August 3rd, 2010
Dvd release date:08/03/2010
Starring: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron
Director: Thor Freudenthal
Category: Children & Family
Rated: PG
Meet the kid who made “wimpy” cool in a family comedy motion picture based on the best-selling illustrated novel “Diary Of A Wimpy Kid” by Jeff Kinney, the first in a series that has 30 million copies in print. “Diary Of A Wimpy Kid” chronicles the adventures of wisecracking pre-teen Greg Heffley, who must somehow survive the scariest time of anyone’s life… middle school. To Greg Heffley, middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented. It’s a place rigged with hundreds of social landmines, not the least of which are morons, wedgies, swirlies, bullies, lunchtime banishment to the cafeteria floor and a festering piece of cheese with nuclear cooties. To survive the never-ending ordeal and attain the recognition and status he feels he so richly deserves Greg devises an endless series of can’t-miss schemes, all of which, of course, go awry. And he’s getting it all down on paper, via a diary.. “it’s not a diary, it’s a journal!”, Greg insists, preferring the less-sissyfied designation filled with his opinions, thoughts, tales of family trials and tribulations, and (would-be) schoolyard triumphs. (Publisher)
Summary of critic reviews:
Chicago Tribune: *1/2 (out of four)
New York Post: **1/2 (out of four)
USA Today: **1/2 (out of four)
Overall: ** (out of four)
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August 3rd, 2010
Dvd release date: 08/03/2010
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Ewan McGregor
Director: Roman Polanski
Category: Thrillers
Rated: PG-13
When a gifted ghostwriter (Ewan McGregor) is hired to write the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan), he quickly finds himself trapped in a web of political and sexual intrigue. Lang is implicated in a scandal over his administration’s harsh tactics, and as the ghostwriter digs into the politician’s past, he discovers secrets that threaten to jeopardize international relations forever. Co-starring Olivia Williams and Kim Cattrall, it’s a taut and shocking thriller from acclaimed director Roman Polanski (“The Pianist”). (Publisher)
Summary of critic reviews:
Chicago Tribune: ***1/2 (out of four)
New York Post: ** (out of four)
USA Today: *** (out of four)
Overall: *** (out of four)
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August 3rd, 2010
Dvd release date: 08/03/2010
Starring: Mark Strong, Nicolas Cage
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Category: Action & Adventure
Rated: R
How come nobody’s ever tried to be a superhero? When Dave Lizewski – ordinary New York teenager and rabid comic-book geek dons a green-and-yellow internet-bought wetsuit to become the no-nonsense vigilante, “Kick-Ass”, he soon finds an answer to his own question: Because it hurts. But, overcoming all the odds, the eager yet inexperienced Dave quickly becomes a phenomenon, capturing the imagination of the public. However, he’s not the only superhero out there – the fearless and highly-trained father-daughter crime-fighting duo, Big Daddy and Hit Girl have been slowly but surely taking down the criminal empire of the local Mafioso, Frank D’Amico. And, as Kick-Ass gets drawn into their no-holds-barred world of bullets and bloodletting with Frank’s son, Chris, now reborn as Kick-Ass’s arch-nemesis, Red Mist – the stage is set for a final showdown between the forces of good and evil – in which the DIY hero will have to live up to his name. Or die trying. (Publisher)
Summary of critic reviews:
Chicago Tribune: *1/2 (out of four)
New York Post: ***1/2 (out of four)
USA Today: *** (out of four)
Overall: **1/2 (out of four)
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July 27th, 2010
Dvd release date: 07/27/2010
Starring: Jude Law, Forest Whitaker
Director: Miguel Sapochnik
Category: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Rated: R
In the futuristic action-thriller “Repo Men”, humans have extended and improved our lives through highly sophisticated and expensive mechanical organs created by a company called The Union. The dark side of these medical breakthroughs is that if you don’t pay your bill, The Union sends its highly skilled repo men to take back its property…with no concern for your comfort or survival. (Publisher)
Summary of critic reviews:
Chicago Tribune: *1/2 (out of four)
New York Post: * (out of four)
USA Today: *1/2 (out of four)
Overall: *1/2 (out of four)
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July 20th, 2010
Dvd release date: 07/20/2010
Starring: Fred Armisen, Bruce Willis
Director: Kevin Smith
Category: Comedy
Rated: R
Action star Bruce Willis and ace comic Tracy Morgan play bickering-but-got-your-back Brooklyn buddy cops. Kevin Smith (“Clerks”, “Chasing Amy”) directs the gritty, goofball goings-on as the guys hunt for a stolen 1952 mint-condition baseball card, a hunt plunging them into a gunslinging war with a deadly drug ring. Batter up, fans. The boys are ready to take you out to the ol’ brawl game. (Publisher)
Summary of critic reviews:
Chicago Tribune: * (out of four)
Rolling Stone: ** (out of four)
USA Today: *1/2 (out of four)
Overall: *1/2 (out of four)
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