All articles from: January, 2011

The Social Network (2010)

The Social Network is the story of Facebook.  Facebook’s creation, inspiration, and legal webbing are at the center of things here. This was somewhat better than I expected.  I definitely think they took liberties with Mark Zuckerberg’s character.  I am sure there is some truth in what happened, but I am not sure he would [...]

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Nine Dead (2009)

Nine Dead is a horror film starring Melissa Joan Hart.  People chained in a basement with a riddle.  Does that sound familiar?  Wasn’t this stupid the first time? Awful.  This is a lousy Saw rip-off.  Saw was bad enough, but this was terrible.  Some of the worst acting I have ever seen.  It was all [...]

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Crash (2004)

Crash won the Academy Award for best picture in 2006.  It has an extensive cast including, Sandra Bullock, Brendan Fraser, Ludacris, Ryan Phillippe, Thandie Newton, Jennnifer Esposito, Matt Dillon, Terrence Howard, and Don Cheadle. This was a very good movie.  Everything was pieced together well and the acting was good.  It was just so damn [...]

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Sleepers (1996)

Sleepers is a hard-hitting drama about boys pulling a prank on a hot dog vendor that would forever change their lives.  It features Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Kevin Bacon, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Patric, Brad Renfro, and Minnie Driver. The movie was very gritty and the story was decent, but the emotions just did not [...]

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