Shotgun Stories Review
Two sets of half-brothers have a deep hatred for each other and when it finally boils over, the dominoes begin to fall.
Two sets of half-brothers have a deep hatred for each other and when it finally boils over, the dominoes begin to fall.
Well-meaning attempt to call attention to the wildly unfair practice of sending troops back to war after their tour of duty is over is told with broad, obvious brushstrokes. Still, it’s good that it was told at all.
An MIT professor secretively trains his best students in blackjack before taking them to Las Vegas to win big bucks in this entertaining and mostly fact-based tale.
A mostly elderly police band of musicians is lost in Israel, forcing them to interact with the locals and the result is a very understated but rewarding adventure.
Hsiao-hsien Hou’s incredibly earnest attempt to recreate the magic of “The Red Balloon” falls short. Was any other outcome possible?
Tone-deaf would-be comedy about three high school wimps who hire Owen Wilson as their bodyguard. If this sounds familiar it’s because there’s nothing new here.
Princess Margaret has taken some naughty photos and everyone involved in any sort of police work is involved in the recapturing of these lurid pics.
A young woman in China is sold into sex slavery in this informative but somehow far too slow-moving tale.
Writer/Director Michael Haneke takes us on a great amusement park ride of a psychological thriller until it falls off the rails and totally breaks down.
Adam Carolla plays a funny, lazy, forty year-old carpenter/boxing instructor who scores a near knockout in his big screen debut.
| ★★★★★ | Perfection |
| ★★★★☆ | Outstanding |
| ★★★☆★☆ | Excellent |
| ★★★☆☆ | Very good |
| ★★☆★☆☆ | Good |
| ★★☆☆☆ | OK |
| ★☆★☆☆☆ | Pretty Bad |
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Poor |
| ☆★☆☆☆☆ | Blech! |
| No Stars | Fail! |