http://critiqal.com Everybody is a critiq - we just happen to like sharing our opinions. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:46:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://critiqal.com/alpha-and-omega-2010/5739/ http://critiqal.com/alpha-and-omega-2010/5739/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:27 +0000 Reid Currier Kids/Family]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5739 Plot: What makes for the ultimate road trip? Hitchhiking, truck stops, angry bears, prickly porcupines and a golfing goose with a duck caddy. Just ask Kate (Panettiere) and Humphrey (Long), two wildly mismatched young wolves who are trying to get home after being taken by park rangers and shipped halfway across the country. ]]> http://critiqal.com/alpha-and-omega-2010/5739/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/82nd-annual-academy-awards%c2%ae/5749/ http://critiqal.com/82nd-annual-academy-awards%c2%ae/5749/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:02:47 +0000 Reid Currier http://critiqal.com/?p=5749 Avatar, Kathryn Bigelow's hard-hitting war drama The Hurt Locker and Quentin Tarantino's revenge fantasy Inglourious Basterds, among others. And the winners are...]]> http://critiqal.com/82nd-annual-academy-awards%c2%ae/5749/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief-2010/5525/ http://critiqal.com/percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief-2010/5525/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:43:54 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Adaptation]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5525 Plot: Percy Jackson (Lerman), soon after discovering he's the half-human son of the Greek god Poseidon, sets out on a fantastical quest across modern-day America to return Zeus' stolen lightning bolt and prevent a deadly war between the gods.]]> http://critiqal.com/percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief-2010/5525/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/legend-of-the-guardians-2010/5736/ http://critiqal.com/legend-of-the-guardians-2010/5736/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:50:18 +0000 Reid Currier Adaptation]> Kids/Family]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5736 Plot: A young barn owl named Soren (Sturgess) is kidnapped by owls of St. Aggie’s, where owlets are brainwashed into becoming soldiers. He and his new friends escape to the island of Ga’Hoole, to assist its noble, wise owls fight the army being created by the wicked rulers of St. Aggie’s.]]> http://critiqal.com/legend-of-the-guardians-2010/5736/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/get-him-to-the-greek-2010/5737/ http://critiqal.com/get-him-to-the-greek-2010/5737/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:19:16 +0000 Reid Currier Comedy]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5737 Plot: A record company intern (Hill) has 72 hours to drag out-of-control British rock star Aldous Snow (Brand) to a comeback concert at L.A.'s Greek Theater.]]> http://critiqal.com/get-him-to-the-greek-2010/5737/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/resident-evil-4-2010/5511/ http://critiqal.com/resident-evil-4-2010/5511/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:20:43 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Suspense/Horror]> Sequel]> Thriller]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5511 Plot: In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice (Jovovich) continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. A new lead from an old friend that promises a safe haven from the Undead leads them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive they find themselves in a deadly trap.]]> http://critiqal.com/resident-evil-4-2010/5511/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-town-2010/5735/ http://critiqal.com/the-town-2010/5735/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:13:12 +0000 Reid Currier Adaptation]> Crime/Gangster]> Drama]> Romance]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5735 Plot: Doug MacRay (Affleck) is an unrepentant criminal, the de facto leader of a group of ruthless bank robbers. With no real attachments, he never has to fear losing anyone close to him. But, that all changes when he runs into bank manager Claire Keesey (Hall), days after the gang briefly took her hostage. The instant attraction between them gradually turns into a passionate romance that threatens to take them both down a dangerous, and potentially deadly, path.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-town-2010/5735/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/born-to-be-a-star-2010/5728/ http://critiqal.com/born-to-be-a-star-2010/5728/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:06:33 +0000 Reid Currier Comedy]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5728 Plot: A small-town nerd (Swardson) stumbles upon a family secret: his quiet and demure parents were famous porn stars in the 1970s. Hoping to follow in their footsteps, he leaves Northern Iowa for Hollywood in order to fulfill his destiny as the biggest adult-film star in the world.]]> http://critiqal.com/born-to-be-a-star-2010/5728/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-american-2010/5727/ http://critiqal.com/the-american-2010/5727/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:28:40 +0000 Reid Currier Drama]> Thriller]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5727 Plot: Alone among assassins, Jack (Clooney) is a master craftsman. When a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, he vows to his contact Larry (Altman) that his next assignment will be his last. The assignment, as specified by a Belgian woman, Mathilde (Reuten), is in the offing as a weapon is constructed. Surprising himself, Jack seeks out the friendship of local priest Father Benedetto (Bonacelli) and pursues romance with local woman Clara (Placido). But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be tempting fate.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-american-2010/5727/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/piranha-3d-2010/5726/ http://critiqal.com/piranha-3d-2010/5726/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:02:10 +0000 Reid Currier Suspense/Horror]> Thriller]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5726 Plot: Lake Victoria, a popular 4th of July spot, sits in the crater formed by a prehistoric volcanic eruption, and when earth tremors tear open a crack in the lake floor, all hell breaks through. Piranhas - a million ravenous, razor-toothed monsters, unchanged since the dawn of time. Unstoppable killing machines acting blindly under one primeval impulse: to hunt down anything that moves and strip it to the raw, bleeding bone.]]> http://critiqal.com/piranha-3d-2010/5726/feed/ 0