Joey Gazelle (Paul Walker) has loyally served as a flunkie in the local mob gang for almost a decade. When a drug deal goes bad and several dirty cops are killed in the process, the mob boss’ son, Tommy (Johnny Messner), gives Joey a simple task: dispose of the gunContinue Reading
Harold Crick (Will Ferrell) has a problem. He’s hearing a voice in his head that seems to be narrating his actions. As he goes about his daily activities as an I.R.S. auditor, the voice explains what he’s done to an unseen audience. The voice belongs to author Kay Eiffel (EmmaContinue Reading
Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is the descendant of a long line of thugs and criminals. Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon) grew up under the tutelage of crime boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). For completely different reasons, each of the youths decide to join the Massachusetts State Police. Upon graduation from theContinue Reading
When it was announced that director Oliver Stone would be making a movie about the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, most people believed he’d be making controversial or loose-with-the-facts version of the events. There were people who cited Stone’s previous “historical” films, such as JFK andContinue Reading
Dave Spritz (Nicolas Cage) is a TV weatherman in Chicago. He makes $240,000 a year for two hours of work a day. You’d think he’d be happy, but he’s not. His marriage is over. His kids don’t relate to him. His dying father thinks he’s incapable of doing something asContinue Reading
Think zombie movies have been done to death? Think again. French writer/director Robin Campillo has taken the genre in a new direction with They Came Back, a completely bloodless look at what would happen if the recently deceased came back from the dead. The movie wastes no time getting toContinue Reading
While there have been many movies made about the life of Hitler, there hadn’t been a German-made film about him until 2004’s Downfall. No doubt it would be difficult for German filmmakers to attempt to properly portray him for fear that any attempt to humanize him or hint he wasContinue Reading