Iron Man
Iron Man Directed: Jon Favreau Starring: Robert Downey, Jeff Bridges, Terrence Howard, Shaun Toub, Gwyneth Paltrow A billionaire industrialist gets captured by bad guys and builds a flying killing machine to escape and then do good stuff. Awesome! What I loved about Iron Man was it was just a...
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah Marshall Starring: Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Jack McBrayer, Maria Thayer, Jonah Hill, Paul Rudd Directed by: Nicholas Stoller Written by: Jason Segel Rating: R Genre: Comedy Release Date: 2008 A guy gets dumped and runs off to Hawaii to get over feeling depressed, only to run into his...
MWG: The Big Lebowski
I’m a sucky non-contributor to this movie watching group. However, I have been charged with picking the movie for April and since the month is about halfway over, I can now reveal that the movie you need to watch is: The Big Lebowski It’s a modern classic that teaches...
Firewall
A man in charge of a bank’s security has his family kidnapped and the kidnappers want him to rob the bank if he wants to save his family. Harrison Ford looks stern while shouting at bad guys, being unconvincing as a security guy who knows things about technology...
Run, Fat Boy, Run
Run, Fat Boy, Run Directed: David Schwimmer Starring: Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Dylan Moran, Hank Azaria, Ameet Chana A guy with commitment issues leaves his pregnant fiance on their wedding day, and then tries to win her back for the past five years. He thinks he has figured out...
The Lookout
The Lookout Directed: Scott Frank Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Isla Fisher, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino A star high school athlete losing his dreams when a car accident leaves him with certain mental deficiencies. He’s working as a janitor at a bank when he gets pulled into a robbery...
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises Directed: David Cronenberg Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl After a teenage girl dies in the hands of a midwife, only the baby survives. The midwife tries to find out where she came from by translating the girl’s diary written in Russian. She finds herself embroiled...
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl Directed: Edward Shearmurk Starring: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana The two Boleyn sisters that were mistresses of Henry VIII, the king of England. Henry VIII has always been an intriguing fellow. I knew he had many wives, he broke from the Catholic Church and...
Bank Job
Bank Job Directed: J. Peter Robinson Starring: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, David Suchet, Keeley Hawes Based on a true story in 1970s London where a robbery of bank safety deposit boxes is more than just about money, but also scandalous secrets. What I expected to be...
Be Kind Rewind
Be Kind Rewind Directed: Michel Gondry Starring: Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover Two video store guys have all their VHS tapes erased, but instead of buying new videos (or possibly upgrading to DVD), they make their own versions of the movies, hoping no one would notice. What I...