Review: Source Code

Jake Gyllenhaal time travel film

THE SETUP: An American soldier (Jake Gyllenhaal) is caught between two realities, one where he’s a teacher on a train trying to find a bomb before it goes off and the other in current time where he’s trying to figure out how the hell he got there in this situation. THE THOUGHTS: When is the [...]

Review: Hanna

child spy thriller

THE SETUP: A child (Saoirse Ronan), raised in the European backwoods as an assassin by her father (Eric Bana), is tired of living in seclusion and wants to a real life. By “real life,” I mean going on a mission to kill a mysterious spy (Cate Blanchett). Much asskicking to come. [youtube]ugireeCoYyU[/youtube] THE THOUGHTS: If [...]

Review: Sucker Punch

science fiction fantasy horror film with hot girls

THE SETUP: An orphan named Baby Doll (Emily Browning) is sent to an insame asylum by her stepfather who pays off hospital staff to lobotomize her to make her forget the atrocities his committed to her family. Baby Doll’s only escape is by joining with her fellow inmates and using her imagination, and some apparently [...]

Review: The Lincoln Lawyer

crime drama with slimy lawyer doing what's right

THE SETUP: Based on a Michael Connelly book, a slick defense lawyer (Matthew McConaughy) known for working out of his Lincoln town car and his ability to work with known criminals takes on a case he’s not so sure about. The son (Ryan Philippe) of a rich Beverly Hills family is charged with murder. Was [...]