The Seven Year Itch

The Seven Year Itch

★★ Director: Billy Wilder Year: 1955 I gotta say, I love Billy Wilder films because they're smartly written but this one just sucked. Sure, it's supposed to be ...

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes: A G

★★ Director: Guy Ritchie Year: 2011 I thought the first version of the film was incredibly original with its cinematography and especially it's end credits. But as a ...

The Savages

The Savages

★★ Director: Tamara Jenkins Year: 2007 This has been on my list forever. Mostly because I just love Chris Ware's poster design. I had absolutely no idea what ...

Chronicle

Chronicle

★★ Director: Josh Trank Year: 2012 The premise is interesting, a bit like a back story to a super hero comic. But only if it followed that path. ...

Project X

Project X

★★ Director: Nima Nourizadeh Year: 2012 This was the second film I watched in a row with a handheld camera, Blair Witch project mockumentary style. The story is ...

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

★★ Director: Phil Lord, Chris Miller Year: 2012 Yes, I watched this. So what? I loved the TV show and grew up with it. It obviously helped that ...

G-Force

G-Force

★★ Director: Hoyt Yeatman Year: 2009 Oh yeah, I saw this with the kids. It's basically Jerry Bruckheimer for kids. This is the film he made for ...

Atlas Shrugged Pt. 1

Atlas Shrugged Pt. 1

★★ Director: Paul Johansson Year: 2011 I'm not sure how to describe this awful film adaption of one of my favorite books. It's been rumored for so long ...

Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol

Mission Impossible 4

★★ Director: Brad Bird Year: 2011 I'm a huge Brad Bird fan. And a JJ Abrams fan. So why was it I didn't like this film at ...

Tower Heist

Tower Heist

★★ Director: Brett Ratner Year: 2011 I was in the mood for a really stupid, mainstream film. And this definitely fits the bill. Ben Stiller was pretty ...

Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

Before the Devil Kno

★★ Director: Sidney Lumet Year: 2007 Another film that's been in my queue forever. I didn't know anything about it because the great cast. Unfortunately, the characters ...

The Bucket List

The Bucket List

★★ Director: Rob Reiner Year: 2007 So this is one of those films, just like The Shawshank Redemption, that's played on TNT/TBS all of the time but ...

Contagion

Contagion

★★ Director: Steven Soderbergh Year: 2011 The trailer for this was so well done that it made me want to watch it. Unfortunately, the trailer was probably ...

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Stre

★★ Director: George Seaton Year: 1947 I'm surprised I had never seen this Xmas classic. But all I could think about was, was this the turning point ...

Hangover 2

Hangover 2

★★ Director: Todd Phillips Year: 2011 What an awful movie. It looks like some bad student idea for a film ripping off the original. Whereas the original was... ...

Crazy Stupid Love

Crazy Stupid Love

★★ Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa Year: 2011 I'm on a Ryan Gosling kick.  This film could have been amazing. The casting was terrific and their performances were ...

Horrible Bosses

Horrible Bosses

★★ Director: Seth Gordon Year: 2011 The best thing about this film is Kevin Spacey. He continues to be great in whatever roles he chooses for himself ...

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Transformers: Dark o

★★ Director: Michael Bay Year: 2011 What do you expect  from Transformers' films? Not much. Just mindless explosions, but this one was worse than the previous. And ...