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Posted by Nicholas Brodie on May 18, 2012

IMDb Top 50 – #35 Apocalypse Now (1979): Reviewed

(Ed Note: I just want to say how insanely jealous that Nick chose this film to #Review. It’s easily in my top 2 films of all time – and I my haste to review some flicks that I hadn’t seen before, I let this stellar piece of cinema slip thorough my fingers. I’m sure Nick will do it justice. No pressure. -Blake H.) I have a secret that I’m about to let you in on. (But...

Posted by Blake Howard on May 17, 2012

Men In Black 3 (2012): Reviewed

Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld Written by: Etan Cohen, David Koepp, Jeff Nathanson, Michael Soccio and Lowell Cunningham (comic) Starring: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Jermaine Clement and Josh Brolin It’s hard to believe that the original Men In Black was released 15 years ago. 19friggen97! Will Smith was an established pop musician and...

Posted by Blake Howard on May 16, 2012

Bel Ami (2012): Reviewed

Directed by: Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod Written by: Guy de Maupassant (novel), Rachel Bennette (screenplay) Starring: Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Christina Ricci and Kristin Scott Thomas George Duroy (Robert Pattinson) seduces and manipulates the city’s most influential and wealthy women – Clotilde de Marelle (Christina Ricci), Madeleine Forestier (Uma Thurman) and Virginie Walters...

Posted by Blake Howard on May 16, 2012

IMDb Top 50 – #36 American History X (1998): Reviewed

Here at Castle Co-Op we don’t want to limit ourselves to premieres and latest releases. We’ve decided to review every title in the prestigious fan-voted IMDb Top 50. American History X (1998) Directed: Tony Kaye Written by: David McKenna Starring: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong and Beverly D’Angelo Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton) former leader of a neo-nazi skinhead gang returns from...

Posted by Blake Howard on May 16, 2012

IMDb Top 50 – #37 North by Northwest (1959): Reviewed

North by Northwest (1959) Directed: Alfred Hitchcock Written by: Ernest Lehman Starring: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Martin Landau. Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) is a hapless New York advertising executive that’s mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies. In an attempt to clear his name he becomes obsessed with finding the spy that he’s been mistaken for and gets...

Posted by Blake Howard on May 12, 2012

The Dictator (2012): Reviewed

Directed by: Larry Charles Written by: Sacha Baron Cohen, Alec Berg, David Mandel, Jeff Schaffer Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, and John C. Reilly General Aladeen (Baron Cohen) of (the fictional) Wadiya is a Dictator and oppressor of his country who is required to answer to the UN for creating a nuclear arsenal. When he journeys to NYC he’s betrayed by his right hand man (Ben Kingsley) and...

Posted by Nicholas Brodie on May 10, 2012

Laid. is the best show on tv right now. Here’s why.

I know you’re not supposed to say this but every once in a while, I hate America. Purely for tv-related reasons, of course. Nothing too untoward, unless you count screaming at Zooey Deschanel’s Jess on New Girl for every stupid thing she does. The thing is, for every New Girl they have, there’s ten Community’s. For every Arrested Development they cancel, a Breaking Bad is scripted to fill...

Posted by Blake Howard on May 8, 2012

Dark Shadows (2012): Reviewed

Directed by: Tim Burton Written by: Seth Grahame-Smith (Screenplay/Story), John August (Story) Starring: Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Chloe Grace Moretz, Johnny Lee Miller, Alice Cooper and Eva Green Dark Shadows is the 8th collaboration between Depp and Burton and sees them translate the 1966–1971 series of the same name to the big screen. Opening in 1775 and Barnabas Collins...