Articles by Chris Thompson

Semi-Pro

May 27, 2008 // 0 Comments

"Semi-Pro" is the latest Will Ferrell sports comedy directed by first timer Kent Alterman. Very loosely based on actual occurrences when the ABA merged with the NBA in 1976, the film is much more concerned with lampooning the era's [...]

First Sunday

May 21, 2008 // 0 Comments

David E. Talbert's first Hollywood feature film "First Sunday" is the type of film that has an audience already targeted even before pre-production. These types of films have a built-in target audience that it aims to please, but sometimes [...]

Sublime

May 13, 2008 // 0 Comments

"Sublime" is the latest entry in the horror genre from Raw Feed distributed by Warner Brothers on Blu-ray in its unrated uncut version. The film is directed by Tony Krantz (executive producer of television's "24") and written by [...]

One Missed Call

May 12, 2008 // 0 Comments

Let me tell you, I never wanted to become a cell phone person. It was the last thing I ever wanted to be, I can't stand those people who walk around acting like you don't exist while they blather away endlessly about unimportant trivial matters. [...]

27 Dresses

May 8, 2008 // 0 Comments

"27 Dresses" is the latest romantic comedy directed by Anne Fletcher, (who also brought us the recent travesty called "Step Up"), starring Katherine Heigl as Jane Nichols, a young woman who has an almost psychopathic obsession with [...]

Bonnie and Clyde

May 1, 2008 // 0 Comments

When "Bonnie and Clyde" arrived in theaters in 1967, it was a smash hit. Its approach to the real-life crime sprees of the notorious outlaws was brutally violent, starkly sexual and profoundly disturbing in its up close and personal depiction of [...]

Hitman

April 29, 2008 // 0 Comments

"Hitman" is the first big-budget American film by French Director Xavier Gens. Based on the video game of the same name, this action film stars Timothy Olyphant ("Deadwood", "Live Free or Die Hard") in his first real leading [...]

Steep

April 24, 2008 // 0 Comments

In 1971, a man by the name of Bill Briggs had the insane idea to do something that had never been done before: descend a 13,370 foot mountain on skis. After this achievement, a new extreme sport was born. "Steep" is written and directed by Mark [...]

Juno

April 23, 2008 // 0 Comments

Director Jason Reitman brings us the surprise hit comedy "Juno" fresh off the heels of another Oscar nominated feature called "Thank You For Smoking" from 2005. Every once in a while a comedy comes along that defies expectations, and [...]

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

April 17, 2008 // 0 Comments

"Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" is the latest film from the same team who brought us "Knocked Up" and "Superbad" and proves once again that Judd Apatow and director Jake Kasdan are on a phenomenal winning streak, delivering [...]
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