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Top 10 Favorite Films of 2009
2009 was a pretty exciting year for movies. As the year ends I’ve chosen a hand full of my favorites. These are the films that came to my mind while reflecting, but it’s likely that I’ve left out a few that I really enjoyed. There were many great mainstream, foreign, More >
2012 (2009)
Rated: PG-13 | Review date: 9-Dec-2009
Doomsday aficionado Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow; Independence Day) explodes the screen with 2012, the action-packed thriller based on the lore of end of the world predictions. While this is a subject I’ve found interesting for some time, I really wasn’t supportive of More >
Star Trek (2009)
Rated: PG-13 | Review date: 28-Nov-2009
J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek is the breakout action hit of 2009 that aimed to bring new life into an old favorite. So does it deliver, or is it just another piece of Hollywood big-budget over-the-top action garbage? Well, contrary to what only a handful More >
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Rated: R | Review date: 21-Nov-2009
Quentin Tarantino returns at full force with Inglourious Basterds, the epic war drama follow-up to Death Proof. Although this film takes a different direction than we’re used to seeing with Mr. Tarantino, everything in Inglourious Bastards is pure Q.T. From the subtle homages and More >
Tôkyô zonbi (Tokyo Zombie) (2005)
Rated: n/a (extreme gore) | Review date: 26-Oct-2009
In Tokyo, a refuse pile known as “Black Fuji” is infamous as being a burial ground for all of the city’s dark and dirty secrets. Two fire extinguisher factory employees, Fujio and Mitsuo, are caught clowning around on the job one day More >
