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/predators-2010/5704/ http://critiqal.com/predators-2010/5704/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:01:47 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Sequel]> Thriller]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5704 Plot: A group of elite warriors are hunted by members of a merciless alien race known as Predators.]]> http://critiqal.com/predators-2010/5704/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/armored-2009/5446/ http://critiqal.com/armored-2009/5446/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 22:04:57 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Crime/Gangster]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5446 Plot: A crew of officers at an armored transport security firm risk their lives when they embark on the ultimate heist….against their own company. Armed with a seemingly fool-proof plan, the men plan on making off with a fortune with harm to none. But when an unexpected witness interferes, the plan quickly unravels and all bets are off.]]> http://critiqal.com/armored-2009/5446/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/tv-csi-2000/1140/ http://critiqal.com/tv-csi-2000/1140/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:20:17 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/television/tv-to-watch-csi-crime-scene-investigations/1140/ Synopsis: A Las Vegas Police Department forensics lab works to solve cases by "following the evidence". The team is lead by Catherine Willows (Helgenberger), a former exotic dancer. Assisting her in the field are Agents Nick Stokes (Eads), Greg Sanders (Szmanda) and Dr. Raymond Langston (Fishburne). Dr. Albert Robbins (Hall), the head coroner, and Capt. Jim Brass (Guilfoyle), among others, also help the team find out whodunit each and every week.]]> http://critiqal.com/tv-csi-2000/1140/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/21-2008/1454/ http://critiqal.com/21-2008/1454/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:10:18 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/previews/21-2008/1454/ Plot: Looking for tuition money, M.I.T. student Ben Campbell (Sturgess) is recruited to join a group of gifted students who head to Vegas each weekend. With their math professor (Spacey) leading the way, they use a system of signals and count cards to beat the odds. Though counting cards isn't illegal, they have to stay on their toes if they are going to stay one step ahead of the casino's security, headed by Cole Williams (Fishburne). Based on a true story.]]> http://critiqal.com/21-2008/1454/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-matrix-1999/1429/ http://critiqal.com/the-matrix-1999/1429/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:02:27 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/reviews/the-matrix-1999/1429/ Plot: It's 1999, and Thomas Anderson (Reeves) is a computer programmer by day - and a hacker named Neo by night. When he is contacted by the elusive Morpheus (Fishburne), Neo is told that the year is closer to 2199 - and the world he thinks of as "real" is nothing more than a computer simulation named "The Matrix," used to distract his brain while his body is used like a battery to power the corrupt machines of the future. Morpheus is convinced Neo is The One, a human who is prophesied to bring about the destruction of The Matrix.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-matrix-1999/1429/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/tmnt-2007/604/ http://critiqal.com/tmnt-2007/604/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:21:07 +0000 Reid Currier http://pezxpress.com/movies/reviews/on-tv/tmnt-2007/604/ Plot: Tech-industrialist Max Winters (Stewart) is raising up an army of ancient monsters, and only Leonardo (Taylor), Michelangelo (Kelley), Donatello (Whitfield) and Raphael (North) can stop them! With the help of old allies April O’Neil (Gellar) and Casey Jones (Evans), the Turtles are in for the fight of their lives as they also will have to face the mysterious Foot Clan, who have allied themselves with Winters. Animated.]]> http://critiqal.com/tmnt-2007/604/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/mission-impossible-iii-2006/272/ http://critiqal.com/mission-impossible-iii-2006/272/#comments Sat, 06 May 2006 23:17:32 +0000 Reid Currier http://pezxpress.com/2006/05/06/mission-impossible-iii-2006-review/ Plot: IMF Agent Ethan Hunt (Cruise), now a training instructor, has settled into a new life with fiancee Julie (Monaghan). When he finds out that former trainee Lindsay has been kidnapped, however, he opts to lead the team to rescue her. But when that mission turns up more questions than answeres, Hunt finds out that this mission - which revolves around a mysterious "rabbit's foot" and an arms dealer by the name of Davian (Hoffman) - is about to get real personal...]]> http://critiqal.com/mission-impossible-iii-2006/272/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/mystic-river-2003/1052/ http://critiqal.com/mystic-river-2003/1052/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2004 14:55:58 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/?p=1052 Plot: Sean, Dave and Jimmy are childhood friends when Dave is kidnapped. He escapes after four days, and they lose touch with each other. Years later, Jimmy (Penn), Dave (Robbins) and Sean (Bacon) all lead separate lives. But they are all brought back into each other's lives by the murder of Jimmy's daughter.]]> http://critiqal.com/mystic-river-2003/1052/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/matrix-revolutions-2003/1062/ http://critiqal.com/matrix-revolutions-2003/1062/#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2004 15:27:45 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/?p=1062 Plot: With the machines on their way to Zion, an epic battle is about to begin for Zion's very survival. Meanwhile, Neo (Reeves) must journey into the heart of Machine City to a final confrontation with the renegade Agent Smith (Weaving) if he has any chance to fulfill his destiny and end the War against the Machines.]]> http://critiqal.com/matrix-revolutions-2003/1062/feed/ 0