Stuart Atkinson

The Aviator

DON'T DRINK THAT! IT'S NOT LEMONADE!

Reviewed Feb 5, 2010

A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. Genres: Drama, Theatrical Release

Gangs of New York

Lucky, this is Cameron Diaz. Cameron, this is Lucky. Now,...

Reviewed Jan 29, 2010

In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people. Genres: Crime, Drama, History, Theatrical Release

Back to the Future Part III

Listen, or we'll hunt you down like a duck.

Reviewed Jan 21, 2010

The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. More problems arise when Doc falls for pretty schoolteacher Clara Clayton, and Marty tangles with Buford Tannen. Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Time Travel

Back to the Future Part II

Great Scott! A Pair O' Docs!

Reviewed Jan 14, 2010

Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch attempt to set things straight, Marty finds himself bound for 1955 and face to face with his teenage parents -- again. Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Time Travel

Back to the Future

What are you listening to, butthead?

Reviewed Jan 7, 2010

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985. Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Time Travel

Avatar

How can the graphics have more dimensions than the charac...

Reviewed Dec 19, 2009

In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Halloween II (2009)

White horses could drag me away...

Reviewed Oct 30, 2009

Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael's deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois. Meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister. Genres: Halloween, Horror, Theatrical Release

Halloween (2007)

If you are a character in a Rob Zombie movie, you might b...

Reviewed Oct 23, 2009

The early years of young Michael Myers and the events leading up to his fateful Halloween night murder rampage in the quiet town of Haddonfield, Illinois. Genres: Halloween, Horror, Theatrical Release

Halloween: Resurrection

Dangertainment Tonight

Reviewed Oct 16, 2009

Reality programmers at DangerTainment select a group of thrill-seeking teenagers to spend one night in the childhood home of serial killer Michael Myers. Their planned live broadcast turns deadly when Michael decides to crash the party. Genres: Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

Nobody doesn't like Jamie Lee!

Reviewed Oct 9, 2009

Two decades after surviving a massacre on October 31, 1978, former baby sitter Laurie Strode finds herself hunted by persistent knife-wielder Michael Myers. Laurie now lives in Northern California under an assumed name, where she works as the headmistress of a private school. But it's not far enough to escape Myers, who soon discovers her whereabouts. As Halloween descends upon Laurie's peaceful community, a feeling of dread weighs upon her -- with good reason. Genres: Halloween, Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

Given the pattern of these subtitles, shouldn't the next ...

Reviewed Oct 2, 2009

Six years after being presumed dead in a fire, and just as the town prepares to finally celebrate Halloween again, Michael Myers returns to Haddonfield to continue his reign of terror. Genres: Halloween, Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

This time it's personal. Wait, wait, so was the last time...

Reviewed Sep 25, 2009

After lying in a coma for a year, Michael Myers awakens and stalks his way back to his small hometown in Illinois, intent on killing his niece, Jamie, who has been confined to a mental institution since his last attempt to slay her. Genres: Halloween, Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Michael Myers is going after his niece. Will she cry uncle?

Reviewed Sep 18, 2009

Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece. Genres: Halloween, Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Brown Arrow

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

This movie gives a whole new meaning to the term 'bugging...

Reviewed Sep 11, 2009

After a terrified toy salesman is mysteriously attacked and brought to the hospital, clutching the year's most popular Halloween mask, Dr. Daniel Challis sets out to investigate the strange events and finds himself thrust into a nightmarish conspiracy. Genres: Halloween, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release

Halloween II (1981)

Think of the bright side. If he does attack you here, you...

Reviewed Sep 4, 2009

After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim. Genres: Halloween, Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Halloween (1978)

It's a nice 3-bedroom, 2-bath. A bit of a fixer-upper. Th...

Reviewed Aug 28, 2009

Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again. Genres: Halloween, Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Terminator Salvation

If I only had a heart!

Reviewed May 24, 2009

All grown up in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor must lead the resistance of humans against the increasingly dominating militaristic robots. But when Marcus Wright appears, his existence confuses the mission as Connor tries to determine whether Wright has come from the future or the past -- and whether he's friend or foe. Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

When playing with your Terminatrix, always remember the s...

Reviewed May 21, 2009

It's been 10 years since John Connor saved Earth from Judgment Day, and he's now living under the radar, steering clear of using anything Skynet can trace. That is, until he encounters T-X, a robotic assassin ordered to finish what T-1000 started. Good thing Connor's former nemesis, the Terminator, is back to aid the now-adult Connor … just like he promised. Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller, Time Travel

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Time for a Pepsi and a five-dollar footlong!

Reviewed May 18, 2009

Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from triggering a nuclear apocalypse. Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller, Time Travel

The Terminator

The only things that can make it through the time machine...

Reviewed May 14, 2009

In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine? Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller, Time Travel

Star Trek (2009)

It's taken 11 movies, but the mystery is finally uncovere...

Reviewed May 9, 2009

The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before. The human adventure has begun again. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Time Travel

Star Trek: Nemesis

Begun the clone war has

Reviewed May 1, 2009

En route to the honeymoon of William Riker to Deanna Troi on her home planet of Betazed, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise receives word from Starfleet that a coup has resulted in the installation of a new Romulan political leader, Shinzon, who claims to seek peace with the human-backed United Federation of Planets. Once in enemy territory, the captain and his crew make a startling discovery: Shinzon is human, a slave from the Romulan sister planet of Remus, and has a secret, shocking relationship to Picard himself. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Star Trek: Insurrection

Warning - firmer breasts do not make effective flotation ...

Reviewed Apr 24, 2009

When an alien race and factions within Starfleet attempt to take over a planet that has "regenerative" properties, it falls upon Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet's people as well as the very ideals upon which the Federation itself was founded. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller

Star Trek: First Contact

That'll do, Geordi. That'll do.

Reviewed Apr 17, 2009

The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from changing Federation history and assimilating the galaxy. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Theatrical Release, Thriller, Time Travel