The Ice Harvest – ( R ) John Cusack, Billy Bob Thorton

Pride and Prejudice – ( PG ) Kiera Knightly

Yours, Mine, and Ours – ( PG ) Dennis Quaid, Renee Russo

Domino – ( R ) Kiera Knightly

North Country – ( R ) Charlize Theron

Rent – ( PG-13 ) Taye Diggs
Hit or Miss? Miss

The Weather Man – ( R ) Nicolas Cage

Nine Lives – ( R ) Kathy Baker

Proof – ( PG-13 ) Gwenyth Paltrow

Rain – ( R ) Kris Park

Saw II – ( R ) Donnie Walhberg

The Thing about my Folks – ( PG-13 ) Peter Falk

Zathura – ( PG ) Tim Robbins

Apartment 12 – ( R ) Mark Ruffalo

Bambi II – ( G ) Patrick Stewart

Doom – ( R ) The Rock

Elizabethtown – ( PG ) Kirsten Dunst, Orlando Bloom

Extreme Dating – ( R ) Devon Sawa

The Gingerdead Man – ( NR ) Gary Busey

Just Like Heaven - ( PG-13 ) Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo
Hit or Miss? Hit

Waiting – ( R ) Ryan Reynolds

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit – ( G ) Ralph Finnes

Hit – Starring Camilla Bell, Tommy Flanagan, Tessa Thompson, Brian Geraghty, Clark Gregg, Derek de Lint, Kate Jennings Grant, David Denman

When a high school girl babysits for a rich family in town she finds herself being harrassed by a stranger over the telephone. The telephone calls become increasingly scary when the stranger asks, “Have you checked the children?” After realizing that the phone calls are not a joke, she calls the police and discovers that the calls are coming from inside the house.

The reason I gave this film a hit is because I found it to be a step up from the original. The original film starring Carol Kane was scary but it took a different direction and wasn’t entirely about the babysitting and harrassment. This movie focused solely on the terrorizing of the babysitter, which allowed for a more interesting and exciting plot.

While the acting and direction were nothing special (in fact I was really hoping that there was at least one character that could act) I found the story itself was interesting enough to keep me entertained.

One disclaimer if you are going to see this movie: Don’t see at a matinee on the weekend; unless you like teenie-boppers talking loud all movie and screaming in your ear.

Bottom Line: Better than the original. I am just hoping they will make When A Stranger Calls Back better than the original.

Horror

Rated PG-13 for intense terror, violence and some language.

Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes.

Hit – Starring Henry Thomas, Blake Heron, Barbara Hershey, Clark Gregg, Hilary Swank, Shawn Hatosy, Stark Sands, Colin Hanks, Ben Foster, Patrick Swayze, Rachael Leigh Cook

Manslaughter, deceit, and shananigans are the essential ingredients in 11:14. This movie tells the story of random incidents that are all seemingly related. The story follows five different main characters and five different storylines.

A movie that didn’t make it to mainstream theatres that was overlooked in everyway. After reading the script before its release, I found this story to be mesmorizing. A thriller that asks and answers a lot of questions- and a movie that will keep you wanting more. This is the type of film that people watch more than once to make sure they didn’t miss something.

Director and writer Greg Marcks does a nice job of direction and storytelling. I really enjoyed how he brought the script to life. The cast worked well together onscreen. My favorite part of the film was discovering the main character that was pulling all of the strings. I also really enjoyed the last shot of the film which bookended all events.

Best Scene: The last cell of the film.

Drama / Thriller

Rated R for violence, sexuality and pervasive language.

Running Time: 1 hour 25 minutes.

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