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Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008) Movie Review
Morgan Spurlock, the man famous for putting on the pounds eating McDonalds three meals a day for thirty days in Super Size Me, is back and he’s on a mission, a global one this time. He’s decided that he doesn’t want to bring his unborn child into a world where the US can’t find one [...]
August 18th, 2008 | Jodie Bass | 0 comments | Read MoreTropic Thunder (2008) Movie Review
As a rule, I avoid comedies like the plague. Either they are too low-brow for my tastes, relying on flatulence or gross sexual situations for laughs, or they cannot sustain their humor. Comedies also tend to be dominated by flavor-of-the-month performers, usually someone who was on “Saturday Night Live,” who churn out one film after [...]
August 18th, 2008 | Bodhi Grrl | 0 comments | Read MoreKung Fu Killer (2008) Movie Review
Kung Fu Killer, much like it’s name, is a seriously flawed blend of quality elements that just don’t mix well. David Carradine isn’t a great actor but in the right role, like his plausible bad guy in Kill Bill, he’s near perfect. Daryl Hannah, too, can be charming and captivating in the right environment. Neither [...]
August 17th, 2008 | Jodie Bass | 0 comments | Read MoreThe Chaser (2008) Movie Review
Korean film “The Chaser” comes on an incredible wave of critical acclaim, having won the Grand Prize award at the 44th Baeksang Art Awards, as well as the five top prizes at the 45th Daejong Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor, not to mention having been very well received at Cannes. On [...]
August 8th, 2008 | James Mudge | 1 comment | Read MoreThe Midnight Meat Train (2008) Movie Review
All I want to know is what did writer-producer Clive Barker and/or director Ryuhei Kitamura do or say to someone at Lion’s Gate to get their $15 million film “Midnight Meat Train” dumped into second-run cinemas on its opening week? Did they kidnap an executive’s family and set everyone on fire in front of him? [...]
August 8th, 2008 | Bodhi Grrl | 2 comments | Read MoreThe Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) Movie Review #2
The general rule is that the more sequels a film spawns, the crappier they are. Take “The Mummy” (1999). It had a cheesy B-film feel to it with an Indiana Jones vibe. Set in Egypt, it contained some romance, laughs and high adventure. It was entertaining summer fare that introduced us to Oded Fehr. (Yowza.) [...]
August 8th, 2008 | Bodhi Grrl | 1 comment | Read MoreThe Moss (2008) Movie Review
“The Moss” is hotly tipped Hong Kong director Derek Kwok’s follow-up to his much praised debut “The Pye-Dog”, and sees him sticking to the same territory with another gritty tale of urban angst. Here, the tone is somewhat darker, and the film delves even further into the lives of criminals and dirty cops, whilst still [...]
August 7th, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 comments | Read MoreThe Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior (2008) Movie Review
Granted, “The Scorpion King” with The Rock was no masterpiece; it was a mildly entertaining movie that was probably too generic for its own good, but it’s hard to argue that the film, directed by Chuck Russell, did what it did very well. And yeah, having a barely dressed Kelly Hu slinking around onscreen didn’t [...]
August 6th, 2008 | Nix | 3 comments | Read MoreThe Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) Movie Review
The gang’s all back for another rousing mummy adventure in “Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”. Well, kinda. The gang is sorta back together, if your definition of “gang” is two-thirds of the original stars, and the addition of a new, potential spin-off character. Oh well, two-thirds is something, right? And as long as [...]
August 3rd, 2008 | Nix | 2 comments | Read MoreFissure (2008) Movie Review
The plot for Fissure works on several different levels: First, it takes our commonly held concept of time, and turns that on its head. Detective Paul Grunning (played by James MacDonald) is the film’s main character who inadvertently walks into a scientific experiment where time has mysteriously been divided and reshuffled, much like a deck [...]
August 3rd, 2008 | Dan MacIntosh | 0 comments | Read MoreThree Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (2008) Movie Review #2
With John Woo’s mighty “Red Cliff” having been in production for an age before finally storming into Chinese cinemas, it was always inevitable that a number of other films would attempt to steal a little of its thunder, or at least to cash in on its inevitable success. The highest profile and arguably the most [...]
August 2nd, 2008 | James Mudge | 0 comments | Read MoreRed (2008) Movie Review
The film, Red, turns good and evil inside out. Everyone loves Avery. He is a dog-lover, war veteran, fisherman, beer drinker, and widower living in a typical small American town. He has a kind, sincere face, weathered by life and soulful eyes that belie a secret tragedy. Three teenaged boys accost [...]
August 1st, 2008 | Laurence Bush | 1 comment | Read More














