'Ratatouille' Movie Review



ratatouilleRATATOUILLE
(G)
**** (out of 5)

June 29, 2007

STARRING
Patton Oswalt as REMY
Ian Holm as SKINNER
Lou Romano as LINGUINI
Brian Dennehy as DJANGO
Peter Sohn as EMILE
Peter O’Toole as ANTON EGO
Brad Garrett as GUSTEAU
Janeane Garofalo as COLETTE

Studio: Disney/Pixar

Directed by: Brad Bird
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'Catch and Release' Movie Review



catchandreleaseCATCH AND RELEASE
(PG-13)
*1/2 (out of 5)

January 26, 2007

STARRING
Jennifer Garner as GRAY WHEELER
Timothy Olyphant as FRITZ
Sam Jaeger as DENNIS
Kevin Smith as SAM
Juliette Lewis as MAUREEN
Joshua Friesen as MATTIE

Studio: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Susannah Grant
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'Smokin' Aces' Movie Review



smokinacesSMOKIN’ ACES
(R)
*** (out of 5)

January 26, 2007

STARRING
Jeremy Piven as BUDDY “ACES” ISRAEL
Ryan Reynolds as RICHARD MESSNER
Ben Affleck as JACK DUPREE
Jason Bateman as RIP REED
Common as SIR IVY
Joseph Ruskin as PRIMO SPARAZZA
Andy Garcia as STANLEY LOCKE
Alex Rocco as SERNA
Alicia Keys as GEORGIA SYKES
Ray Liotta as DONALD CARRUTHERS
Martin Henderson as HOLLIS ELMORE

Studio: Universal

Directed by: Joe Carnahan
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'Alpha Dog' Movie Review



alphadogALPHA DOG
(R)
* (out of 5)

January 12, 2007

STARRING
Ben Foster as JAKE MAZURSKY
Shawn Hatosy as ELVIS SCHMIDT
Emile Hirsch as JOHNNY TRUELOVE
Sharon Stone as OLIVIA MAZURSKY
Justin Timberlake as FRANKIE BALLENBACHER
Anton Yelchin as ZACK MAZURSKY
Bruce Willis as SONNY TRUELOVE
Dominique Swain as SUSAN HARTUNIAN

Studio: Universal

Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
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'Primeval' Movie Review



primevalPRIMEVAL
(R)
** (out of 5)

January 12, 2007

STARRING
Dominic Purcell as TIM MANFREY
Brooke Langton as AVIVA MASTERS
Orlando Jones as STEVEN JOHNSON
Jurgen Prochnow as JACOB KRIEG
Gideon Emery as MATTHEW COLLINS

Studio: Hollywood Pictures

Directed by: Michael Katleman
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'Freedom Writers' Movie Review



freedomwritersFREEDOM WRITERS
(PG-13)
*** (out of 5)

January 5, 2007

STARRING
Hilary Swank as ERIN GRUWELL
Patrick Dempsey as SCOTT CASEY
Scott Glenn as STEVE GRUWELL
Imelda Staunton as MARGARET CAMPBELL
April L. Hernandez as EVA
Mario as ANDRE BRYANT
Kristin Herrera as GLORIA

Studio: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Richard LaGravenese
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'Black Christmas' Movie Review



blackchristmasBLACK CHRISTMAS
(R)
*1/2 (out of 5)

December 25, 2006

STARRING
Katie Cassidy as KELLI
Michelle Trachtenberg as MELISSA
Mary Elizabeth Winstead as HEATHER
Lacey Chabert as DANA
Kristen Cloke as LEIGH
Andrea Martin as MS. MAC
Crystal Lowe as LAUREN
Oliver Hudson as KYLE
Robert Mann as BILLY

Studio: Dimension Films

Directed by: Glen Morgan
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'Rocky Balboa' Movie Review



RB Teaser NB 1shtROCKY BALBOA
(PG)
**** (out of 5)

December 20, 2006

STARRING
Sylvester Stallone as ROCKY BALBOA
Burt Young as PAULIE
Antonio Tarver as MASON “THE LINE” DIXON
Geraldine Hughes as MARIE
Milo Ventimiglia as ROCKY JR.

Studio: MGM

Directed by: Sylvester Stallone
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'The Pursuit of Happyness' Movie Review



happynessTHE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS
(PG-13)
*** (out of 5)

December 15, 2006

STARRING
Will Smith as CHRIS GARDNER
Jaden Christopher Syre Smith as CHRISTOPHER
Thandie Newton as LINDA
Brian Howe as JAY TWISTLE
James Karen as MARTIN FROHM
Dan Castellaneta as ALAN FRAKESH

Studio: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Gabriele Muccino
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'Eragon' Movie Review



eragonERAGON
(PG)
** (out of 5)

December 15, 2006

STARRING
Edward Speleers as ERAGON
Jeremy Irons as BROM
Sienna Guillory as ARYA
Robert Carlyle as DURZA
John Malkovich as KING GALBATRIX

Studio: Fox 2000 Pictures

Directed by: Stefan Fangmeier
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'Air Buddies' DVD Review



airbuddiesdvdAIR BUDDIES

(G)
MOVIE: **1/2 (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: ** (out of 5)

STARRING
Richard Karn as PATRICK FRAMM
Cynthia Stevenson as JACKIE FRAMM
Slade Pearce as NOAH
Holmes Osborne as SKELNICK
Trevor Wright as GRIM
Paul Rae as DENNING
Christian Pikes as HENRY

Studio: Disney

Directed by: Robert Vince
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'Blood Diamond' Movie Review



blooddiamondBLOOD DIAMOND
(R)
**1/2 (out of 5)

December 8, 2006

STARRING
Leonardo DiCaprio as DANNY ARCHER
Djimon Hounsou as SOLOMON VANDY
Jennifer Connelly as MADDY BOWEN
Kagiso Kuypers as DIA VANDY
Arnold Vosloo as COLONEL COETZEE

Studio: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Edward Zwick
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'Apocalypto' Movie Review



apocalyptoAPOCALYPTO
(R)
**1/2 (out of 5)

December 8, 2006

STARRING
Rudy Youngblood as JAGUAR PAW
Dalia Hernandez as SEVEN
Jonathan Brewer as BLUNTED
Morris Birdyellowhead as FLINT SKY
Carlos Emilio Baez as TURTLES RUN
Ramirez Amilcar as CURL NOSE
Ireael Contreras as SMOKE FROG

Studio: Touchstone

Directed by: Mel Gibson
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'24: Season 5' DVD Review



24-5dvd24: SEASON 5

(not rated)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: ****1/2 (out of 5)

STARRING
Kiefer Sutherland as JACK BAUER
Mary Lynn Rajskub as CHLOE O’BRIAN
Kim Raver as AUDREY RAINES
Jean Smart as MARTHA LOGAN
James Morrison as BILL BUCHANAN
Gregory Itzin as PRESIDENT LOGAN

Studio: FOX

Created by: Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran
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'Turistas' Movie Review



turistasTURISTAS
(R)
**1/2 (out of 5)

December 1, 2006

STARRING
Josh Duhamel as ALEX
Melissa George as PRU
Olivia Wilde as BEA
Desmond Askew as FINN
Beau Garrett as AMY
Max Brown as LIAM

Studio: Fox Atomic

Directed by: John Stockwell
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