Current Releases

November 13

2012

Alotta stuff gets blown up real good, and forgive me, but it's great fun to watch.

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Once you get over the herky-jerky animation, this is a great film for any age.

Pirate Radio

Interesting true story with interesting characters, yet it's not that interesting to watch.

SSMR's Date Flick Pick:  The best film is Fantastic Mr. Fox, but seeing 2012 on the big screen is necessary to feel the destruction on the scale presented, plus who doesn't love a good disaster flick?

November 6

The Box

Looking at the trailer for this film, it was either going to be a great mind-fuck (which it's not) or a complete, moronic mess (which it is).

A Christmas Carol

While ultilizing the 3D images to the max, what director Robert Zemeckis should've focused on was not butchering Charles Dickens' uber-classic story (in fact, did anyone really ask to see another interpretation of A Christmas Carol in the first place?).

The Fourth Kind

It's not based on a true story, suckers.

The Men Who Stare at Goats

Humorous and filled with solid performances, Goats falls just short of being an instant classic.

SSMR's Date Flick Pick:  THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS really isn't date flick material, but it's the best offering - film-wise - of the week (and perhaps month).

October 30

SSMR isn't lazy (well, not that lazy), but it doesn't see the point in reviewing any of this week's major offerings:  The Boondock Saints II: All Saints' Day, Gentlemen Broncos, or The House of the Devil.  See them at your own risk.

SSMR's Date Flick Pick:  Michael Jackson's This Is It is worth seeing, only because whatever the "it factor" is, MJ had it in spades, and though only a hint of that is seen in this pseudo-documentary, that hint shows why he was such a world class entertainer.

October 23

Amelia

Somehow these filmmakers managed to make an extraordinary life feel rather boring.

Astro Boy

A weak attempt at family entertainment.

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

I don't know what the hell this film is attempting to be, but it ain't good.

Saw VI

Has the sixth installment of any film series really been worth seeing?

SSMR's Date Flick Pick:  Egads.  The pickings are slim.  I don't know...see AMELIA maybe?  At least you'd learn a little history for your money.

October 16

Law Abiding Citizen

What works in theory or on paper doesn't always translate well on screen, and believe it or not, that holds very true here.

The Stepfather

Hmmm...let's see...Halloween is approaching so it must be time for the obligatory stupid horror film that kids will go see because...well...it's Halloween.

Where the Wild Things Are

This film will polarize people - you'll be enthralled with it or find it boring and uninteresting - and perhaps, just perhaps, you'll be a little of both.

SSMR's Date Flick Pick:  The best film of this bunch is clearly WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, but it's not really a date flick.  Is Zombieland still playing?

October 9

Couples Retreat

What a horrible, horrible waste of talent and any viewers' time.

SSMR's Date Flick Pick:  What?  Only one major studio release?  And it's Couples Retreat?  Heaven help us all.  Go see Zombieland (again) or even Whip It before you tempt fate with this steaming pile.  If we're all lucky and no one bothers with this film, maybe Vince Vaughn will finally go away.

October 2

The Invention of Lying

Good concept played out rather lamely with a cast that should've done better.

Whip It

Better than it ought to be.

Zombieland

No scares, but plenty of laughs which could come a tad faster and harder than they do (meaning this wants to be Shaun of the Dead but just doesn't quite measure up).

SSMR's Date Flick Pick:  I'd go with ZOMBIELAND.  Whip It is worthwhile, if you're into that sort of thing, but it's hard to ruin a zombie flick.

September 25

SSMR was on vacation and refused to bother reviewing the crap offering of the week:

Fame, Pandorum, Surrogates

Watch them at your own risk.  They aren't good.

September 18

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

A charming little story of a small town inventor which will likely be lost among all of the other 3D computer animated films offered up this year (even though this is the only one to feature the voice work of everyone's hero - Bruce Campbell).

The Informant!

Despite showing off more of Matt Damon's acting skills, this films falls on the wrong side of the greatness scale. 

Jennifer's Body

Since screenwriter Diablo Cody received all of the credit for Juno's success, then she deserves all of the abuse for this heaping pile of teen-horror excrement.

Love Happens

Not in this movie it don't (even though Aaron Eckhart shines over and above this drivel).

SSMR's Date Flick Pick:  Don't feed the beast that is Diablo Cody!  See THE INFORMANT!  Please.

Are you sure you even want to go to the movies?

Single Sentence Movie Reviews loves movies, but I mean, seriously, if you're going on date you could do better than going to a movie.  What can you learn about that special someone in a darkened theater?  Unless they want to go see something like "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," then you'd realize you're dating a fucking idiot.