Month: May 2009

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Criterion Collection Blu-ray review

Born at the conclusion of WWI, the prune-faced and frail Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) is rejected by his father (Jason Flemyng) and left at the doorstep of Queenie (Taraji P. Henson), who runs a retirement home in New Orleans. The resident doctor suggests that Benjamin’s chances of survival are low. However, the resilient child perseveres, ….

First images of Superman Brandon Routh in Cracktown and Dylan Dog

Brandon Routh has been fairly quiet the past few years, with little to nothing announced in the way of movie projects, aside from a potential Superman sequel, and a few cameos and walk-ons. Well now it seems Routh’s career is heating up again, with a number of projects in the can, in pre-production or short-order ….

Michael Douglas returns to the thriller with a remake of Fritz Lang’s noir Beyond A Reasonable Doubt

The last thriller I saw Michael Douglas in was the 2006 film The Sentinel, which I thought was ok. It didn’t measure up to the classic Douglas action/comedy/thrillers of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s like Coma, The China Syndrome, The Star Chamber, Romancing the Stone, Black Rain, and the all-time modern classic erotic thriller Basic ….