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Traitor

Cast: Don Cheadle, Archie Panjabi, Guy Pearce, Lorena Gale, Raad Rawi

Directed by: Jeffrey Nachmanoff

29 Aug 2008

Traitor kind of snuck up on us with very little fanfare. Just a sprinkling of TV commercials was apparently all Traitor either warranted or was budgeted ..  read more

Hamlet 2

Cast: Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Skylar Astin, Amy Poehler, Phoebe Strole

Directed by: Andrew Fleming

22 Aug 2008

I have a love/hate relationship with Hamlet 2. I love the humor, the way it sends up inspirational teacher movies before becoming one itself, and I love ..  read more

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Cast: Javier Bardem, Patricia Clarkson, Penelope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall

Directed by: Woody Allen

15 Aug 2008

With Vicky Christina Barcelona, at least Woody Allen got the casting right. They are all so very pretty: Scarlett Johansson with her golden locks and ample ..  read more

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Cast: Anthony Daniels, Matthew Wood

15 Aug 2008

It's no secret that I love Star Wars -- and not just "the old ones" but all six movies: their mythic scope, their conceptual and visual inventiveness, the ..  read more

Tropic Thunder

Cast: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Jay Baruchel, Nick Nolte

Directed by: Ben Stiller

15 Aug 2008

Actors, studio execs, action epics, Vietnam War movies, classic rock film soundtracks, and even art films are all fair game in Tropic Thunder, Ben Stiller's ..  read more

Pineapple Express

Cast: James Franco, Seth Rogen, Craig Robinson, James Remar, Joe Lo Truglio

Directed by: David Gordon Green

6 Jul 2008

Judd Apatow watched True Romance and wondered what would happen if Brad Pitt's stoner character was the focus of that film. From that little 'what if?' ..  read more

Frozen River

Cast: Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Charlie McDermott, Mark Boone Jr., Jay Klaitz

Directed by: Courtney Hunt

1 Aug 2008

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, Courtney Hunt's taut thriller, featuring the remarkable Melissa Leo, takes place in a ..  read more

The Dark Knight

Cast: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart

Directed by: Christopher Nolan

Release Date: 18 Jul 2007

18 Jul 2008

Batman Begins made a believer out of me. The blinders were lifted from my eyes, and I not only understood why a billionaire would transform himself into a ..  read more

Garden Party

Cast: Vinessa Shaw, Willa Holland, Richard Gunn, Patrick Fischler, Fiona Dourif

Directed by: Jason Freeland

11 Jul 2008

Willa Holland, currently best known for her work on the TV series The O.C. is super pretty: she's got that long dark hair and those big, big eyes. Watching ..  read more

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Cast: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Doug Jones, Ladislav Beran

Directed by: Guillermo del Toro

11 Jul 2008

Guillermo del Toro let his imagination run wild with Hellboy II: The Golden Army, a visual treat for the eyes crammed full of bizarre creepy creatures and ..  read more