Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

This film ended up being pretty good. Keke Palmer did a wonderful job playing the roll of Akeelah. She is an actress to keep your eyes on because she is definitely going places. Also I thought Laurence Fishburne did a great job playing her spelling tutor. I know that he has done more things than just The Matrix films but for some reason anytime I see him that is what I always think of. The story was very good and heart warming and progressed at a good pace without becoming unbearably slow really at any point. Definitely worth checking out. 8 out of 10

They Might Be Giants at the Egg

This past weekend Leslie and I traveled to the Egg in Albany to check out They Might Be Giants. For anyone who is unfamiliar with these guys I highly recommend checking them out. They are kind of a quirky Alternative. You may have even heard some of their songs and are not aware of it such as "The Boss of Me" (Malcolm in the Middle Theme). "Istanbul", "Particle Man", "Birdhouse in Your Soul". They put on a really good show and had a good amount of audience participation. They joked around with everyone through out their set and everyone seemed to have a really great time.

Nim's Island

Nim's Island ended up being a pretty good movie. It had a great story and a good cast. I have always liked Jodie Foster's work and this ended up being no different. She did a great job playing a best selling agoraphobic author who gets put into situations that take her out of her safe Purell sanctuary and out into the rest of the world. Abigail Breslin was very good as well. I have not seen much of her stuff but she definitely seems like a child actress who is going places. This is a great movie to take your kids to, or if you do not have any children it is also good for someone who just likes a good heart warming film. 8 out of 10

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)

Wow what a snore fest this turned out to be. The first one was alright and at least watchable but we had to put the 30 minute rule in to affect on this. It never really took off or went anywhere. 1 out of 10.

Jacob's Ladder (1990)

I was originally supposed to watch this film for a course that I took in college about the psychology of Death. Although at the time I knew nothing about what the film was about, I never did much research on it to find out much about it I just added to my list of movies to see. It turned out to be rather interesting but probably a film that you would have to see more than once in order to figure out a lot of the little nuances that are occurring through out the story. There was not anything really spectacular about it but it did keep my attention. It's worth checking out if you are looking for something a little different. 6 out of 10

Lost: Via Domus

So I consider myself a pretty big Lost fan. Although I do not get completely obsessive I do watch all of the episodes, participate in any ARG's, listen to a couple of podcasts, and visit the occasional fan site. So when I heard that they were coming out with a Lost video game I knew that I would have to get it. Unfortunately it was not that great. It really did not add anything to the canon and it was rather short and linear with really no action. So if you are a Lost it is interesting just to see things from another survivor's perspective. But other than that you should probably pass on it. 6 out of 10

Watch Them Die

Here is another group worth checking out. Their guitar work is actually not too bad

Burnt By The Sun

Just found these guys. If your in to Hardcore you should check them out.

The Clearing (2004)

Honestly this movie was kind of weird. The story was alright and there was an OK amount of Suspense. I felt over all it was kind of slow moving and did not really lead to all too much. Also I do not know if it just me or not but Robert Redford and Willem Dafoe kind of look very similar which made things a little confusing. But it was not an awful movie. 6 out 10

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2009)

This film was actually better than I expected it to be. Although not nearly as good as the first two movies. It had an alright story and some pretty good car crashes. For those of you who liked the first two or are in to racing movies you should give it a shot. 6 out 10

Gears of War 2 at Comic Con

Epic will be giving a sneak preview of Gears of War 2 at Comic Con later this month. More info here.

An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

I had heard some good things about this documentary and had been looking forward to seeing it. Unfortunately it was not laid out the way that I had hoped. Had there been more of the presentation that Al Gore did I feel it would have been better. But through out the film there were scenes of him at the farm were he grew up and of him doing research on his laptop that I feel did not mix well. Over all though the message was there though. To learn more go to www.climatecrisis.org 8 out of 10

21 (2008)

I was pretty excited when I first heard that they were making "Bringing Down the House" by Ben Mezrich into a movie. Unfortunately though I found out that the movie is not so much based on the book as it is inspired by it. So basically that means that they have made some pretty major changes to the story. I am a big fan of Ben Mezrich's and I have read the majority of his books and have loved them all. But unfortunately I got myself a little too over hyped for this film and I can not lie it did let me down a little. It still was pretty good though just not nearly as good as I hoped. If you have not read the book then perhaps you may enjoy it more than one who has. 7 out of 10

Netflix possibly coming to XBox live

Netflix might bring movie rentals to XBox live. Read more here.

Mars rovers get reprieve

Earlier this week NASA planned budget cuts would have shut down Spirit and Opportunity. But just yesterday they have announced that the rovers will not be shut down due to budget cuts. read more here.

Full South Park Episodes

South Park Studios have started showing full South Park episodes on their website. You can now watch any South Park episode at their website, which can be found here.

Man of the Year (2006)

I had heard so many good things about this film that I thought it would be great. But unfortunately what happens to be the case all to often is that when things get hyped up so much can they really ever live up to ones expectations. Although it was alright and kept my attention for the most part, it just was not as funny as I thought it was going to be. Outside of that I thought Robin Williams did an excellent job. 6 out of 10

Vantage Point (2008)

At first I was unsure about whether this would be all that good. But afterwards I am so happy that I saw it. It is a great action suspense film that kept you guessing exactly what was going to happen all of the time. It has many twists and turns and one of the best car chases I have seen in a while. The way that the story unfolds is rather unique as well showing an event from different view points letting you in on new details with each view. I highly recommend it. 9 out of 10

Court Will Examine Profanity Rules

The Supreme Court will examine there indecency rules when curses are said on a live broadcast. More here.

Highlander: The Source (2007)

So I have enjoyed pretty much every Highlander movie that I have seem thus far. Unfortunately I feel that this one did not live up to my expectations. It was alright but not great. I have seem all of the movies in the series thus far but I have not seen any of the TV shows. Perhaps there is a hidden correlation there that I missed which is why I did not enjoy this one as much. Anyways If you are a fan of the series then you should probably give this a shot. I may even give it a second chance once I see the TV series and see whether I enjoy it any more. 3 out 10