The Reader (Graded)

The Reader opens in post-WWII Germany, a teenager named Michael Berg becomes ill & is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever & seeks out Hanna to thank her. Discovering that Hanna loves being read to, their relationship deepens into a physical one & quickly becomes passionate but secretive affair. Yet despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day & Michael is left confused & heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life – this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna’s past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives.

Grade: A +

Trailer HERE

WhiteOut (Poster 2 Release)

U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko, uncovers the first murder ever in the Antarctic just as the sun is about to set for six months. She must catch the killer before he leaves the ice or be stuck there with him in the dark for six months.

Trailers HERE

LOST Season 5 (TV Watch)

ABC has unveiled a trailer for the upcoming 5th season of "Lost," which features the song "You Found Me" by The Fray which contains footage.

Updates: It's been pointed out that at the 1:34 & 2:25 mark, the trailer flashes the logo for a tie-in company called Ajira Airways. It just so happens that a website for that airline exists & you can check it out HERE.

The Lost season five premiere will actually be a 3 hour event! An hour-long recap special at 8 PM, followed by the first two episodes 9-11 PM. The series will air thereafter at 9 PM on Weds.

On: DVD/Blu-Ray

Trailer HERE

2012 (Movie Watch)

Never before has a date in history been so significant to so many cultures, so many religions, scientists, and governments. 2012 is an epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.

Graded: C
Teaser HERE

The Wrestler (Graded)

A retired professional wrestler, Randy "The Ram" Robinson, makes his way through the independent circuit, trying to get back in the game for one final showdown with his former rival.

Grade: A
Trailer HERE

Astro Boy (Teaser Release)

Set in futuristic Metro City, A young robot powered by pure positive "blue" energy is endowed with super strength, x-ray vision, unbelievable speed & the ability to fly- not to mention the purest spirit on the planet. Embarking on a journey across the planet to discover his powers, Astro Boy encounters a netherworld of robot gladiators & other comic characters, learning the joys & emotions of being human along the way. When he learns his friends & family are in danger, Astro Boy marshals all his awesome super powers & returns to Metro City, in a valiant effort to save everything he cares about & to embrace his place in the world.

Trailers HERE

Star Trek (Movie Watch)

Star Trek follows James T. Kirk enrolling at Starfleet Academy, his first meeting with Spock, and their battles with Romulans from the future, who are interfering with history.

Grade: B +

Trailers HERE

Coraline (Graded)

A high-definition stop-motion animated feature - the first to be originally filmed in 3-D - with spectacular CG effects, based on the international best-selling book. A young girl (Coraline) walks through a secret door in her new home to discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life - only much better. But when this wondrously off-kilter, fantastical adventure turns dangerous & her counterfeit parents try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home - & save her family.

Grade: A

Trailer HERE

Teaser HERE

Moon (Movie Watch)

Sam Bell is nearing the end of his contract with Lunar. He's been a faithful employee for 3 long years. His home has been Selene, a moon base where he has spent his days alone, mining Helium 3. The precious gas holds the key to reversing the Earth's energy crisis. Isolated & determined, Sam's time on the moon has been enlightening, but uneventful while he waits for his return home to Earth to his wife, young daughter & an early retirement. But 2 weeks shy of his departure from Selene, Sam starts seeing things, hearing things & feeling strange. And when a routine extraction goes horribly wrong, he discovers that Lunar have their own plans for replacing him... and the new recruit is eerily familiar.

Before he can return to Earth, Sam has to confront himself and the discovery that the life he has created, may not be his own. It's more than his contract that is set to expire.

Grade: A -

Trailer HERE

The Wrestler (Poster Release)

A retired professional wrestler, Randy "The Ram" Robinson, makes his way through the independent circuit, trying to get back in the game for one final showdown with his former rival.

Grade: A
Trailer HERE

Monsters vs Aliens (Movie Watch)

When California girl Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall. Alerted to the threat of this new monster, the military jumps into action & Susan is captured & secreted away to a covert government compound. There, she is renamed Ginormica & placed in confinement with a ragtag group of other monsters: the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.; the macho half-ape, half-fish The Missing Link; the gelatinous & indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus. Their confinement is cut short, however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth & begins storming the country. In a moment of desperation, The President is persuaded by General W.R. Monger to enlist the motley crew of Monsters to combat the Alien Robot and save the world from imminent destruction.

Grade: A -

Trailer HERE

The Wolfman (Trailer Release)

Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman, is lured back to his family estate by his brother's fiancée, Gwen Conliffe, after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father, Talbot sets out to find his brother only to discover a horrifying destiny for himself. Something with brute strength & insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers, and a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline has come to investigate.

Grade: C +
Trailers HERE

Watchmen (Trailer)

"Watchmen" is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the "Doomsday Clock" – which charts the USA's tension with the Soviet Union – is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion – a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers – Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity... but who is watching the Watchmen?"

Grade: A
Trailer HERE

Teasers HERE

Book of Blood (Movie Watch)

Paranormal researcher Mary Florescu's investigations lead her to Simon McNeal, a college student who appears to be channelling messages from the dead. As the line between the worlds of the living & the dead become blurred they discover a house that is at the intersection of "The Highways" which transport souls in the after life

Coming Soon

Trailer HERE

Special (Movie Watch)

Les Franken is a kind-hearted & soft-spoken man who loves reading comic books. He’s the type of guy who most people walk by on the street without even noticing; in essence, he’s completely average & virtually invisible. However, everything changes for Les the day he is accepted into an experimental drug study for a new & exciting anti-depressant, Specioprin Hydrochloride. As Les begins to take the drugs an unexpected side effect occurs - he begins to develop special powers: the ability to levitate, to read peoples’ minds, and even walk through walls. Faced with the dilemma of how best to utilize his new “powers,” the answer seems obvious to Les. He puts together a homemade superhero suit and hits the streets to fight crime and protect the world from the forces of evil.

Trailer HERE

Gardens of The Night (Movie Watch)

Leslie, a teenage girl, struggles with a hand to mouth existence on the streets of San Diego with only her childhood friend Donnie to look after her, both of them trying to cope with the trauma of having been abducted and held captive by two men nine years earlier.

Trailer HERE

Flashbacks of a Fool (Movie Watch)

 Joe Scot is a washed-up Hollywood star adrift in a haze of sex, drugs & squandered fame... But when he receives news of the sudden death of his childhood best friend, Joe flashes back to his younger self in his small English seaside village & the summer of innocence & tragedy that would change his life forever.

Trailer HERE

The Reader (Movie Watch)

The Reader opens in post-WWII Germany, a teenager named Michael Berg becomes ill & is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever & seeks out Hanna to thank her. Discovering that Hanna loves being read to, their relationship deepens into a physical one & quickly becomes passionate but secretive affair. Yet despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day & Michael is left confused & heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life – this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna’s past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives.

Grade: A -

Trailer HERE

Coraline (Movie Watch)

A high-definition stop-motion animated feature - the first to be originally filmed in 3-D - with spectacular CG effects, based on the international best-selling book. A young girl (Coraline) walks through a secret door in her new home to discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life - only much better. But when this wondrously off-kilter, fantastical adventure turns dangerous & her counterfeit parents try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home - & save her family.

Grade: A

Trailer HERE

Teaser HERE