Goldberg), an American interior designer.Trying to rekindle their love life, they decide to go on a European vacation, stopping in Italy. When things don't go as planned (Jack becomes sick and when he gets better, he's always occupied with his photography) the couple begins to look forward to their two days in Paris.In Paris, with the combination of Marion's ... Read More

Once

Categories: Drama, Foreign, Kernel, Musical
by Jean Brunet

Rating: Kernel Once is the story of "the Guy" (yes, none of the characters have names) who works part-time for his father's business. Other than his work, he spends most of his time busking the streets of Dublin, hoping to one day get his music recorded. "The Guy" still thinks of his girlfriend who left him and he just can't move on in life.One day, he meets "the Girl", a recent immigrant. She loves music and would like to have a piano, but ... Read More