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/alice-in-wonderland-2010/5513/ http://critiqal.com/alice-in-wonderland-2010/5513/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:10:28 +0000 Reid Currier Adaptation]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5513 Plot: 17-year-old Alice (Wasikowska) receives a marriage proposal. In her haste to distance herself and think through her problems, she inadvertently falls down the rabbit hole and returns to Wonderland - but with no knowledge of her previous childhood visit.]]> http://critiqal.com/alice-in-wonderland-2010/5513/feed/ 1 http://critiqal.com/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix-2007/542/ http://critiqal.com/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix-2007/542/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:24:58 +0000 Reid Currier http://www.pezxpress.com/previews/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix-preview/542/ Plot: Harry Potter (Radcliffe) and his friends form Dumbledore's Army to teach Hogwarts' students how to perform defensive spells, which new Defense Against The Dark Arts teacher Dolores Umbridge (Carter) refuses to teach. Based on the novel by J. K. Rowling.]]> http://critiqal.com/harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix-2007/542/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street-2007/1161/ http://critiqal.com/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street-2007/1161/#comments Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:14:53 +0000 Reid Currier Musical/Performing Arts]> Thriller]> http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/previews/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street-2007/1161/ Plot: Benjamin Parker (Depp), unjustly sent to prison, vows revenge, not only for that cruel punishment, but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns, he takes on a new name, Sweeney Todd, reopens his barber shop, and becomes the Demon Barber of Fleet Street who "shaved the heads of gentlemen who never thereafter were heard from again." Based on the musical thriller by Stephen Sondheim.]]> http://critiqal.com/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street-2007/1161/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/die-hard-1988/1300/ http://critiqal.com/die-hard-1988/1300/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:09:03 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/reviews/die-hard-1988/1300/ Plot: On a trip to Los Angeles to try to patch things up with his estranged wife Holly (Bedelia), New York cop John McClane (Willis) suddenly finds himself involved in a hostage situation. Terrorists, led by Hans Gruber (Rickman), have taken over the Nakatomi building where Holly works. With Hans seemingly one step ahead of both the LAPD and the FBI, it looks like it's up to John McClane to save the day.]]> http://critiqal.com/die-hard-1988/1300/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-2005/363/ http://critiqal.com/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-2005/363/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2005 13:58:58 +0000 Reid Currier http://pezxpress.com/2005/10/17/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-2005-review/ Plot: When the Earth is demolished by an alien species, plain Arthur Dent (Freeman) is whisked away by his friend Ford Prefect (Def), who isn't exactly from where he says he is. On this trip, he'll encounter the President of the Galaxy (Rockwell); a depressed android named Marvin (Davis/Rickman); the real intelligent life on Earth; The Ultimate Answer to Life, The Universe and Everything...and a girl he met at a costume party (Deschanel). Based on the novel by Douglas Adams.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-2005/363/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/love-actually-2003/1048/ http://critiqal.com/love-actually-2003/1048/#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2004 14:16:37 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/reviews/love-actually-2003/1048/ Plot: 5 weeks before Christmas we take a peek inside the love lives of 8 British couples: A man (Neeson) still grieving over the loss of his wife and his stepson (Sangster) who is in love; a newly married couple (Knightley and Ejiofor); the newly-elected British Prime Minister (Grant); a high-powered exec (Rickman) his wife (Thompson); a writer (Firth) trying to escape from it all; a pair of body doubles (Freeman and Page); a young woman (Linney) with family issues and a man (Marshall) about to adventure to America.]]> http://critiqal.com/love-actually-2003/1048/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban-2004/361/ http://critiqal.com/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban-2004/361/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2004 13:14:49 +0000 Reid Currier http://pezxpress.com/2004/07/23/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban-2004-review/ Plot: Harry Potter (Radcliffe) is danger in his 3rd year at Hogwarts - this time from convict Sirius Black (Oldman), who has escaped from the wizard's prison of Azkaban. Harry also has to be on the lookout for the Dementors, the creepy Azkaban prison guards looking for Sirius. Plus, will the new Defense of the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts , Professor Lupin (Thewlis), be able to last longer than any of his predecessors?]]> http://critiqal.com/harry-potter-and-the-prisoner-of-azkaban-2004/361/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves-1991/1129/ http://critiqal.com/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves-1991/1129/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2003 19:50:28 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Drama]> Remake]> Romance]> http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/reviews/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves-1991/1129/ Plot: Robin of Locksley (Costner) returns from the Crusades to find his father murdered and the Sheriff of Nottingham (Rickman) attempting to wrest control of the throne from the absent King Richard. Robin meets up with a group of outlaws in the depths of Sherwood Forest. Together they begin stealing from the Sheriff and giving to the poor, even while Robin begins to fall in love with the King's cousin, the beautiful Maid Marian (Mastrantonio).]]> http://critiqal.com/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves-1991/1129/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-2002/360/ http://critiqal.com/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-2002/360/#comments Wed, 04 Dec 2002 21:46:47 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Adaptation]> Kids/Family]> Sequel]> http://pezxpress.com/2002/12/04/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-2002-review/ Plot: Someone, or something, is petrifying non-trueblooded students. Harry Potter (Radcliffe), with the help of friends Hermione (Watson) and Ron (Grint), must try and discover the source before Hogwarts has to close. ]]> http://critiqal.com/harry-potter-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-2002/360/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/harry-potter-and-the-sorcerers-stone-2001/359/ http://critiqal.com/harry-potter-and-the-sorcerers-stone-2001/359/#comments Mon, 02 Sep 2002 12:44:22 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Adaptation]> Kids/Family]> http://pezxpress.com/2002/09/02/harry-potter-and-the-sorcerers-stone-2001-review/ Plot: Harry Potter (Radcliffe) is a normal boy. Or so he thinks, anyway, until Hagrid (Coltrane) shows up one day and tells Harry he’s a wizard, and a famous one at that - he was the only one evil Lord Voldemort attacked who survived. Hagrid takes Harry to Hogwarts, a school for young magicians, where he meets Ron Weasley (Grint) and Hermione Granger (Watson). But, with an evil plot building against Harry, it's going to take everything he has to make it to his second year.]]> http://critiqal.com/harry-potter-and-the-sorcerers-stone-2001/359/feed/ 0