Theatrical Releases This Week Abduction Director: John Singleton Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5k7ECYZ-ds For as long as he can remember, Nathan Harper (Taylor Lautner) has had the uneasy feeling that he’s living someone else’s life. When he stumbles upon an image of himself as a little boy on a missing persons website, all of Nathan’s darkest fears come […]
Reel News: Week of September 5 – Bucky Larson, Contagion, Warrior, Hanna, X-Men: First Class
Theatrical Releases This Week Warrior Director: Gavin O’Connor Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54vrgCP5nlc Haunted by a tragic past, ex-Marine Tommy Conlon (Hardy) returns home for the first time in fourteen years to enlist the help of his father (Nick Nolte) to train for SPARTA, the biggest winner-takes-all event in mixed martial arts history. A former wrestling prodigy, Tommy […]
Reel News: Week of August 29 – The Debt, Shark Night 3D, Apollo 18, In a Better World
Theatrical Releases This Week The Debt Director: John Madden Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFp28r9sqUw The espionage thriller begins in 1997, as shocking news reaches retired Mossad secret agents Rachel (Helen Mirren) and Stephan (Tom Wilkinson) about their former colleague David (Ciarán Hinds). All three have been venerated for decades by their country because of the mission that they […]
Reel News: Week of August 22 – Our Idiot Brother, Columbiana, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Priest
Theatrical Releases This Week Our Idiot Brother Director: Jesse Peretz Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfyHY58lqCk Every family has one: the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz (Emily Mortimer), Miranda (Elizabeth Banks) and Natalie (Zooey Deschanel), that person is their perennially upbeat brother […]
Reel News: Week of August 15 – Conan, Spy Kids 4, Paul, Mars Needs Moms
Theatrical Releases This Week Conan: The Barbarian Director: Marcus Nispel Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPQ99y8KaTU A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan (Jason Momoa) realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of […]
Reel News: Week of August 8 – 30 Minutes or Less, Final Destination 5, Glee 3D
Theatrical Releases This Week 30 Minutes or Less Director: Ruben Fleischer Nick is a small town pizza delivery guy whose mundane life collides with the big plans of two wannabe criminal masterminds. The volatile duo kidnaps Nick and forces him to rob a bank. With mere hours to pull off the impossible task, Nick enlists […]
Dagger Movie Night – “The Change-Up”: Yet Another Body-Swap Comedy, Now With More Poop Jokes
Starting with a premise that has been done too many times, one needs to find a way to up the ante. Unfortunately, “The Change-up” decided to go all in with cursing, sexual innuendo, and poop at the expense of actual jokes. But, even those problems can’t hide the fact that we’re being subjected to another […]
Reel News: Week of August 1 – Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Change-Up in Theaters; Rio on DVD
Theatrical Releases This Week Rise of the Planet of the Apes Director: Rupert Wyatt An origin story set in present-day San Francisco, where man’s experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy. Fans of the series should rejoice, as the early reviews are […]