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/year-one-2009/5363/ http://critiqal.com/year-one-2009/5363/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:39:00 +0000 Reid Currier Comedy]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5363 Plot: When lazy hunter-gatherers Zed (Black) and Oh (Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.]]> http://critiqal.com/year-one-2009/5363/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/midnight-meat-train-2008/1455/ http://critiqal.com/midnight-meat-train-2008/1455/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:01:57 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/previews/midnight-meat-train-2008/1455/ Plot: In an attempt to capture the darker side of humanity with his camera, photographer Leon Kaufman (Cooper) crosses paths with Mahogany (Jones), a brutal subway serial killer. While his girlfriend Maya (Bibb) fears for his life, Leon's fascination with Mahogany leads him further and further down a dark path - inadvertently pulling Maya right along with him. Based on a short story by Clive Barker.]]> http://critiqal.com/midnight-meat-train-2008/1455/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-condemned-2007/565/ http://critiqal.com/the-condemned-2007/565/#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:29:50 +0000 Reid Currier http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/reviews/the-condemned-2007/565/ Plot: Jack Conrad (Austin) is awaiting the death penalty in a corrupt Central American prison when he is “purchased” by a wealthy television producer and taken to a desolate island where he must fight to the death against nine other condemned killers from all corners of the world...and the entire contest will be broadcast live on the internet.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-condemned-2007/565/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/x-men-the-last-stand-2006/275/ http://critiqal.com/x-men-the-last-stand-2006/275/#comments Sun, 28 May 2006 02:48:55 +0000 Reid Currier http://pezxpress.com/2006/05/27/x-men-iii-the-last-stand-2006-review/ Plot: A "cure" for mutants has been found, and is being offered to mutants at clinics. Fearing that "voluntary cures" is only the beginning, Magneto (McKellen) and his Brotherhood of Mutants intend to stop it before all mutants are "cured". His only obstacle? The X-Men. But, is Magneto the real threat, or will the X-Men suffer more at the hands of an old friend? Based on the Marvel Comic characters.]]> http://critiqal.com/x-men-the-last-stand-2006/275/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/eurotrip-2004/1022/ http://critiqal.com/eurotrip-2004/1022/#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2004 13:10:47 +0000 Heather Currier Comedy]> Romance]> http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/reviews/eurotrip-2004/1022/ Plot: On the day he graduates from high school, Scotty (Mechlowicz) is dumped by his girlfriend. Trying to start over, Scotty discovers that the German pen pal he has been emailing is a hot girl name Mieke (Boehrs). Unfortunately, he only finds this out after sending a nasty email to her. Determined to make up for it, he, his friend Cooper (Pitts) and twins Jamie (Wester) and Jenny (Trachtenberg) set out to find Mieke.]]> http://critiqal.com/eurotrip-2004/1022/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/lock-stock-and-two-smoking-barrels-1999/1049/ http://critiqal.com/lock-stock-and-two-smoking-barrels-1999/1049/#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2003 14:48:08 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Comedy]> Crime/Gangster]> Thriller]> http://themindschewtoy.com/?p=1049 Plot: Eddie (Moran), Tom (Fleming), Bacon (Statham) and Soap (Fletcher) have raised enough money to enter a high-stakes poker game, hosted by Hatchet Harry (Moriarty). When Eddie ends up losing big time, it’s up to the four of them to come up with 500,000 quid...in a week. Desperate, they are at a loss as to what to do...until Eddie overhears a conversation that seems to be the answer to their money problems.]]> http://critiqal.com/lock-stock-and-two-smoking-barrels-1999/1049/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/gone-in-sixty-seconds-2000/729/ http://critiqal.com/gone-in-sixty-seconds-2000/729/#comments Tue, 08 Oct 2002 11:56:17 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Crime/Gangster]> Remake]> http://themindschewtoy.com/reviews/gone-in-60-seconds-2000/729/ Plot: Randall "Memphis" Raines (Cage) was a car thief - one of the best, in fact - until he quit the life, 6 years ago. When his brother, Kip (Ribisi), gets in trouble from big-time thug Raymond Calitri (Eccleston), Memphis has to go back to life, and steal 50 cars for Calitri in one night...or Kip dies. On top of that, he’s got a cop (Lindo) who is dying to nab him for grand theft auto and a gang of car thieves that want him dead. ]]> http://critiqal.com/gone-in-sixty-seconds-2000/729/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/swordfish-2001/988/ http://critiqal.com/swordfish-2001/988/#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2002 01:03:50 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Crime/Gangster]> Thriller]> http://themindschewtoy.com/movies/reviews/swordfish-2001/988/ Plot: Life is looking pretty bleak for ex-con Stanley Jobson (Jackman)...until a mysterious stranger named Ginger (Berry) introduces him to Gabriel (Travolta), a man in need of his computer talents, and willing to pay him $10 million for them. All Stanley has to do is help Gabriel electronically steal a government slush fund.]]> http://critiqal.com/swordfish-2001/988/feed/ 0