Summary Judgment
New Movies: 'New In Town,' 'Taken' And 'The Uninvited'()
January 30, 2009 Writer Mark Jordan Legan takes us through reviews of three news films. Which is more deserving of the price of admission, New In Town, a comedy about a Miami businesswoman who relocates to a tiny city in Minnesota or Taken, an action film about a former spy who rescues his daughter from the slave trade? And then there's also The Uninvited to consider, a thriller about a young woman who returns home after a stint in a mental hospital to find a ghost.
New Movies: More Mickey Rourke Or 'Underworld'?()
January 23, 2009 Writer Mark Jordan Legan takes us through reviews of three new films. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is a fantasy about the struggle between vampires and werewolves. Inkheart is a family film about a man who brings fairy tale characters to life. And Killshot, starring Mickey Rourke, is about a couple placed in witness protection after a horrible crime.
January Is Indeed A Bad Month For Movies()
January 16, 2009 Writer Mark Jordan Legan takes us through the reviews of three lackluster films; Notorious, the story of the life and death of the Notorious BIG, Hotel for Dogs and Paul Blart: Mall Cop.
Aniston With A Dog Or An 80-Year-Old Brad Pitt?()
December 24, 2008 Mark Jordan Legan takes us through reviews of the latest movies. This year's Christmas releases include the Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson dog movie Marley and Me, the Tom Cruise World War II film Valkyrie and the much awaited The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in which Brad Pitt is born an 80-year-old man.
The Best Merry Scary Christmas Movies()
December 19, 2008 It's not all fresh snow and lollipops. The Christmas movie genre has a darker side. We explore holiday horror classics such as Black Christmas and the so-bad-it's-good Magic Christmas Tree.
Movies This Weekend: From 'Doubt' To Aliens()
December 12, 2008 Writer Mark Jordan Legan takes us through reviews of The Reader, a mystery set in post-World War II Germany and The Day the Earth Stood Still, a sci-fi thriller, among others.
Beyonce, 'Nobel Son' Or Nixon?()
December 5, 2008 Take a trip through reviews of three new films: Cadillac Records, a movie about the rise of R&B label Chess Records starring Beyonce, Nobel Son, a film about a Nobel Prize-winning scientist and his relationship with his dysfunctional family and Frost/Nixon, Ron Howard's adaptation of a successful stage play.
Parsing Reviews Of 'Milk,' 'Christmas' And 'Australia'()
November 26, 2008 Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, some big films are coming out Wednesday instead of Friday. Mark Jordan Legan takes us through reviews of holiday film Four Christmas starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn, the epic Australia starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman and the story of California's first openly gay elected official Milk'.
Dogs And Superheroes Hit Movie Theaters()
November 21, 2008 What's it going to be this weekend? The animated film Bolt, about a dog who lives his whole life on the set of a TV show, Twilight about a teenage girl who falls in love with a vampire or superhero spoof Special? We take a tour through the reviews.
The Scariest Movies You Haven't Seen()
October 31, 2008 Forget Nightmare On Elm Street. In honor of Halloween, Slate.com's Mark Jordan Legan goes to the celluloid vault and shines a light on some of the most frightening films ever made.
