Apr 4, 2008
by Jean Brunet
Rating: Popcorn
From Lionsgate comes this thrilling movie that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Starring Patrick Wilson and Canadian rising star, Ellen Page, Hard Candy is the story of a smart and gutsy 14-year-old girl, Hayley (Page), who goes to a coffee shop to meet up with Jeff (Wilson), a 34-year-old photographer she met online. Hayley is ready to go over to Jeff's place to have fun and hang out but finds herself stripping for a photo shoot that she's ... Read More
Mar 31, 2008
by Jean Brunet
From the directors of The Eye, Oxide Pang and Danny Pang, comes this action-packed film of the Bangkok underworld. Bangkok Dangerous, which stars Nicolas Cage, is the remake of the 2001 film of the same title.
SYNOPSIS
The life of an anonymous assassin takes an unexpected turn when he travels to Thailand to complete a series of contract killings. Joe (Nicolas Cage), a remorseless hitman, is in Bangkok to execute four enemies of a ruthless crime boss named Surat. He hires ... Read More
Mar 28, 2008
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
Mar 26, 2008
by Jean Brunet
Rating: Butter Popcorn
Thomas Jane, most known for his role as The Punisher, and Marcia Gay Harden star in this thriller based on Stephen King's novella, The Mist. Following a severe storm, a mist sweeps into a community in Maine. The residents quickly discover within the mist the bloodthirsty critters who are lurking for human blood. Rumors are spreading that "The Arrowhead Project", a research project conducted by a secret military base, is the cause of this horrifying event. As many of ... Read More
Mar 25, 2008
by Jean Brunet
Rating: Burnt Popcorn
After a nuclear bomb explodes in Texas in 2005, the United States goes down in chaos. The U.S. begins to attack every nation that it thinks is its enemy, which causes WWIII.
Southland Tales is set in 2008 in L.A., where the neo-Marxist are revolting against the government, a Hollywood star stricken with amnesia helps out a porn star in creating a reality TV show, and a police office holds the information to a conspiracy.
When I read the synopsis in Blockbuster's ... Read More
Mar 24, 2008
by Jean Brunet
Rating: Sizzling Popcorn
Michael Clayton (George Clooney) is a discontent lawyer at one of the biggest corporate law firms in New York City. As he finds himself in debt with the firm, he must do everything to win a multi-million dollar class action lawsuit against U/North. When another lawyer, Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson), sabotages the case, Michael Clayton must face the greatest challenge of his life.
Michael Clayton is a thought-provoking thriller that is directed by Academy Award nominee, Tony Gilroy. Gilroy focuses the ... Read More
Mar 17, 2008
by Jean Brunet
Rating: Sizzling Popcorn
No Country For Old Men stars Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin. It is a great movie that is based on the novel by Cormac MacCarthy, which tells the thrilling story of a Texas man trying to run away from his pursuers after he finds a suitcase filled with money.
No Country For Old Men has won various Academy Awards including: Actor In A Supporting Role (Javier Bardem), Writing (Adapted Screenplay), Directing, and Best Picture. It deserved each ... Read More
Mar 14, 2008
by Jean Brunet
Rating: Popcorn
The Bank Job is based on the true story of the largest bank robbery in London's history.
Terry (Jason Statham), a car dealer, is given a heist offer from Martine, a beautiful local model. He and his employees embark on this mission to steal several safety deposit boxes filled with millions of dollars in cash and jewelry. What they discover in one of the boxes will change the course of the heist, as it will bring them into a sex scandal that ... Read More
Mar 5, 2008
by Jean Brunet
Rating: Kernel
"Each year, over 21,000,000 people receive general anesthesia.
The vast majority go to sleep peacefully.
They remember nothing.
30,000 of these patients are not so fortunate.
They find themselves unable to sleep.
Trapped in a phenomenon known as anesthesia awareness.
These victims are completely paralyzed.
They cannot scream for help.
They are awake."
-Opening screen of Awake
Starring Hayden Christensen and Jessica Alba, Awake is the story of Clay as he receives a heart transplant. After receiving the anesthesia, Clay can still feel everything in the surgery although ... Read More
Feb 23, 2008
by Jean Brunet
Rating: Popcorn
At a multinational summit on terroism and security in Spain, the United States' president is about to speak in front of an irate crowd when he is suddenly shot twice in an assassination plot. As Vantage Point unfolds, we discover the broad overall view of the assassination/ terror attack from the various points of view of the main characters.
From the opening sequence to the ending credits, Vantage Point is filled with suspense and action, keeping you on the edge of ... Read More