Sucker Punch (2011)
Many questions emerge shortly after walking out of a viewing of Sucker Punch. Perhaps the first and foremost one is, “What the *bleep* was that all about?” There may be a few more thoughts that...
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Free Jimmy (2006)
Writer-director Christopher Nielsen must think that the three “D”s in “3D animation” must stand for Dreary, Disenchanting and Disgusting. The first Norwegian film to be completely animated by computer graphics, and one of their...
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
An unlikely story to turn into a movie, and an unlikely movie that would turn into a contemporary masterpiece, The Shawshank Redemption not only deserved its Best Picture nomination, but it also deserved to win out...
Pay It Forward (2000)
Only the terrific performances by the two stars keep this mushy and manipulative “inspirational” tear-jerker together. Pay It Forward has a decent idea: a teacher (Spacey) introduces a different kind of assignment for his social studies...
Affliction (1997)
Nolte plays Wade, a cop in a small town in New Hampshire. He struggles with his wife leaving him and his daughter not wanting to spend time with him. He is also haunted by...