Review of Frost/Nixon (2008)

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• Fans of the Kevin Bacon game who now have so many more actors with whom to connect him • People who idolize Michael Sheen • Anyone who doubted Frank Langella • People who just cannot get enough of Sam Rockwell or Oliver Platt • Anyone who wonders about the suggestive nature of Italian loafers • Those who wonder why all government scandals are now given the suffix 'gate' • People who don't mind if Hollywood plays a little fancy and free with history for the sake of building dramatic tension

• People who don't think Kevin Bacon should be in a supporting role • Fans of Pat Nixon • Those who don't want to encourage Hollywood to put its own spin on history • People who don't like to see stage plays turned into movies • People who don't want to see Sam Rockwell sport a mullet

Review of Were the World Mine (2008)

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• Fans of Tom Gustafson's Fairies • People who harbor hate and fear for people who are different than they • Fans of William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" • People who like films filmed in and around Chicago • Anyone looking to see the next big teen heart-throb actor

• People who have no desire to have the tables turned and leave their comfort zone • Purists who think short films should never be made into features • Those who hate musicals or when actors, sprayed with a love potion, start speaking in Elizabethan-style English • People who never realized that Puck was a fairy • Those who don't believe all the world's a stage

Review of Valkyrie (2008)

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• Fans of Tom Cruise • Fans of WWII films • People who don't know there was a German Resistance working to topple Hilter • People who have forgotten the atrocities of WWII • Anyone who doubts the power of fear as a disingenuous way to control a populace • People who thought Bill Nighy was only capable of playing pirates • Anyone convinced that war is good for the economy • People who think they've seen it all when it comes to WWII

• People who don't want to believe there were any good people in WWII Germany • People who cannot set aside Tom Cruise's personal life to watch him play an historically important anti-war hero • People who don't like tense, thriller-type films • People who don't think there should be any jokes in a war movie • People who want to continue their fantasy that WWII and the holocaust never happened

Review of The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

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• Fans of Jennifer Connelley and Keanu Reeves • Green people (not Martians, environmentalists) • People who don't care if the film deviates in all the wrong places from the original • Fans of really cool special effects from Peter Jackson's Weta Studio • People who are ready for an allegory for change

• Fans of Jaden Smith (horrible character), Kathy Bates (wrong charater), and Kyle Chandler (miniscule character) • People who are hoping that John Cleese will be resurrecting Basil Fawlty • People who were huge, huge fans of the original and hoping that this version will be better than the original • People who don't like remakes • People who think the only good alien is a dead alien • Those who wake up in the middle of the night because they feel something crawling on them when there's nothing there

Review of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)

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• Pastors who preach hate • Talk Radio and TV Show Hosts who have superiority complexes • People needing a reminder of the dangers of following a movement founded on the ideology that some people, based on nothing they've done of a criminal nature, are more worthy to live and be free than other human beings • Those convinced that the horrors of the Nazi regime are overstated • People who read the book and want to see the film • People who want to see one of the best leading performances by a young child star since Christian Bale starred in Empire of the Sun • Fans of Vera Farmiga and David Thewlis, but especially fans of David Hayman—very worthy of a best supporting actor nomination

• People who are prepared to be haunted by the incredibly powerful but devastating and sad ending • Those who've lost someone a fascist regime and cannot bear to relive the horror • People who have no stomach for war, and already know it

Review of Nobel Son (2008)

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• Fans of Bryan Greenberg!!! • People who still crush on Mary Steenbergen • People who thought there was no way that Alan Rickman could play a slimier character than those he's done before • People with opposable thumbs • Artisans of Marzipan • People who thought Ted Danson's career was over with the "Cheers" finale • If your name backwards spells Shawn Hatosy

• Anyone who is jealous of Eliza Dushku • People who hated Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School • Those who saw Ruthless People and never want to see Danny DeVito in a kidnapping movie again • Popcorn-aholics who cannot wait until 15 minutes into the movie before starting in on their giant tub • Those who prefer the Matrix to the Mini • Fans of Slam Poetry

Review of High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)

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• Fans of HSM 1 & 2 • People who love Zac Efron • Fans of Kenny Ortega choreography – if you didn't see Newsies, see it! • People who love movie musicals • Anyone who's already invested in HSM sheets and pillow cases • People who don't think basketball players can also carry a musical

• People who think Corbin Bleu is the latest salad dressing from the Paul Newman collection • Those who cannot stand Disney® musicals especially ones starring kids from the cover of Tiger Beat • Parents of kids that won't stop talking about High School Musical • People who think it's unrealistic for characters in film to suddenly break into song and elaborate dance numbers • Anyone who might mistake a Zac Efron for a new birth control device • People who prefer opera

Review of Pride and Glory (2008)

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• Those who love derivative cop dramas without twists and thrills • Anyone who believes they'd enjoy seeing a baby threatened with a steam iron • People who didn't see The Departed • Long-term fans who've been waiting for this film for 9 years and really don't care how it turned out • Those who can never get enough clichés in one movie • If you thought John Voight was wooden in Transformers • People who have gotten bored feeding and playing with their kid's Webkinz®

• Fans of director Gavin O'Connor's film Miracle • People who are tired of 'dirty' cop films • Fans of Edward Norton and Colin Farrell • People who didn't take enough Español in high school to be able to understand scenes with out subtitles • Anyone confused to think the title has to do with having Pride and earning Glory • Those who think the 'f-bomb' is best used sparsely • People who think Angel Tezo sounds like a new Starbucks® blended tea

Review of W. (2008)

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• Republican, Democrats, and Independents • People who think Josh Brolin is riding on the shoulders of his famous parents • Fans of James Cromwell, Ellen Burstyn, Toby Jones, Elizabeth Banks, and Thandie Newton • People who thought Richard Dreyfus had retired • People who were too young to have understood what was going on from 2001-2004 • People who don't know what the Bush Doctrine is • People who doubt the loyalty of Colin Powell

• People who just want to move on • People who've drunk so much Rush Limbaugh flavored powered beverages over the past 8 years they're brain is complete washed of all reason and common sense • People who don't want to admit the truth • Democrats who think this film is going to totally skewer George W. Bush—it does but it also makes him a more empathetic figure • Fans of Jason Ritter and Noah Wyle • People who still think the Iraq War was a good idea

Review of The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

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• Fans of Dakota Fanning, Alicia Keys, Queen Latifah, and Sophie Okonedo • People who like honey • Those who love gothic southern novels • Fans of female-driven films with excellent acting and directing • Fans of the book, The Secret Life of Bees • People who relish heart-warming stories about the journey of self-discovery

• People who fear bees • People who don't wish to relive the horrors of 1960s racism • People who are never satisfied with films adapted from novels • People who don't like predictable movies • People who think a movie with Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson where they don't sing is pretty ludicrous

Review of Max Payne (2008)

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• Fans of the video game who don't expect a completely literal translation to film • People who like dark, graphic novels • Fans of Mila Kunis • People who've always wanted to see Chris O'Donnell portray a villain • People who want to escape the reality of W. • People who think video games make for the best sources for film adaptations

• People who don't like dark, ominous, hope-drained films • Anyone who fears the Valkyries • Fans of Nelly Furtado—she's in it for about 5 minutes • Fans of Ludacris and / or Beau Bridges • People who are operating on only a few hours of sleep • People who think the Valkyrie mythology will play a heavy roll in the film

Review of Sex Drive (2008)

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• People who think something like a "Comedy Central" version of Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist could be a very good idea for a movie • Fans of Josh Zuckerman, Amanda Crew, and Clark Duke • People who thought that the careers of James Marsden and Seth Green couldn't sink any lower • People who cannot get enough of that classic American Pie teen shtick humor • Teens who don't think there are any possible negative consequences to setting up long distance relationships with people you don't know over chat lines

• People who think a walking, talking donut is just about the scariest thing they could ever imagine • People who don't think it's right to satirize the life of the Amish or to make fun of rumspringa • If you don't like the DVD series "Girls Gone Wild" • Anyone who finds the concept of a guacamole donut repulsive • Nerds looking for love life advice • People who thought Superbad was

Review of The Duchess (2008)

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• People who love lavish costumes and hairstyles from England in the late 1700s • Fans of Keira Knightley and Dominic Cooper • Anglophiles • Fans of slow, pastoral, picturesque films that lack action and dynamism • People who love classical music • People who don't know anything about the life of the real Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire

• Fans of Ralph Fiennes • Fans of the Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman upon which the film was based • Francophiles • People who fear tall hair • Fans of the real Duchess of Devonshire • People who prefer a great story above all over great costuming, set design, and acting

Review of Body of Lies (2008)

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• Fans of a bearded Leonardo DiCaprio and a 50lbs+ Russell Crowe both with southern accents—there's some reference that DiCaprio's charater is from North Carolina • People confused by all the buzz directed toward English actor Mark Strong • Those who like to receive two films for the price of one • Fans of W. H. Auden poetry—well, at least a quotation from his poem "September 1, 1939" opens the film, but that might not mean you'll love the movie • People who read the novel upon which the film is based and have not been able to sleep a wink knowing that a film version was about unspool • Political activists who think the war on terror has gone too far • Afficionados of motion picture make-up artistry especially when it comes to making poor Leonardo DiCaprio look like his face has been through the meat grinder • People who like to speculate as to the accuracy of the latest spy gimmicks in films

• People who think a film set in Jordan shouldn't be filmed in Morocco • Those who've grown tired of Middle Eastern Terrorist / CIA movies • People who suffer from cynophobia • People who've read enough spy thrillers to last a lifetime • Owners of black SUVs that have to drive home through the desert after the movie • People hoping to get some new perspective on spy thrillers

Review of City of Ember (2008)

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• Fans of Harry Treadaway, Saoirse Ronan, and a villainous Bill Murray • People who love incredible make-believe city sets with intricate designs and features • Inventors and people how like gadgets • People who wonder what happened to Mackenzie Crook after his role in Pirates of the Caribbean 3 • Fans of Thomas Edison and Martin Landau • People who don’t require a spectacular and climatic ending • Fans of Walden Media—the people who have been converting all of the classing young adult novels into films of late from Bridge to Terabithia and Nim's Island to The Chronicles of Narnia and Journey to the Center of the Earth • Fans of director Gil Kenan—the guy who brought you Monster House • People who would like to support films filmed in Northern Ireland

• Fans of the book—you're not likely to be satisfied by this adaptaion • People with noctiphobia, zemmiphobia, or potamophobia • People who think 12-year old characters should be played by 12-year old actors • People who like to figure out the metaphors of a film and look beneath the surface • People who don’t like films that set up the need for sequels

Review of Quarantine (2008)

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• Fans of scary movies that don't have much of a point • People who do not get motion sickness • Those who like the group scare experience of seeing a scary movie with a giant willing audience—especially when there are some parts of this film that score big laughs—though that may not have been the intention of the director • Fans of hearing Jennifer Carpenter panic and scream for about 30 straight minutes • Fans of Steve Harris—didn't this guy used to have some standards? • Fans of Jay Hernandez—what's a 'good', 'scary' movie these days without him? • People who don't suffer from zemmiphobia or suriphobia • People who known how to brandish a sledge hammer • Anyone who wouldn't be bothered by this incongruity…if the power's out, how does the elevator run? • People bothered by violent images, bloody messes, depictions of human carnage and so on

• People under the age of 17 • People that have just eaten a full meal, doused down with a super-size beverage, and complemented by a jumbo nacho with extra hot peppers [unless you promise to sit in the very front row with no one in front of you] • People tired of the "Blair Witch Project effect"—basically to make a movie really, really, really scary, you film it such that it's from the perspective of one cameraman who's in the group with all of the requisite jostling, ultra-quick pans, and so on to the point of nearly making you nauseas before you get sick to your stomach from what's on screen • Anyone who likes a movie that ends instead of one that just ends—if you know what I mean • People who prefer their horror movies utilize a variety of scare tactics rather than just one--a nearly constant barrage of things jumping out at you from every unanticipated angle • Those with severe cynophobia, claustrophobia, pathophobia, or especially, achluophobia • People who saw the trailer, because the scariest and, perhaps, best moment of the movie is given away • People who saw the film upon which Quarantine was based, Spanish director, Jaume Balagueró's [Rec]

Review of Ghost Town (2008)

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• Fans of Greg Kinnear, Téa Leoni, Ricky Gervais, and Billy Campbell—they are all terrific • People who love movies filmed in NYC • Fans of dramedy • People who can see dead people or live people—both will probably enjoy this movie • Anyone looking for an incentive to go see their dentist right away • Obnoxious people seeking a new path • People who need their soul warmed up along with their heart • "SNL" fans of Kristen Wiig who plays an hilarious spray-tanned surgeon

• People with severe phasmophobia or dentophobia • People who didn't like The Sixth Sense • People with no sense of humor • People who are afraid of dogs the size of horses       • Those who have been mummified • People with no social conscience • Ghostbusters