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/gamer-2009/5373/ http://critiqal.com/gamer-2009/5373/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:29:27 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Thriller]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5373 Plot: In the not too distant future, millions worldwide tune in online to watch Kable (Butler) and hundreds of other convicts battle in "Slayers," an ultra-violent multi-player online game. When the inventor of the game (Hall) and a resistance group collide, Kable must use his extraordinary fighting skills to escape the game and save the one he loves.]]> http://critiqal.com/gamer-2009/5373/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/righteous-kill-2008/1483/ http://critiqal.com/righteous-kill-2008/1483/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:39:52 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/previews/righteous-kill-2008/1483/ Plot: Two veteran NYPD detectives, Fisk (Pacino) and Cowan (De Niro), are called in to investigate the murder of a notorious pimp - a murder that bears a striking resemblance to murders committed years before. The only problem? They thought they already caught the killer and put him behind bars.]]> http://critiqal.com/righteous-kill-2008/1483/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-happening-2008/1409/ http://critiqal.com/the-happening-2008/1409/#comments Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:14:31 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/previews/the-happening-2008/1409/ Plot: When the plants of the world begin releasing a toxin that causes people to commit violent suicide, a man (Wahlberg) and his estranged wife (Deschanel) are among the survivors who desperately search for a safe haven.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-happening-2008/1409/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/ice-age-dawn-of-the-dinosaurs-2009/1557/ http://critiqal.com/ice-age-dawn-of-the-dinosaurs-2009/1557/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 14:44:16 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Comedy]> Kids/Family]> Sequel]> http://themindschewtoy.com/?p=1557 Plot: On a mission to rescue the hapless Sid (Lequizamo), Manny (Romano), Ellie (Latifah) and Diego (Leary) venture into a mysterious underground world, where they have some close encounters with dinosaurs, battle flora and fauna, run amuck and meet a relentless, one eyed, dino-hunting weasel named Buck (Pegg). Animated.]]> http://critiqal.com/ice-age-dawn-of-the-dinosaurs-2009/1557/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/ice-age-the-meltdown-2006/374/ http://critiqal.com/ice-age-the-meltdown-2006/374/#comments Mon, 03 Apr 2006 03:04:10 +0000 Reid Currier http://pezxpress.com/2006/04/02/ice-age-the-meltdown-2006-review/ Plot: Manny (Romano), Sid (Leguizamo) and Diego (Leary) are back. By this point, the valley they live in has started to melt. When they learn their valley is about to flood, they team up to warn everyone. Now, as the flood looms closer, they must deal with a mammoth who thinks she's a possum (Latifah) - not to mention a few nasty fish. Animated.]]> http://critiqal.com/ice-age-the-meltdown-2006/374/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/land-of-the-dead-2005/395/ http://critiqal.com/land-of-the-dead-2005/395/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2006 03:02:41 +0000 Reid Currier http://www.pezxpress.com/2007/movies/all-reviews/land-of-the-dead-2005-review/ Plot: Years after the dead begin to rise, the flesh-eating zombies have forced humanity into a walled city, Forest Green. A few soldiers, like Riley (Baker) and Cholo (Leguizamo) still venture outside the city, scrounging up what food they can for the people back home. But, when their worst fears come true, and the mindless zombies begin to reason, what hope does humanity have?]]> http://critiqal.com/land-of-the-dead-2005/395/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/assault-on-precinct-13-2004/235/ http://critiqal.com/assault-on-precinct-13-2004/235/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2005 14:21:04 +0000 Reid Currier http://pezxpress.com/2005/07/24/assault-on-precinct-13-2004-review/ Plot: After his team was gunned down 8 months ago, Sgt. Jake Roenick (Hawke) is now hiding behind a desk at a dilapidated police station. His New Year's Eve plans are about to change when he takes on Bishop (Fishburne), one of the biggest gangsters around this part of Detroit. As it turns out, he can finger a lot of dirty cops and those cops -led by squad leader Duvall (Byrne) - are going to do anything they can to stop him. A remake of the 1976 John Carpenter film.]]> http://critiqal.com/assault-on-precinct-13-2004/235/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/moulin-rouge-2001/1055/ http://critiqal.com/moulin-rouge-2001/1055/#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2003 15:08:44 +0000 Reid Currier Drama]> Musical/Performing Arts]> Romance]> http://themindschewtoy.com/?p=1055 Plot: Paris, 1899. While trying to convince the owner of the Moulin Rouge to put on a play he is writing, Christian (McGregor) meets courtesan Satine (Kidman), who he falls for immediately. While Satine and Christian struggle to keep their love a secret, a Duke (Roxburgh) - who is financing the play and wants Satine for himself - becomes more suspicious...]]> http://critiqal.com/moulin-rouge-2001/1055/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/empire-2002/1026/ http://critiqal.com/empire-2002/1026/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2003 13:18:36 +0000 Reid Currier Crime/Gangster]> Drama]> http://themindschewtoy.com/?p=1026 Plot: Victor Rosa (Leguizamo) is a big time drug dealer. Along with two other dealers, he controls the Bronx. All three of them get their supply from one lady, La Columbiana (Rosellini). He’s got a girl, Carmen (Cotto), who’s recently become pregnant, and his life is going pretty good. After a mix-up with another dealer goes bad, he decides it’s time to get out.]]> http://critiqal.com/empire-2002/1026/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/ice-age-2002/373/ http://critiqal.com/ice-age-2002/373/#comments Thu, 05 Dec 2002 02:44:52 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Comedy]> Kids/Family]> http://pezxpress.com/2002/12/04/ice-age-2001-review/ Plot: After a tribe of humans is attacked by saber-toothed tigers, a woman hands over her baby to Manfred (Romano), a wooly mammoth, and Sid (Leguizamo), a sloth who won’t leave him alone, who decide to bring the baby back to it's herd. Diego (Leary), one of the tigers, sees them with the baby and decides to play along, pretending to help them, all the while setting them up for an attack by the rest of the tiger herd. Animated.]]> http://critiqal.com/ice-age-2002/373/feed/ 0