Review: Blades of Glory

Review: “Blades of Glory” Run time: 1:33 What happens when you put Ron Burgandy and Napoleon Dynamite on ice? “Blades of Glory”. I wish I was kidding, but I can’t watch Jon Heder without hearing his delivery and waiting for him to start reciting lines from “Napoleon Dynamite”. I can imagine that is a tough …

Review: Hot Fuzz

Review: “Hot Fuzz” Run time: 2:01 A “parody” or “satire” usually skewers the material on which it is based. The “Naked Gun” movies were extremely slapsticky and could be best described as “loose send ups” of police movies, where the case itself is hardly anything more than a reason to set Leslie Nielsen in glorious …

Review: Reno 911!: Miami

Review: “Reno 911!: Miami” Run time: 1:24 Dammit. I really wanted to like this movie. I really did. I’m a big fan of the show and I had high hopes for this, and that may have set the bar too high to start. The movie feels like one long episode with a loose storyline based …

Review: Music & Lyrics

Review: “Music and Lyrics” Run time: 1:36 Hugh Grant has built a career as the sullen yet charming Englishman with a gift for wooing the ladies. Now you can add singing to his repertoire. Grant is Alex Fletcher, the lesser known keyboardist from a Wham!-esque 80’s pop band called, ironically, POP. Now washed up and …

Review: Smokin’ Aces

Review: “Smokin’ Aces” Run time: 1:49 Buddy “Aces” Israel is a Vegas entertainer turned small-time mobster who has turned government informant. A $1 million hit has been put out on his head before he can testify and go into witness protection, but the contractors want his heart, too. The hit goes out and every freelance …

Review: Night at the Museum

Review: “Night at the Museum” Run time: 1:49 I will say that if you told me Ben Stiller would be in a movie with Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Owen Wilson Steve Coogan and Dick Van Dyke I would expect it to be a rip-roaring comedy, but instead “Night at the Museum” is a fun family …

Review: Shut Up and Sing

“Shut Up and Sing” Run time: 1:33 During a concert in London in 2003, Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines made her infamous remark about the President. “Shut Up and Sing” shows what happens when the Chicks walked off stage all the way through the recording of their latest EP “Taking the Long Way” with …

Review: Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny

“Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny” Run time: 1:33 I’m going to go ahead and get this reference out of the way – “Destiny” is this generation’s “Tommy”….only because I can’t think of any other musicals right off hand except for South Park the Movie. Written over the course of 6 years by stars …

Review: Casino Royale

“Casino Royale” Run time: 2:24 When Daniel Craig was named the new James Bond, everyone lined up to pee on his parade. I wasn’t as skeptical after seeing him in “Layer Cake”, but I was eager to see what he did with the role. “Casino Royale” is the “Batman Begins” of Bond films. The one …

Review: Stranger Than Fiction

“Stranger Than Fiction” Run time: 1:57 An IRS auditor suddenly finds himself the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire life, from his work, to his love-interest, to his death. They say there are only 7 stories that you can write about, but I don’t remember seeing this …

Review: Running With Scissors

This was terrible. We walked out 40 minutes into it. I would have rather literally run with scissors. I’m not going to even waste time tracking down the poster and run time. Rating: Incomplete.

Review: The Departed

“The Departed” Run time: 2:29 Simple math equation here: Jack Nicholson + Martin Scorsese + Leonardo DiCaprio + Matt Damon + Martin Sheen = movie gold, but add Alec Baldwin, a scene stealing Mark Wahlberg and deserving comparisons to “Goodfellas” and that equals Oscar nominations galore, or at least it should. A remake of a …

Review: Monster House (In 3-D)

“Monster House” Run time: 1:31 I can’t remember the last movie I saw in 3-D, and to be fair, this “3-D” version of Monster House was not full of the things you associate with 3-D movies like cheesy effects, things flying out at the audience, or people reaching towards the camera for stuff. The 3-D …

Review: School for Scoundrels

“School For Scoundrels” Run time: 1:40 Anyone heard of the theory that bad movies put all the funny parts into their trailers and hope it sells tickets? If you haven’t, then go watch the trailer for this turd and then go drop $8 to see it proven. I really wanted this to be funny because …