Children of Men: 7 out of 10. It's 2027 and no child has been born in 18 years.  It's a very cool premise, a neat vision of our future and a great looking film. It started strong but started to lag a little which is why I'm only giving this

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan: 7.5 out of 10. I'm pretty sure most of you have already seen "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan".  Last night, I joined the club. When you hear a movie is

Superman Returns: 5.5 out of 10. In the battle between "Batman Begins" and "Superman Returns", Batman wins easily.  "Superman Returns" is rather disappointing.  How do you take a story like that and make it boring?  Even Kevin Spacey's Lex Luthor is boring. Although we'll never see it, you just

Blood Diamond: 8 out of 10. I really liked "Blood Diamond" and I don't really like many films.  Leonardo DiCaprio puts on a South African accent and it works.  Jennifer Connelly played an American, but I'm sure I heard her slip into a faux British accent a couple of times

Bad News Bears: 5 out of 10. Imagine if Billy Bob Thornton's character Willie from Bad Santa cleaned himself up a little and started coaching a little league team.  That's Bad News Bears, only not nearly as funny. It's not as terrible as I expected it to be, but it's

The Karate Dog: 1.5 out of 10. I gave this movie a bonus half point because James seemed to like it.  I'm not surprised James enjoyed himself as this film was clearly targeting the five year old demographic.  It was far too dumb for a six year old. James

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: 6 out of 10. Hmmmm, I'm not sure if I liked this movie or not.  It started strong, Robert Downey Jr.'s narration had me laughing, the film noir spoofing seemed sharp and interesting, but then it sort of fizzled. I stopped caring who murdered who

Happy Feet: 7.5 out of 10. For the first time ever, all four of us went to the theatre together to watch a flick.  James had already seen Happy Feet with his grandma, but he didn't mind seeing it twice.  I just wanted to see the movie that won

Babel: 8 out of 10. That was neat.  Alejandro González Iñárritu has created a rather compelling little flick here, letting us into the lives of four families who are all connected in Magnolia / Traffic style.  All four stories are interesting with tense pacing and strong writing. It's all about communication,

The Bourne Supremacy: 6.5 out of 10. I still love my story about watching The Bourne Identity.  I borrowed the DVD from a friend and watched 90 minutes of it before the DVD conked out.  With 30 minutes to go, Taryn shot off to Rogers to rent it.  Later

C.R.A.Z.Y.: 8 out of 10. Why do I rarely see films this good coming out of English Canada?  C.R.A.Z.Y. is fantastic, almost as good as The Barbarian Invasions.    No wonder it cleaned up at the Genie Awards.

Little Miss Sunshine: 8 out of 10. There is some serious buzz surrounding this film.  It's up for four awards at this month's Academy Awards, including best picture and original screenplay, and everyone who sees it likes it and recommends it highly.  Throw in the fact it stars some of

Charlotte's Web: 6 out of 10. This movie isn't nearly as good as the two Babe films, and it's probably not as good as the 1973 cartoon, but it's still a solid story and fairly easy to stomach. Lots of big name celebrities lent their voices, including Julia Roberts and

Akeelah and the Bee: 7.5 out of 10. I've had the soundtrack for Akeelah and the Bee for some time, but last night I actually finished the film.  It's an endearing, charming movie with Keke Palmer doing a great job as the lead character who captures our heart. You

The Skeleton Key: 4.5 out of 10. This one just never captured my fancy.  It seemed a little sloppy, a little forced and fairly predictable. The ending wasn't bad, although I've seen it before, and that decent ending merely helped boost "The Skeleton Key" from the 3 out of

Munich: 8.5 out of 10. My biggest complaint about this movie is that it's almost three hours long and our wild and crazy lifestyle forced us to break it into three parts.  Steven Spielberg has directed another great movie that's not only suspenseful and thrilling but also thought provoking

New York Doll: 8 out of 10. My lack of knowledge about the seminal New York glam-rock-punk band the New York Dolls going into this doc was a little embarrassing.  I knew of them, but I certainly didn't know them.  I didn't even realize the lead singer was Buster Poindexter.

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey: 7.5 out of 10. I was never a metal head.  This was as long and crazy as my hair ever got and the hardest rock I would listen to was from Ozzy, GNR or Motley Crue.  Still, I respected metal heads and considered many of

War of the Worlds: 6.5 out of 10. I'm one of those guys who thinks Tom Cruise is a pretty good actor.  I almost always enjoy his movies.  In "War of the Worlds" he's not smiling and playing a super lawyer / agent / pilot or whatever, he's just a guy

The Polar Express: 8 out of 10. I just sat down with the kids and watched "The Polar Express".  I loved it.  Of course, I'm a sucker for that "I believe!" stuff. This DVD had been floating around the house for about a year but I only got the motivation

Niagara Motel: 5.5 out of 10. Part of the deal with TMN, the movie network we get here in Southern Ontario, is that for every quality movie you've heard of there are a few movies you'll never hear about anywhere else.  Following another dismal hockey game, we decided to

Syriana: 7 out of 10. I'll admit I had difficulty following the complete plot of Syriana.  I got lost a few times and I'm still not sure I understood it all.  At some point today I'll hit the web in search of Cliff Notes that will break it down for

Freedomland: 5.5 out of 10. This flick seemed unfinished, as if they had all the footage and they threw it together.  It starts pretty strong but loses it's way.  Some plot lines are dropped completely and the ending seems tacked on. I'll admit, I agreed to watch this with

Block Party: 7.5 out of 10. I dug the whole vibe of this Dave Chappelle project.  He's his typical funny self, the flow is charming and the musical performances are outstanding. I'd probably laugh my ass off if Chappelle read the phone book for 90 minutes.  Still, if you're

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events: 5 out of 10. I found the entire ordeal to be one 108 minute bore.  At times I thought Jim Carrey was mildly entertaining, but for the most part I just wished they had let Billy Connolly be funny.