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Saw V (2008) - Review

Warning: My review contains minor spoilers. In 2004, a low-budgeted torture porn film called ‘’Saw’’ became massive hit. Was it because it was original…….no. Was it because the acting good…….no. But the film found an audience and turned b-film actor Tobin Bell into a horror icon. Honestly, I thought the ‘’Saw’’ film series should’ve ended after [...]

Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) - Review

Ever since the release of ‘’Knocked Up,’’ coming-of-age comedies about doughy slackers have been very profitable at the box office. In his directorial debut, David Schwimmer takes a stab at using the same ingredients in ‘’Run, Fat Boy, Run’’ that made director Judd Apatow’s films so popular among the masses. While it is a noble [...]

Deception (2008) - Review

The difference between ''Star Wars'' alumni Harrison Ford and Ewan McGregor is the fact that Ford went on to make decent films after cutting off his trademark Han Solo mullet and leaving Chewbacca on the Millennium Falcon. As for McGregor, he was not so lucky.

Meet Bill (2008)-Review

Never Back Down (2008)-Review

Most recently I had the opportunity to watch the critically-panned Never Back Down on DVD. To be honest, the film is actually entertaining and is very similar to the 1984 film The Karate Kid. film stars Sean Faris (who oddly resembles a younger Tom Cruise) as the brooding Jake Tyler. Following the storyline of The Karate Kid, [...]

Evolution of the Dark Knight: Keaton vs. Bale

When I first heard that Chistian Bale was cast as Batman in Batman Begins, I was shocked. Even though Bale is a solid actor, I was unsure about what kind of depth that he would bring to the role. My prayers were answered in summer of 2005 with the release of Batman Begins, which was [...]

Green Street Hooligans (2005)- Review

Green Street Hooligans is probably one of the most underrated films of 2005. The film has a Fight Club-type of premise, minus the preachy speeches about commercialism and the latent homoerotic undertones. The star of the film is no other than Lord of the Rings alumni Elijah Wood. In the film, Wood plays Matt Bruckner, a [...]