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Arnie Carvalho

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Jason X

Aliens called. It wants its plot back.

Reviewed Feb 10, 2009
In the year 2455, Old Earth is now a contaminated planet abandoned for centuries -- a brown world of violent storms, toxic landmasses and poisonous seas. Yet humans have returned to the deadly place that they once fled, not to live, but to research the ancient, rusting artifacts of the long-gone civilizations. But it's not the harmful environment that could prove fatal to the intrepid, young explorers who have just landed on Old Earth. For them, it's Friday the 13th, and Jason lives! Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

It would have worked, too, if it weren't for those meddli...

Reviewed Jan 23, 2009
Homicidal maniac Jason returns from the grave to cause more bloody mayhem. Young Tommy may have escaped from Crystal Lake, but he’s still haunted by the gruesome events that happened there. When gory murders start happening at the secluded halfway house for troubled teens where he now lives, it seems like his nightmarish nemesis, Jason, is back for more sadistic slaughters. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Punisher: War Zone

The final word on parkour

Reviewed Dec 8, 2008
Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias: Jigsaw. With the "Punisher Task Force" hot on his trail and the FBI unable to take Jigsaw in, Frank must stand up to the formidable army that Jigsaw has recruited before more of his evil deeds go unpunished. Genres: Action, Crime, Superhero, Theatrical Release

The Break-Up

Proof nothing good ever happens at Wrigley Field

Reviewed Sep 1, 2008
Pushed to the breaking-up point after their latest 'why can't you do this one little thing for me?' argument, Brooke calls it quits with her boyfriend Gary. What follows is a hilarious series of remedies, war tactics, overtures and undermining tricks – all encouraged by the former couple's friends and confidantes …and the occasional total stranger! When neither ex is willing to move out of their shared apartment, the only solution is to continue living as hostile roommates until one of them reaches breaking point. Genres: Comedy, Romance, Theatrical Release
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The Dark Knight

From Katie Holmes to Maggie Gyllenhaal. That’s not a re...

Reviewed Jul 21, 2008
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker. Genres: Action, Crime, Superhero, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Reviews? Why does it have to be reviews?

Reviewed May 26, 2008
Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend—and Indy's colleague—Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts. Genres: Action, Adventure, Theatrical Release