Top 10 Films of 2009

It has become sort of a tradition here at the end of the year/beginning of the following year that I go through my favorite film releases of the year, and this year is no different. 2009 turned out to be a very good year when it came to smaller movies, though there were a couple of pretty good tent pole releases but for the most part they failed to deliver the goods, and as usual the…

(500) Days of Summer (Blu-ray)

Romantic Comedies, how I loath thee. It seems there are hundreds that come out every year and for the most part they aren’t much to write about, but this year we were given two this that really rise above the rest, Away We Go, and (500) Days of Summer, but these two films proved there is a way to bring something fresh and new to one …

Inglourious Basterds (Blu-ray)

There are very few directors out there whose work I follow almost religiously; Quentin Tarantino is one of them. Tarantino has been working on Inglourious Basterds for the better part of a decade now, always putting it aside for other projects (Kill Bill, and Grindhouse). After those two projects he decided to move forwa…

Jennifer’s Body (DVD)

Horror movies are a dime a dozen these days. It seems every month there is a new cookie-cutter slasher film with a cast of hot up-incoming teen heart-throbs, but lets be serious they usually suck. But for every by the numbers film there is one that tries to be a little different than the rest.

Night at the Museum 2 (Blu-ray)

For the most part I enjoy Ben Stiller’s work, he has been a very funny part of most of my life, with films like Zoolander, The Cable Guy (which he directed), and There’s Something about Mary. Thats why I can’t really fault him for making movies like Madagascar, and Night at The Museum. But to my surprise I actually found myself enjoying the first Night at the Museum movie so when a sequel was announced I gave thought I would give it a shot.

The Negotiator (Blu-ray)

Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey are needless to day some of the best actors working today, so in 1998 F. Gary Gray (Friday, Set It Off) put the two of them together in The Negotiator and honestly while the movie itself is just a fairly standard thriller, it is remembered so fairly because of the performances by the main actors.

Transformers 2 (Blu-ray)

Transformers 2 ( Blu-ray )

Sequels are rarely ever better than the original that came before it, but occasionally you get one that shines through.  Unfortunately Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen does not surpass the original but it does a good job at being consistent with the first.  Taking place a couple of years after the events of [...]

Inglorious Bastards

Inglorious Bastards ( Theatrical )

Quentin Tarantino has been working on the script that would become Inglorious Bastards for the better part of 10 years now, going through many different incarnations over the years.  And now finally Tarantino has decided to bring us his ultimate World War II revenge fantasy to the big screen, but is Inglorious [...]

Star Trek – Original Colle...

Star Trek – Original Collection(Blu-ray)

I was never a big Star Trek fan growing up, Star Wars was always my thing. With the exception of The Wrath of Kahn I just never really had interest in the adventures of Captain Kirk and crew. But with the release of this summers mega-hit, J.J. Abrams [...]