Thursday, February 14, 2008

Street Kings (Movie Watch)

Tom Ludlow is a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.


Grade: B -
Trailer HERE

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Movie Watch)

Leading up to the events of "X-Men," "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" tells the story of Wolverine's epically violent & romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed & the ominous Weapon X program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar & new, including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-Men universe.

Grade: C -
Official Trailer HERE

Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull (Trailer Release)

Indiana Jones is once again thrust into danger & adveture, racing across the map from Connecticut to the jungles of Peru for an artifact that holds more than wonder, known as The Crystal Skull, a quartz sculpture of disputed origins that was carved in a way that defies the natural structure of the crystal. With the Nazis no longer a threat to the world & archaelogical artifacts of such dubious origin, Indy must go up against new foes, operatives from the Soviet Union, such as the seductive Agent Spalko, an unethical rival archaeologist & his own past.

Grade: B +
Trailer 1 HERE
Trailer 2 HERE

Monday, February 11, 2008

Be Kind Rewind (Graded)

In Be Kind Rewind, we find a junkyard worker who attempts to sabotage a power plant that he believes is melting his brain. When his plan goes awry, the magnetic field that he creates accidentally erases all of the videotapes in a local video store where his best friend Mike works. Fearing that the mishap will cost Mike his job, the two team up to keep the store's only loyal customer, ­a little old lady with dementia,­ from realizing what has happened by recreating & re-filming every movie that she decides to rent. In doing so, these two friends become the biggest stars in their neighborhood by starring in the biggest movies ever made.

Grade: B +
Trailer HERE

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Defiance (Movie Watch)

In WWII Russia, Jewish refugees band together into a brigade that hides in the forest, ambushes Germans and survives until war’s end, eventually 1200 strong.

Coming: Dec 9
Trailer HERE

Taken (Movie Watch)

A former spy relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been forced into the slave trade.

Grade: B +
Teaser HERE
Trailer HERE

The Happening (Trailer Release)

M. Night Shyamalan brings us a paranoid thriller about a family on the run from a natural crisis that presents a large-scale threat to humanity. I'd spill the beans but then you might start having nightmares over Lady in The Water.

Grade: B -
Trailer HERE