Film Gecko

October 13th, 2008

"City of Ember" Review & Trailer

Movie: City of Ember * Official Site
In Theaters: Oct. 10, 2008

Runtime: 95 minutes
Directed by: Gil Kenan

MPAA Rating: PG for mild peril and some thematic elements
Gecko Rating:

When an impending doomsday threatens to wipe humanity off the face of the earth, a city called Ember is created deep underground to ensure that humans survive. […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

October 11th, 2008

"The Express" Review

Movie: The Express * Official Site
In Theaters: Oct. 10, 2008

Runtime: 129 minutes
Directed by: Gary Fleder

MPAA Rating: Rated PG for thematic content, violence and language involving racism, and for brief sensuality.
Gecko Rating:

© 2008 Universal Studios National Football League Blogcast, NFL Blogcast
by David Kindervater, Every Morning Quarterback
“The Express” is more than just another football story. It’s […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

October 9th, 2008

"Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist" Review

Movie: Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist * Official Site
In Theaters: Oct. 3, 2008

Runtime: 90 minutes
Directed by: Peter Sollett

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material including teen drinking, sexuality, language and crude behavior.
Gecko Rating:

By Amanda Perez, Gecko Reviewer
Like my co-reviewer, Jane, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist ran right up my alley. […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

October 7th, 2008

"Rear Window" - 2-Disc Special Edition

One of my favorite movies of all time, Rear Window, hits store and cyber shelves today in a 2-Disc Special Edition. The great Jimmy Stewart plays a professional photographer who suspects his neighbor of murdering his nagging wife. So he enlists his socialite girlfriend (Grace Kelly) to help investigate the suspicious chain of events. […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

October 6th, 2008

"Beverly Hills Chihuahua" Review

Movie: Beverly Hills Chihuahua * Trailer * Official Site
In Theaters: Oct. 3, 2008

Runtime: 91 minutes
Directed by: Raja Gosnell

MPAA Rating: PG for some mild thematic elements
Gecko Rating:

“Beverly Hills Chihuahua” is one of those movies you go into thinking it could be really cute and funny, or totally miss the mark. In this case, […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 2 comments

September 28th, 2008

"Eagle Eye" Review

Movie: Eagle Eye * Preview & Trailer * Official Site
In Theaters: Sept. 26, 2008

Runtime: 118 minutes
Directed by: D. J. Caruso

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and for language
Gecko Rating:

I was looking forward to this movie, because I love both Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan, and I also love action-thriller […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 2 comments

September 28th, 2008

"Fireproof" Review & Trailer

Movie: Fireproof * Official Site
In Theaters: Sept. 26, 2008

Runtime: 122 minutes
Directed by: Alex Kendrick

MPAA Rating: PG for thematic material and some peril
Gecko Rating:

This movie is better suited for church fellowship halls and marriage training sessions than theaters. It’s ok for what it is — a Christian-based film about how to save a […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 2 comments

September 20th, 2008

"Igor" Review

Movie: Igor * Preview * Official Site
In Theaters: Sept. 19, 2008

Runtime: 87 minutes
Directed by: Anthony Leondis

MPAA Rating: PG for some thematic elements, scary images, action and mild language
Gecko Rating:

It’s a good thing John Cusack voiced the main character in this movie, because that kept it from being totally boring and unoriginal. Ok, it’s […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

September 14th, 2008

"Righteous Kill" Review

Movie: Righteous Kill * Trailer * Official Site
In Theaters: Sept. 12, 2008

Runtime: 101 minutes
Directed by: Jon Avnet

MPAA Rating: R for violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and brief drug use
Gecko Rating:

With Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in a movie together, you’ve gotta expect big things. I can’t deny that those two guys […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 3 comments

September 14th, 2008

"Burn After Reading" Review

Movie: Burn After Reading * Trailer * Official Site
In Theaters: Sept. 12, 2008

Runtime: 96 minutes
Directed by: Joel and Ethan Coen

MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence
Gecko Rating:

After such hits as Fargo, Raising Arizona, O Brother Where Art Thou, and last year’s mega-blockbuster No Country for Old Men, I always […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 2 comments