Sunday, February 19

My Bloody Valentine (2009)

Director: Patrick Lussier

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179891/

Review: Laughably bad dialogue and very stagey action.

Watch it if: You're having an alternative Valentine's date like I was.

And if you liked: Halloween (2007), Drive Angry, I Know What You Did Last Summer

Friday, February 17

A Dangerous Method

Director: David Cronenberg

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1571222/

Review: Some very interesting performances and set pieces but never fully engages as much as it should.

Watch it if: You like David Cronenberg.

And if you liked: Atonement, Jane Eyre, Never Let Me Go

Check this out: A Dangerous Method: The Story of Jung, Freud, and Sabina Spielrein

Thursday, February 16

Imposter

Director: Gary Fleder

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160399/

Review: Decent performance from Vincent D'Onofrio but otherwise very badly put together and dull.

Watch it if: You're bored as all hell and have nothing else.

And if you liked: Battlestar Galactica, Terminator Salvation, Minority Report, Total Recall

Check this out: Imposter

Sunday, February 5

The Muppets

Director: James Bobin

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1204342/

Review: Hilarious, charming and fun all the way through.

Watch it if: You like the Muppets?

And if you liked: Muppets Take Manhattan, The Blues Brothers, Flight of the Conchords

Saturday, February 4

Chronicle

Director: Josh Trank

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1706593/

Review: Very well made, excellent special effects and a refreshing plot direction.

Watch it if: You're not letting found footage fatigue bother you.

And if you liked: Cloverfield, Akira, Prototype