‘The Bay’ Review 1

‘The Bay’ Review

Release Date: November 2, 2012 (Limited)
Current Showing via OnDemand Platforms
Director: Barry Levinson
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 1/10

The Bay’s subtitle should be When Good Directors Go Bad.  Barry Levinson’s name

‘Sinister’ Review 7/10

‘Sinister’ Review

Release Date: October 12, 2012
Director: Scott Derrickson
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score:  7/10

I knew while watching this film that it would be difficult to write a review that does not give anything

‘Pusher’ (2012) Review 4.5/10

‘Pusher’ (2012) Review

Release Date: October 26, 2012 (Limited)
Current Showing via OnDemand Platforms
Director: Luis Prieto
MPAA Rating:  R
Film Pulse Score: 4.5/10

For some reason, some truly phenomenal films are remade not long after their releases,

‘Arbitrage’ Review 7.5/10

‘Arbitrage’ Review

Release Date: September 14, 2012 (Limited)
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Director: Nicholas Jarecki
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 7.5/10

Arbitrage tells a surprisingly simple story of a complex man dealing with a series

3.5/10

‘The Possession’ Review

Release Date: August 31, 2012
Director: Ole Bornedal
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 3.5/10

So, it’s easy to call The Possession the Jewish stepchild of the excellent film The Exorcist. It involves a little girl’s purchase of

‘Hope Springs’ Review 6.5/10

‘Hope Springs’ Review

Release Date:  August 8, 2012 (Limited)
Director:  David Frankel
MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Film Pulse Score:  6.5/10

I went into this movie assuming it would be a complete “chick flick,” but the performance by Tommy Lee

‘Bachelorette’ Review 6/10

‘Bachelorette’ Review

Release Date:  September 7, 2012 (Limited)
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Director:  Leslye Headland
MPAA Rating:  R
Film Pulse Score:  6/10

I know everyone says this is a rip-off of 2011’s hit comedy Bridesmaids;

‘The Tall Man’ Review 3.5/10

‘The Tall Man’ Review

Release Date:  August 31, 2012 (Limited)
Showing via OnDemand Platforms:  August 1, 2012
Director:  Pascal Laugier
MPAA Rating:  R
Review: 3.5/10

The Tall Man has an interesting premise, but the film is not well

‘The Good Doctor’ Review 2/10

‘The Good Doctor’ Review

Release Date:  August 31, 2012
Showing via OnDemand Platforms:  July 27, 2012
Director:  Lance Daly
MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Film Pulse Score: 2/10

I must admit that before The Good Doctor, I did not remember

‘360’ Review 7.5/10

‘360’ Review

Release Date:  August 3, 2012 (Limited)
Current Showing via OnDemand Platforms
Director:  Fernando Meirelles
MPAA Rating:  R
Film Pulse Score: 7.5/10

Expectations of a film can be uber-high, especially when that film is written

‘Ted’ Review 7.5/10

‘Ted’ Review

Release Date:  June 29, 2012
Director:  Seth MacFarlane
MPAA Rating:  R
Film Pulse Score:  7.5/10

We knew it would only be a matter of time before “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane unleashed his talents on film audiences.  His

BINDLESTIFFS Review 1

BINDLESTIFFS Review

Release Date: June 19, 2012 (Limited) Director: Andrew Edison MPAA Rating: R A “bindlestiff” is hobo who carries a bindle – that is, the cloth bag on the end of stick with the hobo’s belongings in it. What does that have to do with this movie? Nothing. The film also purports to be three teenagers’ several-day living-out of J. D. Salinger’s seminal novel Catcher in the Rye. This, too, has nothing to do with the film’s plot. So what is this movie about? It is a raunchy, profanity-laced stepchild

‘Extraterrestrial’ Review 3/10

‘Extraterrestrial’ Review

Release Date:  June 15, 2012 (Limited)
Currently Showing via Video OnDemand Platforms
Director:  Nacho Vigalondo
MPAA Rating:  NR
Film Pulse Score:  3/10

Extraterrestrial will frustrate you if you expect a science-fiction film.  Instead, be

‘Take This Waltz’ Review 6.5/10

‘Take This Waltz’ Review

Release Date:  June 29, 2012 (Limited)
Currently Showing via Video OnDemand
Director:  Sarah Polley
MPAA Rating:  R
Film Pulse Score:  6.5/10

Take This Waltz is Canadian actress Sarah Polley’s sophomore outing as a director after showing remarkable