13 Going On 30 (2004)

Does anyone in your daily life really listen to what you have to say? Sometimes your family, sometimes your friends, sometimes your co-workers. But there are times when you just want to shake somebody and say listen, I’m talking and it is important. Jenna Rink (Jennifer... [Read more]

Pirates (2005)

Did you ever buy a DVD thinking it was one thing and it turned out to be another? I was in my Pirates of the Caribbean frenzy when I saw this one. I thought hot babes and pirates. Cool. After I popped it into the player, I reaslized it was an adult version of a pirate movie.... [Read more]

Knots (2004)

All it takes is being introduced to the wrong person to make a portion your life go haywire. I’ve met people who have inadvertently grabbed a piece of my life shaken it until no semblance of it remains. The result is indistinguishable from that of a stranger and I still... [Read more]

Mean Girls (2004)

Secrets. They can make you, they can break you, they can deceive you. Regina George (Rachel McAdams) is betrayed by Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) and decides to submarine her by turning in their book of secrets to the school administration. While Cady, Karen (Amanda Seyfried) and... [Read more]

Cleaner (2007)

During my career, I changed job locations exactly twice. I had a number of other chances to take different jobs but the prospect of all the changes associated with new work was too daunting. A new job in a new location isn’t just a matter of getting in a car and turning... [Read more]

Gone Baby Gone (2007)

What price are you willing to pay when you do what you think is the right thing and everyone else thinks is the wrong thing? Would you take a little girl away from the people who will offer her a loving and loved life? Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck) would. Would you tell the... [Read more]

The Thirteenth Floor (1999)

I’m a sucker for production design and this movie has some of the best I’ve seen. The portions set in 1937 Los Angeles are remarkable for their style, tone and nuance. I keep popping it back into my DVD player just to enjoy. But I must admit I was taken aback seeing... [Read more]

Se7en (1995)

Dread may not be one of the seven deadly sins but it sure was present throughout my time watching. Each of the murders is based on one of the sins but it was the last one which embodied two sins that was a full tilt creep out. Detective Lt. William Somerset (Morgan Freeman), Detective... [Read more]

Lilo & Stitch (2002)

Stitch (voice of Chris Sanders) finds himself a resident of the local pound and seems to be enjoying himself. All of the other denizens are hiding in the rafters and behind the feed bins as he decides it is time to walkabout. Lilo (voice of Daveigh Chase) drops by for a visit... [Read more]

Muriel’s Wedding (1994)

When faced with a serious medical condition, everybody wonders what caused it. Sometimes the reason is obvious, sometime it isn’t and we grab at straws in order to explain how this could of happened. Rhonda Epinstalk (Rachel Griffiths) is one of these people. She has been... [Read more]

Stargate (1994)

It is hard to convince your colleagues that what conventional wisdom and history has thought to be true isn’t the case. Galileo Galilei and Nicolaus Copernicus were punished for their findings. The same has happened to archaeologist Dr. Daniel Jackson (James Spader) who... [Read more]

Three Kings (1999)

We all know that war is hell. The deprivation, the firing of guns, the taking of orders, the lack of proper sanitation. All contributes to making it at best uncomfortable. But then sometimes there are those who know how to make it a little less miserable. With two weeks to go... [Read more]