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/wanted-2008/1309/ http://critiqal.com/wanted-2008/1309/#comments Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:18:26 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/previews/wanted-2008/1309/ Plot: 25-year-old Wes (McAvoy) was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known until he met a woman named Fox (Jolie). After his estranged father is murdered, the deadly sexy Fox recruits Wes into the Fraternity, a secret society that trains Wes to avenge his dad's death by unlocking his dormant powers. Based on the graphic novel by Mark Millar.]]> http://critiqal.com/wanted-2008/1309/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/outbreak-1995/2954/ http://critiqal.com/outbreak-1995/2954/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:05:49 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/?p=2954 Plot: A monkey transports a deadly virus from Africa to the small town of Cedar Creek, CA, where the virus begins decimating the population. Unable to control it, the CDC calls in the United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) to help. As the infection worsens, USAMRIID's Sam Daniels (Hoffman) begins a desperate hunt for the host.]]> http://critiqal.com/outbreak-1995/2954/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/evan-almighty-2007/538/ http://critiqal.com/evan-almighty-2007/538/#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:51:16 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/reviews/evan-almighty-2007/538/ Plot: Newly elected to Congress, Evan (Carrell) leaves Buffalo behind and moves to Virginia. But, when God (Freeman) appears before him and commands him to build an ark, will his family believe him, or think he's finally lost it?]]> http://critiqal.com/evan-almighty-2007/538/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/lucky-number-slevin-2006/23/ http://critiqal.com/lucky-number-slevin-2006/23/#comments Sat, 07 Oct 2006 16:34:23 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/2006/10/07/lucky-number-slevin-2006-review/ Plot: A case of mistaken identity puts Slevin (Hartnett) smack in the middle of a gang war between The Rabbi (Kingsley) and The Boss (Freeman). To top it off, he's being pursued by the infamous assassin Goodkat (Willis)!]]> http://critiqal.com/lucky-number-slevin-2006/23/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/unleashed-2005/503/ http://critiqal.com/unleashed-2005/503/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2005 00:25:20 +0000 Reid Currier http://www.pezxpress.com/2005/reviews/unleashed-2005-review/ Plot: Danny (Li) hurts people. As soon as Uncle Bob (Hoskins) unlocks his collar, Danny causes pain. After an ambush leaves him alone, Danny is taken in by blind piano tuner Sam (Freeman) and his daughter Victoria (Condon), who help him realize there is more to life than pain. But, before he can really begin his life anew, he has to deal with a few problems from his old life.]]> http://critiqal.com/unleashed-2005/503/feed/ 1 http://critiqal.com/batman-begins-2005/248/ http://critiqal.com/batman-begins-2005/248/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2005 02:03:16 +0000 Reid Currier http://pezxpress.com/2005/10/22/batman-begins-2005-review/ Plot: After his parents are murdered in front of him, billionaire heir Bruce Wayne (Bale) finds the world a much darker place. Wandering around the world, he encounters the League of Shadows, who train him to become a leader of their forces. But, when he discovers that their goal is to bring down his home town of Gotham, Bruce turns them down. With a renewed sense of self, he returns to Gotham to fight the crime-infested streets his own way - as his new alter-ego, The Batman.]]> http://critiqal.com/batman-begins-2005/248/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-big-bounce-2004/254/ http://critiqal.com/the-big-bounce-2004/254/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2004 23:27:10 +0000 Reid Currier http://pezxpress.com/2004/09/20/the-big-bounce-2004-review/ Plot: Jack (Wilson) is an ex-con who has moved to Hawaii to start over. After an incident at work puts him in jail, Jack meets Walter (Freeman) the local judge, who gives him a job...and tries to steer him clear of Nancy (Foster), the mistress of local rich guy Ray Ritchie (Sinise). But when Nancy finds out Jack is an ex-con, she does her best to convince him to help relieve Ray of $200,000.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-big-bounce-2004/254/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/bruce-almighty-2003/261/ http://critiqal.com/bruce-almighty-2003/261/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2003 01:18:02 +0000 Reid Currier Comedy]> Politics/Religion]> http://pezxpress.com/2003/11/29/bruce-almighty-2003-review/ Plot: Bruce Nolan (Carrey) isn’t having a good day. After getting passed up for a promotion at the local TV station, he gets himself fired, he gets in a fight with his girlfriend Grace (Aniston), goes for a drive to blow off steam and ends up getting in a car wreck. Convinced that God hates him, Bruce challenges God to make Himself known to him. Much to his surprise, God responds, and gives Bruce all of His powers. ]]> http://critiqal.com/bruce-almighty-2003/261/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