http://critiqal.com Everybody is a critiq - we just happen to like sharing our opinions. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:20:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 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/state-of-play-2009/2021/ http://critiqal.com/state-of-play-2009/2021/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:25:20 +0000 Reid Currier Adaptation]> Drama]> Politics/Religion]> Thriller]> http://themindschewtoy.com/?p=2021 Plot: When D.C. reporter Cal McCaffrey (Crowe) is assigned to investigate the murder of an assistant to an up-and-coming politician (Affleck), he uncovers a conspiracy that threatens to bring down the nation's power structure. In a town of spin doctors and wealthy power brokers, he will discover one truth: when fortunes are at stake, no one's integrity, love or life is safe.]]> http://critiqal.com/state-of-play-2009/2021/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/extract-2009/5541/ http://critiqal.com/extract-2009/5541/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:54:30 +0000 Reid Currier Comedy]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5541 Plot: Joel (Bateman), the owner of an Extract plant, tries to contend with myriad personal and professional problems, such as his potentially unfaithful wife (Wiig) and employees who want to take advantage of him.]]> http://critiqal.com/extract-2009/5541/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/gone-baby-gone-2007/1450/ http://critiqal.com/gone-baby-gone-2007/1450/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:20:22 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/reviews/gone-baby-gone-2007/1450/ Plot: Patrick (Affleck) and his girlfriend (Monaghan) are private investigators. They are called in by a neighbor to help search for a young girl in their Boston neighborhood that has gone missing. But, the closer they get to finding the girl, the more they discover that nothing is as it seems. In the end, they will have to risk everything if they want to bring this little girl back home to her mother. Based on the novel by Dennis Lehane.]]> http://critiqal.com/gone-baby-gone-2007/1450/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/daredevil-2003/719/ http://critiqal.com/daredevil-2003/719/#comments Sat, 22 Feb 2003 13:33:08 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Adaptation]> http://themindschewtoy.com/reviews/daredevil-2003/719/ Plot: Matt Murdock (Affleck) is a blind lawyer working in Hell’s Kitchen during the day...but at night he becomes the masked vigilante DareDevil, "the man without fear". Matt is just getting to know the daughter of a wealthy businessman, Electra (Garner), when her father is killed by hit man Bullseye (Farrell) - and DareDevil is blamed. Now, DareDevil has to find who hired Bullseye - before Electra extracts her revenge on him.]]> http://critiqal.com/daredevil-2003/719/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/changing-lanes-2002/1008/ http://critiqal.com/changing-lanes-2002/1008/#comments Sat, 08 Feb 2003 12:33:43 +0000 Reid Currier Drama]> Thriller]> http://themindschewtoy.com/?p=1008 Plot: When high-powered attorney Gavin Banok (Affleck) gets into a car accident with Doyle Gipson (Jackson), he doesn’t think much of it. Gavin tries to write a check to pay for the damages, but Gipson wants to exchange insurances. In a hurry, Gavin ends up leaving. When he gets to court (late), he realizes he has left a file with Doyle...and doesn’t even know his name. ]]> http://critiqal.com/changing-lanes-2002/1008/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/boiler-room-2000/679/ http://critiqal.com/boiler-room-2000/679/#comments Fri, 23 Aug 2002 22:45:43 +0000 Reid Currier Crime/Gangster]> Drama]> Thriller]> http://themindschewtoy.com/reviews/boiler-room-2000/679/ Plot: Seth Davis (Ribisi) has a successful, if illegal, business: he runs a small-time casino out of his home. Then his whole life is turned around when he meets George (Katt), a successful stockbroker at a small firm, JT Marlin. Seth is convinced to get a job at JT Marlin. He’s good at what he does there. The only problem: it may not be entirely legal. ]]> http://critiqal.com/boiler-room-2000/679/feed/ 0