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This ‘Island’ Will Make You Shudder

Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island” is a movie that builds with such foreboding that it reminds its audience what good horror movies can be.

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Country music film has plenty of ‘Heart’

Jeff Bridges stars as a country music cliche who finds redemption in the arms of a much younger woman (Maggie Gyllenhaal) in director Scott Cooper’s “Crazy Heart.”

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‘Imaginarium’ has plenty of imagination, not enough sense

Director Terry Gilliam’s latest project is a film with endless vision, yet very little sight as to where it’s going.

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Nine gives good characters, but lacks story line

Do not let the friendly-looking rag dolls fool you – “9” is not a kid’s movie. The plot of the film is incredibly contrived, and, at times, tests both the audience’s sense of logic and empathy, which is a shame, considering that the art direction is brilliant.

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“Basterds” An Inglorious Effort by Tarantino

Brad Pitt stars in Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, “Inglourious Basterds.” A well written screenplay holds together an otherwise poorly executed WWII action flick.

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