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ORPHAN
reviewed by Asher Ellis

ORPHAN

Warner Bros. Pictures/Dark Castle Entertainment 123 min., dir. by Jaume Collet-Serra with Peter Sarsgaard, Vera Farmiga, and Isabelle Fuhrman There are plenty of imperfect films [...]

FUNNY PEOPLE
reviewed by Asher Ellis

FUNNY PEOPLE

Universal Pictures/Apatow Productions 146 min., dir. by Judd Apatow with Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann Whether you’re able to catch Funny People in [...]

THE READER
reviewed by Agent Automatic

THE READER

Mirage Enterprises 124 min., dir. by Stephen Daldry, with Kate Winslet, Jeanette Hain, and Ralph Fiennes As an Oscar contender, The Reader couldn’t have been [...]

RUN FATBOY RUN
reviewed by Asher Ellis

RUN FATBOY RUN

Originally published in Verbicide issue #25 Entertainment Films 100 min., dir. by David Schwimmer, with Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, and Hank Azaria Upon this film’s [...]

PATHOLOGY
reviewed by Asher Ellis

PATHOLOGY

Originally published in Verbicide issue #25 Camelot Pictures 93 min., dir. by Marc Schoelermann, with Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Weston, and Alyssa Milano It’s always a [...]

NUMB
reviewed by Asher Ellis

NUMB

Originally published in Verbicide issue #24 Insight Film & Proud Mary Entertainment Productions 93 min., dir. by Harris Goldberg, with Matthew Perry, Kevin Pollak, and [...]

WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER?
reviewed by Asher Ellis

WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER?

Originally published in Verbicide issue #24 Sony Pictures Classics 92 min., dir. by Anand Tucker, with Colin Firth, Juliet Stevenson, and Jim Broadbent After a [...]

BIKINI BLOODBATH
reviewed by Sean Collier

BIKINI BLOODBATH

Brightly Entertainment/Blood Bath Pictures Dir. by Jon Gorman and Thomas Edward Seymour with Debbie Rochon, Russ Russo, and Olja Hrustic Let’s take a moment, dear [...]

THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS
reviewed by Asher Ellis

THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS

Originally published in Verbicide issue #23 Picturehouse/New Line 79 min., dir. by Seth Gordon, with Billy Mitchell, Steve Wiebe, and Walter Day You know there’s [...]

THE COUNTERFEITERS
reviewed by Asher Ellis

THE COUNTERFEITERS

Originally published in Verbicide issue #23 Babelsberg/Sony Pictures Classics 98 min., dir. by Stefan Ruzowitzky, with Karl Markovics, August Diehl, and Devid Striesow Although the [...]

I AM LEGEND
reviewed by Mitch Emerson

I AM LEGEND

Warner Bros. 101 min., dir. by Francis Lawrence with Will Smith, Alice Braga, and Dash Mihok Disappointed. That is how I Am Legend left me [...]

MARGOT AT THE WEDDING
reviewed by Asher Ellis

MARGOT AT THE WEDDING

Originally appeared in Verbicide issue #22 Scott Rudin Productions 92 min., dir. by Noah Baumbach, with Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Jack Black If [...]

JUNO
reviewed by Asher Ellis

JUNO

Originally published in Verbicide issue #22 Fox Searchlight Pictures 92 min., dir. by Jason Reitman, with Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, and Jason Bateman [...]

SUPERBAD
reviewed by Mitch Emerson

SUPERBAD

Sony Pictures 114 min., dir. by Greg Mottola with Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, and Michael Cera I think Judd Apatow is the modern recreation of [...]

THE BRIDGE
reviewed by Asher Ellis

THE BRIDGE

Originally published in Verbicide issue #21 Easy There Tiger Productions/Koch Lorber Films 93 min., dir. by Eric Steel The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, [...]