Case 39
Case 39 (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2016)
Emily Jenkins (Renee Zellweger) is a social worker with a heart. That is why she not only removes Lilith Sullivan (Jodelle Ferland) from her physically abusive parents, but also brings the young girl into her own house until a foster family can be arranged. However, the case is even more serious than Emily realizes, and her emotional response is about to bring the real danger home.
Machete
Machete (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2016)
Machete (Danny Trejo) is a Federale hired to assassinate a senator. But when the Mexican law enforcement officer is betrayed, he uses his skills to exact revenge on his former employers.
The Last Exorcism
The Last Exorcism (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Although Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian) has exorcised demons before, he has decided that the case of Nell Sweetzer (Ashley Bell) will be his last. And he arranges to have a film crew document the procedure. But what they capture with the camera looks more like a horror movie than a religious act.
Dinner For Schmucks
Dinner For Schmucks (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2016)
What would you do to get a promotion? For Tim (Paul Rudd) the answer has already been provided. He must invite the most eccentric person he can find to his boss's "dinner for idiots." While debating the ethics of participating in an event designed to create amusement by laughing at someone else, Tim meets Barry (Steve Carell) -- the perfect candidate for the party.
Resident Evil: Afterlife
Resident Evil: Afterlife (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Based on a video game, this fourth installment of the Resident Evil franchise again has Alice (Milla Jovovich) setting off to find survivors of a terrifying virus and to kill those infected by it (although you'd think she'd be running out of the "Undead" by now). This time she has help from some friends and is headed for the supposedly safe haven of Los Angeles.
The American
The American (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2016)
George Clooney plays Jack, an American on a working vacation in Italy. While in the foreign village, the loner is befriended by a priest (Paolo Bonacelli) and a beautiful woman (Violante Placido). But Jack has a secret he is unwilling to share: He is an assassin about to pull the trigger on his last job.
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Director Oliver Stone picks up the story he began in his 1987 film Wall Street. In this sequel, Gordon Gekko (played by Michael Douglas again) has just been released from prison. And it is not long before the disreputable stockbroker is back in the money game. Only this time he's bringing along his starry-eyed, future son-in-law (Shia LaBeouf), despite the objections of his estranged daughter (Carey Mulligan).
Easy A
Easy A (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Olive Penderghast (Emma Stone) is rumored to be an "easy woman." But in truth the teen is only pretending to be sleeping with her male classmates to improve their reputations. When she also begins studying The Scarlet Letter in her English class, she can't help noticing similarities between herself and the main character.
Salt
Salt (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Angelina Jolie plays Evelyn Salt, a CIA officer accused of being a Russian spy. Unable to convince her superiors that she is being framed, the agent resists arrest to begin her own unauthorized (and often volatile) investigation into the allegations.
Step Up 3D
Step Up 3D (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Taking dance into a 3D world, this chapter in the Step Up franchise features a houseful of New York City street dancers preparing for a high-stakes hip-hop show down.
Devil
Devil (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2017)
Based on a story by M. Night Shyamalan, this horror film places a group of people in a broken elevator. As they spend time closeted together, each begins to realize one of the company is a really a devil that intends the others harm.
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2016)
Caught in desperate times, a young barn owl named Soren (voice of Jim Sturgess) rallies his feathered friends and embarks on a dangerous journey in search of help from the legendary guardians of Ga'Hoole.
The Town
The Town (Movie Reviews, Last Update Jul 2016)
Claire (Rebecca Hall) is traumatized after being used as a hostage during a bank robbery. While trying to heal, she begins a relationship with a handsome stranger named Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck) -- unaware he is one of the career thieves behind the heist.
BFCA 2010 Nominations (News and Views, Last Update Jul 2017)