Month: June 2011

Movie Review – Bad Teacher (2011)

Movie Number– 84 Title– Bad Teacher (2011) Running Time– 92 minutes (“R”) Director– Jake Kasdan Writer– Gene Stupnitsky, and Lee Eisenberg Starring– Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Lucy Punch, and Justin Timberlake — (Written for Inside Pulse –  Movies) Alongside the comic book heroes, aliens, and cowboys that are dominating the summer movie landscape sits Bad…


Movie Review – The Nesting (1981)

Movie Number– 79 Title– The Nesting (1981) Running Time– 103 minutes (“R”) Director– Armand Weston Writer– Daria Price, Armand Weston Starring– Robin Groves, Christopher Loomis, Michael David Lally, and John Carradine — (Originally an IP Movies Review) In the horror movie genre, the early ‘80s is best known for the overabundance of slasher films. It…


Movie Review – Battle: Los Angeles (2011)

Movie Number– 78 Title– Battle: Los Angeles (2011) Running Time– 116 minutes (“PG-13”) Director– Jonathan Liebesman Writer– Christopher Bertolini Starring– Aaron Eckhart, Ramon Rodriguez, Will Rothhaar, and Michelle Rodriguez — Battle: Los Angeles received a lot of negative publicity after it was released back in March. This may have had something to do with the…


Movie Review – Rubber (2011)

Movie Number– 77 Title– Rubber (2011) Running Time– 82 minutes (“R”) Director– Quentin Dupieux Writer– Quentin Dupieux Starring– Stephen Spinella, Jack Plotnick, and Roxane Mesquida — (Originally an IP Movies Review) Writer and director Quentin Dupieux has crafted a film in Rubber that is both an homage to the ‘70s era of exploitation, and a…


Movie Review – Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet

Movie Number– 76 Title– Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet (2009) Running Time– 83 minutes (“R”) Director– Frank Sabatella Writer– Frank Sabatella Starring– Danielle Harris, Bill Moseley, Nate Dushku, and Alissa Dean — (Originally an IP Movies Review) It’s common to see first-time directors try to tackle the horror genre today because most see…


Movie Review – Super 8 (2011)

Movie Number– 75 Title– Super 8 (2011) Running Time– 112 minutes (“PG-13”) Director– J.J. Abrams Writer– J.J. Abrams Starring– Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Riley Griffiths, Kyle Chandler, & Ron Eldard — (Written for Inside Pulse – Movies) J.J. Abrams is no stranger when it comes to large, multi-million dollar blockbusters, and has found success as…


Musings On… Desert Island DVDs

Regular readers of The Movie Files are undoubtedly aware of my love for all things “list”.  Since my introduction on The LAMB (Large Association of Movie Blogs), I have been checking out more film blogs, and happened upon a meme that passed me by last year.  It is entitled “Desert Island DVDs“, and is the…