Category: Films

Album Review (with bonus movie talk): Daft Punk – TRON: Legacy Original Soundtrack

I’m a fan of the original 1982 movie TRON, even though I’m aware it’s kinda crappy. So I’ve been following the TRON: Legacy hype pretty closely for the last few years. And when I was sent Daft Punk’s TRON: Legacy Original Soundtrack for review, I immediately emailed our lead film reviewer, Jason LeRoy, and called dibs when he got his tickets for a preview screening. Then I began listening to Daft Punk’s film score to get myself psyched. And it worked. I was psyched. Continue reading “Album Review (with bonus movie talk): Daft Punk — TRON: Legacy Original Soundtrack”

Film Review: “The Fighter”

Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, and Mark Wahlberg in THE FIGHTER. Photo by Jojo Whilden – © 2010 Fighter, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

starring: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Jack McGee

directed by: David O. Russell

MPAA: Rated R for language throughout, drug content, some violence and sexuality.

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Film Review: “The Tempest”

Helen Mirren, Felicity Jones, and Djimon Hounsou in Julie Taymor's THE TEMPEST. Photo by Melinda Sue Gordon – © 2010 Tempest Production, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

starring: Helen Mirren, Felicity Jones, Djimon Hounsou, Ben Whishaw, Russell Brand, Alfred Molina, David Strathairn, Alan Cumming, Chris Cooper, Reeve Carney, Tom Conti

director: Julie Taymor

MPAA: PG-13 for some nudity, suggestive content and scary images

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In Theaters Today: “RED” / “Tamara Drewe”

Helen Mirren and John Malkovich preparing to bust a few caps in RED

After the jump, check out reviews of two films based on graphic novels that are opening in Bay Area theaters today: RED (from the graphic novel by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner) and Tamara Drewe (based on the graphic novel by Posy Simmonds).

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