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Movie Review: THE RAID: REDEMPTION (SERBUAN MAUT)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/24/2012
THE RAID: REDEMPTION movie poster | ©2012 Sony Pictures Classics

Rating: R Stars: Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Doni Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno, Ray Sahetapy Writer: Gareth Huw Evans Director: Gareth Huw Evans Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics Release Date: U.S. March 23, 2012 There is no such thing as nonstop action in a feature film. Sooner or later, a character will get into an elevator, peer apprehensively around a corner or ask a question. This reviewer is duly bound to report that all of these things happen at one point or another in THE RAID: REDEMPTION. These moments stand out in this context, because they are among the very few […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE HUNGER GAMES

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN
THE HUNGER GAMES final poster | ©2012 Lionsgate

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, Wes Bentley, Donald Sutherland Writers: Gary Ross and Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray, based on the novel by Suzanne Collins Director: Gary Ross Distributor: Lionsgate Release Date: March 23, 2012 Not having read Suzanne Collins’ best-selling novel THE HUNGER GAMES, this reviewer can only report secondhand on the film version’s fidelity to the source material (according to those who have read the book, it’s fairly close). As to how well the HUNGER GAMES movie stands up on its own, it is a good […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE SNOWTOWN MURDERS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/19/2012
The Snowtown Murders movie poster | ©2012 IFC Films

Rating: Not Rated Stars: Lucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, Louise Harris, Craig Coyne Writer: Shaun Grant, screen story by Shaun Grant & Justin Kurzel, based on the books KILLING FOR PLEASURE by Debi Marshall and THE SNOWTOWN MURDERS by Andrew McGarry Director: Justin Kurzel Distributor: IFC Midnight Release Date: New York March 2, 2012; Los Angeles March 16, 2012 The mention of an Adelaide community called Snowtown may not immediately spark a dark association in American minds, but to Australians, it’s like bringing up the Hillside Strangler. John Bunting,Australia’s most prolific serial killer, with eleven documented victims, committed his murders in […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SEEKING JUSTICE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/17/2012
SEEKING JUSTICE movie poster | ©2012 Anchor Bay Films

Rating: R Stars: Nicolas Cage, January Jones, Guy Pearce, Jennifer Carpenter, IronE Singtleton, Harold Perrineau, Xander Berkeley Writer: Robert Tannen, story by Todd Hickey and Robert Tannen Director: Roger Donaldson Distributor: Anchor Bay Films Release Date: March 16, 2012 SEEKING JUSTICE is a somewhat gonzo mixture of THE STAR CHAMBER, PAY IT FORWARD and any number of movies about a good man who gets himself into a bad situation. Of course, we can see that Nicolas Cage’s Will Gerard is making a big mistake long before he does. Still, thanks to some nifty action sequences staged by director Roger Donaldson, […]Read On »


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Blu-ray and DVD picks of the week including THE DESCENDANTS

By PETER BROWN 03/14/2012
THE DESCENDANTS | © 2012 Fox Home Entertainment

Your time is short. We know this. So in order to expedite your buying and Netflix decision making, we provide you with a list of the cool and not-so-cool titles coming out for movies, television and everything in-between. So put your feet up, grab some popcorn and check out this week’s selections. MOVIES THE DESCENDANTS – This is the most cheerful film that you will see any time soon. In fact, if you are in a good mood and want to come out of it this is the film to see. George Clooney stars in this film about a real […]Read On »


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Blu-ray and DVD Picks of the Week Including GAME OF THRONES: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON

By PETER BROWN 03/11/2012
GAME OF THRONES S1 | © 2012 HBO Home Video

Your time is short. We know this. So in order to expedite your buying and Netflix decision making, we provide you with a list of the cool and not-so-cool titles coming out for movies, television and everything in-between. So put your feet up, grab some popcorn and check out this week’s selections. MOVIES IMMORTALS – The soon-to-be new Superman, Henry Cavill, stars in this tale of gods versus men from the producers of 300. Rich in CGI, the film is action packed with a number of cool moments and battles that only serve to enhance even more CGI moments. It […]Read On »


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Movie Review: JOHN CARTER

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/10/2012
JOHN CARTER movie poster | ©2012 Walt Disney Company

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden Church, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Bryan Cranston, Polly Walker, Daryl Sabara Writers: Andrew Stanton & Mark Andrews and Michael Chabon, based on the story “A Princess of Mars” by Edgar Rice Burroughs Director: Andrew Stanton Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures Release Date: March 9, 2012 There’s a very fine line in science-fiction/fantasy between playing it straight and lapsing into preposterous solemnity on one side and self-parody on the other. In this adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “A Princess of Mars,” director Andrew Stanton and […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SILENT HOUSE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/09/2012
SILENT HOUSE poster | ©2012 Open Road

Rating: R Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Julia Taylor Ross Writer: Laura Lau, based on the Gustavo Hernandez film LA CASA MUDA Directors: Chris Kentis & Laura Lau Distributor: Open Road Films Release Date: March 9, 2012 SILENT HOUSE is advertised as being made in one continuous 85-minute take. If true, this is a wonderful feat of economic filmmaking, but it has strangely little bearing on the movie’s overall effect. Because the action moves from inside the title structure to outside and back again, the immediacy that the single moving take should provide dissipates somewhat. Directors Chris […]Read On »


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Movie Review: DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX

By SEAN ELLIOTT 03/03/2012
Dr. Seuss' THE LORAX movie poster | ©2012 Universal

Rating: P G Voices: Danny DeVito, Taylor Swift, Ed Helms, Zac Efron, Betty White, Rob Riggle, Jenny Slate Writer: Screenplay by Ken Daurio & Cinco Paul, Based on the book by Dr. Seuss Director: Chris Renaud & Kyle Balda  Distributor: Universal Studios Release Date: March 2, 2012 Dr. Seuss is not an easy thing to adapt to a full length feature, and there have been hits and misses over the years. THE GRINCH was a passable Seuss film, but Mike Myers as THE CAT IN THE HAT was kind of an unforgivable slight on the author’s original work. Now Universal […]Read On »


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Blu-ray and DVD picks of the week including TOWER HEIST

By PETER BROWN 02/23/2012
TOWER HEIST | (c) 2012 Universal Home Entertainment

Your time is short. We know this. So in order to expedite your buying and Netflix decision making, we provide you with a list of the cool and not-so-cool titles coming out for movies, television and everything in-between. So put your feet up, grab some popcorn and check out this week’s selections. MOVIES TOWER HEIST – It’s not that TOWER HEIST is a bad movie. Well, it isn’t a good movie either, but it certainly doesn’t deserve all the negativity it received when it came out – despite having Ben Stiller in the lead role. The problem with the movie […]Read On »


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