Monsters (2010)

UK

94 mins.

Directed by Gareth Edwards

Starring: Scoot McNairy | Whitney Able

Review Coming Soon!

Shelter (2010)

USA

112 mins.

Directed by Mans Marlind & Bjorn Stein

Starring: Julianne Moore, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jeffrey DeMunn, Frances Conroy, Nathan Corddry, Brooklynn Proulx

MacGruber (2010)

USA

89 mins.

Directed by Jorma Taccone

Starring: Will Forte, Ryan Philippe, Kristen Wiig, Val Kilmer, Powers Boothe, Maya Rudolph

Jonah Hex (2010)

USA

81 mins.

Directed by Jimmy Hayward

Starring: Josh Brolin, Megan Fox, John Malkovich, Michael Fassbender, Will Arnett, Aidan Quinn, Michael Shannon, Wes Bentley

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Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)

USA

93 mins.

Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson

Starring: Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Wentworth Miller, Kim Coates, Shawn Roberts, Boris Kodjoe

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RED (2010)

USA

111 mins.

Directed by Robert Schwentke

Starring: Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Morgan Freeman, Mary-Louise Parker, Karl Urban

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Four Lions (2010)

UK

97 mins.

Directed by Chris Morris

Starring: Riz Ahmed, Nigel Lindsay, Kayvan Novak, Arsher Ali, Adeel Akhtar

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The Town (2010)

USA
124 mins.
Directed by Ben Affleck
Starring: Ben Affleck, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Blake Lively, Pete Postlethwaite, Chris Cooper

There's something about a good crime movie in Boston that feels fresh every time, no matter how often they go back. The Departed and Gone Baby Gone are both shining examples of this. Enter: The Town.

Case 39 (2009)

USA

105 mins.

Directed by Christian Alvart

Starring: Renee Zellweger, Bradley Cooper, Ian McShane, Jodelle Ferland

Why was Case 39 shelved for so long after it was finished? About two-and-a-half years after it was supposed to be released, it arrives silently in the night. That's a much more interesting mystery than what ends up shaking loose from this tame, afraid-to-offend-or-shock thriller. 

Let Me In (2010)

USA

115 mins.

Directed by Matt Reeves

Starring: Chloe Moretz, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Richard Jenkins, Elias Koteas

The fact that Let Me In is just as good as Let the Right One In probably doesn't sit well with some people. You know those people. Always complaining about evil Hollywood remaking everything in sight. Usually they're right. In this instance, they are wrong. The only real differences between the two films are cultural and any other true differences are minor at best. I usually admit when something is true, like for example Uwe Boll actually making a decent movie (Rampage). Was I initially skeptical about the remake like most? Sure. Of course. But, I had no problem psyching myself up for it as soon as the trailers and advertising showed up and assuaged my reservations.

Legendary Assassin (2008)

Hong Kong
88 mins.

Directed by Chung Chi Li & Jacky Wu

Starring: Jacky Wu-Jing, Celina Jade, Suet Lam, Kara Hui

To say Jacky Wu (Wu-Jing) should be a bigger star than he is would be like saying Sarah Palin wouldn't make a very good president. They're both massive understatements any way you slice it. Proving himself in Fatal Contact and SPL (don't call it Kill Zone or HK nerds will yell at you impotently) Jing showed that he could play both hero and villain well enough to hold your interest more effectively than a thousand CW model/actor clones.

Bad Blood (Mit Moon) (2010)

Hong Kong

95 mins.
Directed by Dennis Law
Starring: Bernice Liu, Andy On, Simon Yam, Suet Lam

It will always remain true for Asian cinema that even if the story sucks, the action will usually be pretty nifty (except for Princess Blade). Speak of the devil, here comes Bad Blood! But wait, before you go thinking this is just another excuse for fight scenes, I'm here to tell you that what actually happens in the movie is so ridiculous and trashy that watching the epileptic plot unfold is like opening a really crappy present to find there's actually a halfway cool present hidden inside.