Archive for June, 2009

  • Review Blitz #23

    Review Blitz #23

    Session 9 (2001) With low expectations and high hopes I decided to give Session 9 a try. Fortunately it was able to live up to the low expectations, but the high hopes may have been a little out of reach. This horror thriller has a...

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  • Movie Review – Angels and Demons (2009)

    Movie Review – Angels and Demons (2009)

    Director: Ron Howard Writer: David Koepp and Akiva Goldsman Genre: Drama/Mystery/Thriller Anticipation of the expected controversy of Angels and Demons after seeing The Da Vinci Code left me with complete disappointment. Not to say that Angels and Demons was a bad movie or that The...

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  • Movie Review – The Reader (2008)

    Movie Review – The Reader (2008)

    Director: Stephen Daldry Writer: David Hare (screenplay) and Bernhard Schlink (book) Genre: Drama/Romance The Reader will shock most with it’s harsh narrative and surprisingly steamy romance, yet it still manages to deliver a hard hitting and compelling story. The Reader follows Michael Berg (David Kross...

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  • Where do we go from here?

    Where do we go from here?

    You may ask yourself “where do we go from here?”  Well indeed that is the question; there are so many movies out there that I just don’t know how I could possibly catch up or discern the best compromise in watching and reviewing the necessary....

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  • Movie Review – Madea Goes to Jail (the play)

    Movie Review – Madea Goes to Jail (the play)

    Admittedly after many weeks of having Madea Goes to Jail available to watch, I only recently was able to bring myself to actually try and watch it. Unfortunately I was not able to make it through it in its entirety. I will definitely sit through...

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  • Movie Review – Man Overboard (2008)

    Movie Review – Man Overboard (2008)

    Director: Oliver Robins Writer: Ashley Scott Meyers and Nathan Ives Genre: Comedy Man Overboard attempts to get you excited about boats and salesmen, but leaves room for improvement. Although it was funny for the most part and never overly obnoxious or offensive, it lacked a...

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