88 Minutes (2007) Movie

88 Minutes (2007) Movie Review

I must confess to being skeptical when Hollywood produces a suspense thriller these days. Generally, they tend to be very slick but overtly superficial time-killers. These films have dog-eared scripts (or, in some cases, a script that Rover left his mark on) dressed up with all the frills that $80,000,000 can buy. The average fan [...]

May 1st, 2008 | Kevin Nickelson | 0 comments | Read More

Jet Li and Jackie Chan Survives Sarah Marshall

It was close, but as we predicted, the combination of Jet Li and Jackie Chan’s first-ever onscreen collaboration in “The Forbidden Kingdom” was just strong enough to survive a furious challenge from the Judd Apatow-produced comedy “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” to take #1 at the box office over the weekend. The Disney martial arts movie took [...]

April 20th, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More

Weekend Throwdown: Kung Fu vs. Sarah Marshall vs. Al Pacino

Jackie Chan by himself may not be enough to take down Sarah Marshall and her wacky Hawaiian vacation, or Al Pacino and his goatee (and something about a murder mystery involving young women way too hot for him), but Jackie Chan teaming up with Jet Li? Okay, so maybe they still might not have enough [...]

April 18th, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More