Reviews & Previews

If you're tired of reading reviews from critics fawning over the latest foreign film about french mimes trying to find themselves check out these reviews. You'll get honest, unapologetic opinions from a proud non-member of the "film critics" fraternity. No pithy comments about the artistry of the hanging flower plant, no speeches about the breath taking imagery about a rock in the middle of the field. After reading these reviews you'll get a better idea of what you want to see, or not see. Feel free to disagree but after seeing the movie you probably won't.

S. Tran can be reached at shoguncdn@gmail.com.

Reviews

The Girl - Monday, April 01, 2013 at 06:00 PM
Silver Linings Playbook - Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 06:00 PM
Zero Dark Thirty - Monday, January 14, 2013 at 05:00 PM
Looper - Friday, October 05, 2012 at 06:00 PM
The Dark Knight Rises - Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 06:00 PM
Prometheus - Monday, June 11, 2012 at 06:00 PM
The Avengers - Tuesday, May 08, 2012 at 06:00 PM
The Hunger Games - Monday, April 02, 2012 at 06:00 PM
Chronicle - Monday, February 13, 2012 at 05:00 PM
In Time - Tuesday, December 06, 2011 at 05:00 PM
Real Steel - Saturday, October 08, 2011 at 06:00 PM
The Tunnel - Sunday, October 02, 2011 at 06:00 PM
Contagion - Friday, September 23, 2011 at 06:00 PM
Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 06:00 PM
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 06:00 PM
Fire In Babylon - Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 06:00 PM
X-Men: First Class - Saturday, July 02, 2011 at 06:00 PM
The Hangover Part II - Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 06:00 PM
Fast Five - Sunday, May 01, 2011 at 06:00 PM
Battle: Los Angeles - Monday, March 14, 2011 at 06:00 PM
Post Oscar Edition - Monday, February 28, 2011 at 06:00 PM
True Grit - Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 06:00 PM
The Warrior's Way - Friday, December 10, 2010 at 06:00 PM
The Town - Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 06:00 PM
Book of Eli - Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 06:00 PM
Inception - Sunday, August 08, 2010 at 06:00 PM
The Road - Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 06:00 PM
Please Vote for Me - Friday, June 25, 2010 at 06:00 PM
Iron Man 2 - Monday, May 24, 2010 at 06:00 PM
Ninja Assassin - Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 06:00 PM
Up in the Air - Monday, March 22, 2010 at 06:00 PM
The Hurt Locker - Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 06:00 PM
Gamer - Sunday, March 07, 2010 at 06:00 PM
No. 100 - MY LIST - Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 06:00 PM
Youth in Revolt - Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 06:00 PM
Avatar - Sunday, January 03, 2010 at 06:00 PM
West 32nd - Tuesday, November 03, 2009 at 06:00 PM
Zombieland - Sunday, October 04, 2009 at 06:00 PM
Citizen Kane Can Suck It - Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 06:00 PM
Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest - G.I. Joe Edition - Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 06:00 PM
District 9 - Monday, August 17, 2009 at 06:00 PM
Inglourious Basterds - Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 06:00 PM
Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest Star Trek Edition - Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 06:00 PM
Interview with Duncan Jones (director of "Moon") - Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 06:00 PM
The Hangover - Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 06:00 PM
Battle for Terra - Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 06:00 PM
Observe and Report - Wednesday, April 08, 2009 at 06:00 PM
Fast and Furious - Friday, April 03, 2009 at 06:00 PM
Knowing - Friday, March 20, 2009 at 06:00 PM
I Love You, Man - Friday, March 13, 2009 at 06:00 PM
Watchmen - Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 06:00 PM
Two Lovers - Monday, March 09, 2009 at 06:00 PM
Fired Up - Wednesday, March 04, 2009 at 05:00 PM
Fanboys - Monday, February 09, 2009 at 05:00 PM
Inkheart - Friday, February 06, 2009 at 05:00 PM
Outlander - Friday, January 30, 2009 at 05:00 PM
Defiance - Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 05:00 PM
Notorious - Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 05:00 PM
Gran Torino - Sunday, January 11, 2009 at 05:00 PM
Yes Man - Monday, December 29, 2008 at 05:00 PM
The Reader - Monday, December 29, 2008 at 05:00 PM
Transporter 3 - Thursday, November 27, 2008 at 05:00 PM
Slumdog Millionaire - Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 05:00 PM
Changeling - Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 06:00 PM
Body of Lies - Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 06:00 PM
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist - Friday, September 26, 2008 at 06:00 PM
Tropic Thunder - Sunday, August 17, 2008 at 06:00 PM
Shanghai Kiss - Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 06:00 PM
Top 4 Chick Flicks Guys Grudgingly Liked: Part The Deuce - Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 06:00 PM
Top 4 Chick Flicks Guys Grudgingly Liked - Tuesday, June 03, 2008 at 06:00 PM
Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest Part IV - Tuesday, May 06, 2008 at 06:00 PM
King of Kong - Monday, April 14, 2008 at 06:00 PM
Dumb and Dumber and Dumbest Part III - Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 06:00 PM
Dumb and Dumber and Dumbest Part II - Monday, March 03, 2008 at 05:00 PM
JUMPER - Monday, February 25, 2008 at 05:00 PM
Dumb and Dumber and Dumbest Part I - Wednesday, February 06, 2008 at 05:00 PM
No Country for Old Men - Thursday, December 20, 2007 at 05:00 PM
Finishing the Game - Friday, November 09, 2007 at 05:00 PM
The Bourne Ultimatum - Tuesday, August 07, 2007 at 06:00 PM
Transformers - Friday, July 13, 2007 at 06:00 PM
Ocean's 13 - Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 06:00 PM
Spiderman 3 - Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 06:00 PM
The 300 - Monday, March 12, 2007 at 06:00 PM
Little Miss Sunshine - Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 05:00 PM
Night at the Museum - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 05:00 PM
Casino Royale - Tuesday, December 05, 2006 at 05:00 PM
Borat - Monday, November 27, 2006 at 05:00 PM
Jet Li's Fearless - Monday, November 06, 2006 at 05:00 PM
The Departed - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 06:00 PM
Jackass Number 2 - Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 06:00 PM
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter ... and Spring - Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at 06:00 PM
Miami Vice - Tuesday, August 08, 2006 at 06:00 PM
Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Sunday, July 16, 2006 at 06:00 PM
Superman Returns - Monday, July 03, 2006 at 06:00 PM
The Lake House - Sunday, June 25, 2006 at 06:00 PM
The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift - Sunday, June 18, 2006 at 06:00 PM
The Da Vinci Code - Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 06:00 PM
X-Men: The Last Stand - Sunday, June 04, 2006 at 06:00 PM
Mission Impossible: III - Monday, May 08, 2006 at 06:00 PM
Thank You For Smoking - Tuesday, May 02, 2006 at 06:00 PM
V for Vendetta - Revisited - Friday, April 07, 2006 at 06:00 PM
The Inside Man - Monday, March 27, 2006 at 05:00 PM
V for Vendetta - Sunday, March 19, 2006 at 05:00 PM
Ultraviolet - Sunday, March 05, 2006 at 05:00 PM
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Witch, the Lion and the Wardrobe - Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at 05:00 PM
Underworld: Evolution - Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at 05:00 PM
Syriana - Thursday, December 29, 2005 at 05:00 PM
The Ice Harvest - Sunday, November 27, 2005 at 05:00 PM
Calgary International Film Festval Mini-Reviews Part 3 - Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at 05:00 PM
Derailed - Thursday, November 10, 2005 at 05:00 PM
Calgary International Film Festval Mini-Reviews Part 2 - Wednesday, November 09, 2005 at 06:00 PM
Saw II - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 at 08:00 PM
Saving Face - Wednesday, October 26, 2005 at 06:00 PM
Serenity - Friday, October 14, 2005 at 07:00 PM
Calgary International Film Festval Mini-Reviews Part 1 - Friday, October 14, 2005 at 06:00 PM
Calgary International Film Festival - Journal - Wednesday, October 05, 2005 at 06:00 PM
Lord of War - Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at 06:00 PM
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Sunday, September 18, 2005 at 06:00 PM
Crash - Monday, September 12, 2005 at 06:00 PM
The Transporter 2 - Sunday, September 04, 2005 at 06:00 PM
The 40 Year Old Virgin - Tuesday, August 30, 2005 at 06:00 PM
March of the Penguin - Monday, August 22, 2005 at 06:00 PM
Guess Who - Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at 08:00 PM
Murderball - Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at 07:00 PM
Wedding Crashers - Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at 06:00 PM
The Island - Thursday, August 04, 2005 at 06:00 PM
The Aviator - Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at 06:00 PM
Fantastic Four - Sunday, July 10, 2005 at 06:00 PM
War of the Worlds - Sunday, July 03, 2005 at 06:00 PM
City of God - Saturday, June 25, 2005 at 06:00 PM
Batman Begins - Thursday, June 23, 2005 at 09:00 PM
Mr. & Mrs. Smith - Thursday, June 23, 2005 at 07:00 PM
Cinderella Man - Thursday, June 23, 2005 at 06:00 PM