Off the Map
Off the Map Starring: Joan Allen, Sam Elliot, Valentina de Angelis, Amy Brenneman, Jim True-Frost Directed by: Campbell Scott Written by: Joan Ackermann Rating: PG-13 Genre: Drama Release Date: 2003 A family lives on their own away from society in the middle of nowhere New Mexico where they end up being audited. The main part...
Sin City
Based on the comic books by Frank Miller. It is three stories that take place in Sin City with some of the characters being interrelated, but all of it is very violoent yet pretty looking. I loved this movie! It was a lot of fun. I thought it was...
House of Flying Daggers
House of Flying Daggers Starring: Ziyi Zhang, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau Directed by: Yimou Zhang Written by: Feng Li, Bin Wang, Yimou Zhang Rating: PG-13 Length: 1 hour 59 minutes Genre: Action Release Date: 2004 In 859, rebel armies are forming to combat the corrupt government during the Tang Dynasty in China. We watched House of...
The Incredibles
Retired superheroes are called out for a new assignment. I love Pixar movies. I did enjoy this one, but I did not like it as much as the Toy Story movies. I wanted it to be funnier. It was a good action picture though. When the fight scenes are...
24 Hour Party People
Tracks the rise and fall of Factory Records in Manchester, England from the late 70’s until the 90’s. I love bands from Manchester, like New Order, Stone Roses, Charlatans, and Happy Mondays. I wanted to see this movie since I love the city and it was going to talk...
Millions
A young British boy lives in an imaginary world most of the time and can’t believe it when he really finds a bag filled with millions that has fallen from the sky. This movie is directed by Danny Boyle that also directed Trainspotting and 28 Days. There is nothing gross or scary...
P.S.
A college admissions officer runs across an application of someone striking a strong resemblance to her high-school sweetheart and true love that died 20 years earlier. I enjoyed this movie but it seemed a tad short. It was a nice, sweet story that was very romantic without being sappy....
Sideways
The weekend before a guy gets married, he goes out on a wine-tasting adventure with his best friend who has been depressed for two years. Directed by the Alexander Payne who made Election and About Schmidt. This was a nice, sweet movie, but I didn’t think it was Best Picture...
Young Adam
Ewan McGregor buddies up with a guy so he can sleep with his wife. Scandalous! How disappointing that a movie filled with Ewan McGregor having sex many times over could be so completely boring. There's a mystery about a dead woman found floating in a Scottish river, but it...
Coffee & Cigarettes
A bunch of short pieces of film starring actors, musicians, and other famous people as themselves at times and characters at other times all discussing anything over coffee and cigarettes. This movie was disappointing. I have liked Jim Jarmusch’s other films before. They usually consist of a lot of...