http://www.miamipoetryreview.com Movie Reviews - Miami Poetry Review en-us (C) 2005-06 www.miamipoetryreview.com info@rlinedesign.com A review of the Dark Knight, Batman's triumphant return to the screen. Is this the best Batman ever? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/07/the_dark_knight_returns.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/07/the_dark_knight_returns.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:01:38 -0500 Mitchell Warren Superhero Will Smith makes for a public relations nightmare in "Hancock." http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/07/i_am_hancock.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/07/i_am_hancock.html Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:16:59 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of WALL-E, a film that answers pertinent questions like what will happen to the human race, and more importantly, whatever happened to Johnny-5? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/06/when_walle_met_eve.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/06/when_walle_met_eve.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:24:31 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of "The Incredible Hulk." This film review has received final cut permission by Edward Norton. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/06/mitchell_smash_hulk.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/06/mitchell_smash_hulk.html Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:04:09 -0500 Mitchell Warren M. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening" explores what happens when man goes wacky. Or shall we say, wackier than ordinary Jerry Springer-like behavior. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/06/what_happened_with_shyamalan.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/06/what_happened_with_shyamalan.html Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:54:08 -0500 Mitchell Warren A Review of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull", a movie that pays tribute to a forever young Harrison Ford and the ageless John Williams score. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/06/john_williams_returns_in_india.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/06/john_williams_returns_in_india.html Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:42:36 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of Iron Man, a film about American politics and the audacity of hope...least, a giant robot-flame thrower type of hope. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/05/iron_muse.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/05/iron_muse.html Mon, 12 May 2008 04:48:06 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of 21, a movie that dares to suggest card counting is dangerous. Rest assured however that this pointless drama is based on a true story. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/04/21_things_i_dislike_about_vega.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/04/21_things_i_dislike_about_vega.html Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:02:44 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of Stop-Loss, yet another movie that suggest George W. Bush should go. Hey everybody, it's really working! Maybe in the next few months he'll finally take the hint! http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/04/stop_the_protest_films_1.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/04/stop_the_protest_films_1.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:55:37 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of The Ruins, co-starring a murderous plant possessed with the spirit of the Mayans and inheriting the disposition of Jack Nicholson. Huh? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/04/curses_ruined_again.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/04/curses_ruined_again.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:38:38 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of Leatherheads, a movie that picks up well before where We Are Marshall leaves off. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/04/how_to_play_football.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/04/how_to_play_football.html Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:39:09 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of Horton Hears a Who!, a challenging film that asks little children how many civilizations have you wiped out? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/04/horton_hears_a_what.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/04/horton_hears_a_what.html Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:53:37 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of The Other Boleyn Girl, a predecessor to Cate Blanchett's Elizabeth, that celebrates the generosity of King Henry VIII. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/03/the_wannabe_elizabeth_film.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/03/the_wannabe_elizabeth_film.html Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:59:55 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of Fitna, Dutch politician Geert Wilders' debut entry into propaganda filmmaking. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/03/fitna_wilders_no_riefenstahl.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/03/fitna_wilders_no_riefenstahl.html Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:12:57 -0500 Os Davis A review of The Bank Job, the British response to all this Scorsese madness. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/03/bank_jobbing_through_london.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/03/bank_jobbing_through_london.html Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:01:11 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of 10000 B.C. a film objectively analyzes the ramifications of a giant mammoth stampede. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/03/prehistoric_day.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/03/prehistoric_day.html Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:24:00 -0500 Mitchell Warren Michael Gondry returns to the cinema with a small little film entitled "Be Kind, Rewind", worth about as much as two VHS tapes. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/03/fast_forward_please_1.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/03/fast_forward_please_1.html Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:30:27 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of Semi-Pro, surprisingly, a lot like every other Will Ferrell movie you've seen. Wait, that's not surprising at all. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/03/semiimpressive.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/03/semiimpressive.html Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:08:40 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of The Spiderwick Chronicles, starring Freddie Highmore as a boy, er couple of boys, who stumble upon a magical fairy land. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/03/spiderboy.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/03/spiderboy.html Wed, 05 Mar 2008 03:29:43 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of Jumper. Avoiding your problems, even if you have a genetic anomaly allowing you to teleport yourself anywhere in the world, is not the answer. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/03/cut_to_1.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/03/cut_to_1.html Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:17:17 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of The Eye, a strong warning to anyone who's ever thought of corneal transplant as the solution to all of life's problems. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/02/two_eyes_down.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/02/two_eyes_down.html Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:16:37 -0500 Mitchell Warren Remember Unferth from Beowulf? How about Galbatorix from Eragon? How would you like to be that guy? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/02/malkovich_malkovich_malkovich.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/02/malkovich_malkovich_malkovich.html Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:31:12 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of Over Her Dead Body, a movie that promises a dead Eva Longoria-Parker and, surprisingly, still manages to disappoint. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/02/dead_housewife_walking_1.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/02/dead_housewife_walking_1.html Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:04:42 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of Rambo, the perfect example of how Americans react to stress, as opposed to the English in Atonement. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/02/grumpy_old_killer.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/02/grumpy_old_killer.html Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:27:44 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of 27 Dresses, a movie that asks why aren't YOU married yet? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/02/27_tries_later.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/02/27_tries_later.html Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:04:01 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of Lost In Translation, Bill Murray's best performance to date, in which he plays an older man possibly in love with a woman half his age. Something new, you ask? Why yes, believe it or not. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/02/lost_in_tokyo_1.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/02/lost_in_tokyo_1.html Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:52:22 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of Across The Universe, a film that reminds you that yes, The Beatles were that good. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/02/googoogajoob.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/02/googoogajoob.html Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:54:30 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of "The Shawshank Redemption", IMDB's Most Popular (Number Two) Movie. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/02/revisiting_shawshank_1.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/02/revisiting_shawshank_1.html Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:16:26 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of Untraceable, a movie that asks you, in quite a paranoid squeal, aren't you afraid of the Internet? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/02/faces_of_dreck.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/02/faces_of_dreck.html Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:41:11 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of Clarissa's Dream, a love story between two men and a boat. It's much creepier than it sounds. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/a_bad_dream.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/a_bad_dream.html Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:26:34 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of Cloverfield, an objective documentary that tells the true story of a monster that apparently attacked New York City sometime last year. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/this_just_ingiant_thing_is_att.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/this_just_ingiant_thing_is_att.html Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:26:18 -0500 Mitchell Warren A Review of Mad Money, a movie that asks just how far moms will go to retain their upper middle class status. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/mom_fiction.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/mom_fiction.html Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:08:39 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of The Great Debaters, the other side of Denzel Washington, a much brighter side with a sparkling smile free of gangster gold. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/when_words_attack.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/when_words_attack.html Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:10:44 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of El Orfanato (The Orphanage), a horror movie that explains "what's with all the haunting?" http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/i_see_dead_kids.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/i_see_dead_kids.html Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:07:23 -0500 Mitchell Warren A Review of The Bucket List, a film starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. Is it funny? Is it sad? More importantly, is there plenty of narration by Morgan Freeman? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/kick_the_bucket_the_movie.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/kick_the_bucket_the_movie.html Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:09:50 -0500 Mitchell Warren A Review of There Will Be Blood, an Oscar hopeful about oil, amoral oil tycoons and the blood that gets in the way of industrial progress. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/send_in_the_blood.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/send_in_the_blood.html Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:10:28 -0500 Mitchell Warren A Review of "Into The Wild", the closest Sean Penn will ever get to a mainstream motion picture. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/very_wild_things.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/very_wild_things.html Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:58:44 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of Juno, a movie about teen pregnancy, growing up and how it's not illegal to have an unwanted baby. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/baby_where_art_thou.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/baby_where_art_thou.html Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:19:15 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of Steamboy, a critically acclaimed anime cartoon now available on DVD that asks the question, where is your steam? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/mmmsteamy.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/mmmsteamy.html Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:17:51 -0500 Mitchell Warren A Review of "P.S. I Love You", a movie that suggests we're a few years too late to fully enjoy a blossoming romance between Hillary Swank and Gerard Butler. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/romance_interrupted_1.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2008/01/romance_interrupted_1.html Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:25:46 -0500 Mitchell Warren A Review of Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, a movie that crosses the "Line" and dares you not to laugh. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/12/hard_laughter.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/12/hard_laughter.html Mon, 31 Dec 2007 16:15:49 -0500 Mitchell Warren A Review of "Alvin and the Chipmunks", a remake of the 1980's cartoon, which was actually based on a long running chipmunk mythology dating back decades earlier. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/12/guaranteed_to_brighten_your_da.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/12/guaranteed_to_brighten_your_da.html Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:48:48 -0500 Mitchell Warren A Review of "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" starring Nicholas Cage as Ben Gates, one very smart looking fellow who just happens to look like Nicholas Cage. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/12/lincolns_loss_is_our_gain.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/12/lincolns_loss_is_our_gain.html Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:41:00 -0500 Mitchell Warren A Review Of Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a film that contemplates the unrealized dangers of out-of-control barbers and the women who weirdly fixate on them. Directed by Tim Burton, starring Johnny Depp. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/12/sweeney_toddbarber_for_hire.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/12/sweeney_toddbarber_for_hire.html Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:03:41 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of Charlie Wilson's War, a film about war, the consequences of war and whether or not war is interesting. Directed by Mike Nichols, starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/12/charlie_wilsons_good_deed.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/12/charlie_wilsons_good_deed.html Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:22:51 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of "The Golden Compass", an adaptation of Phillip Pullman's controversial young adult novel starring a celebrity cast that includes Nicole Kidman and Ian McKellan. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/12/silence_is_a_golden_compass.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/12/silence_is_a_golden_compass.html Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:26:07 -0500 Mitchell Warren A review of I Am Legend, a vanity project for Will Smith who proves he is a contemporary legend and that there isn't an alien or zombie he can't whoop. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/12/i_am_disappointed.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/12/i_am_disappointed.html Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:51:14 -0500 Mitchell Warren The Coen's return to their darkest form--the deeply philosophical, irredeemably gritty, culture-mocking art film and do it exceptionally well in "No Country For Old Men." http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/11/grumpy_old_texas_a_review_of_n.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/11/grumpy_old_texas_a_review_of_n.html Fri, 23 Nov 2007 06:47:39 -0500 Mitchell Warren Wes Bentley plays the role of lovelorn psychopath Thomas as he romances and horrifies Rachel Nicols in "P2." http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/11/the_p2_you_dont_want_for_chris.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/11/the_p2_you_dont_want_for_chris.html Fri, 23 Nov 2007 06:39:16 -0500 Mitchell Warren Tom Cruise, Robert Redford and Meryl Streep together in one political movie? It sounds much better than it is in the disappointing "Lions for Lambs", a movie that means well, promises much, but turns out to be a lot of rhetoric. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/11/rhetorical_patriotism_a_review.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/11/rhetorical_patriotism_a_review.html Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:15:18 -0500 Mitchell Warren What is "Beowulf" and what new tricks does director Robert Zemeckis bring to his film of of the same name, created through the process of motion capture. Find out more about the legend of Beowulf and one very talented director's take on the subject. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/11/a_review_of_beowulf.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/11/a_review_of_beowulf.html Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:01:13 -0500 Mitchell Warren Do you like Vince Vaughn and the way he does that thing, you know with the extemporaneous hostility? If so you are in luck because "Fred Claus" is all about Vince Vaughn pathos--and he makes Robert Barone look downright grateful. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/11/for_the_love_of_vaughn_a_revie.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/11/for_the_love_of_vaughn_a_revie.html Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:37:56 -0500 Mitchell Warren John Cusack adopts a pint-sized version of his own eccentricity in "Martian Child", a family film about love, society and Lucky Charms cereal. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/11/martian_child.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/11/martian_child.html Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:39:21 -0500 Mitchell Warren It would be nice to know that actor Steve Carell is not trippy Michael Scott in real life. That is the thought behind the new film "Dan In Real Life"... http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/11/a_review_of_steve_in_real_life.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/11/a_review_of_steve_in_real_life.html Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:31:17 -0500 Mitchell Warren Jerry Seinfeld has returned to cinema but has already suffered the effects of the "Seinfeld curse", coming in second place to "American Gangster" at the box office with less than 40 million dollars for an opening. Is this Dreamworks feature worth seeing or does it live up to its name? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/11/a_review_of_jerry_seinfelds_b.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/11/a_review_of_jerry_seinfelds_b.html Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:48:02 -0500 Mitchell Warren 1970's drug lord Frank Lucas is highlighted in Ridley Scott's "American Gangster", starring Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington. How does it fare against other crime drama films? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/11/kingpin_for_a_day_a_review_of.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/11/kingpin_for_a_day_a_review_of.html Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:37:48 -0500 Mitchell Warren It's anyone's guess why "Gone Baby Gone" is Ben Affleck's "last chance" in Hollywood, as in the last chance to redeem himself. But if artistic redemption was the goal, Affleck's directorial debut holds strong. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/afflecks_latest_last_chance_a.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/afflecks_latest_last_chance_a.html Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:51:20 -0500 Mitchell Warren There have been a slew of zombie movies lately, culminating in my mind with "Hot Fuzz" a strange British film that suggested that murderous zombie creatures could be anywhere, even lurking in your local pub. This formula can occasionally be altered with vampires instead of zombies as in the new film "30 Days of Night." http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/vampires_in_trees_a_review_of.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/vampires_in_trees_a_review_of.html Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:42:12 -0500 Mitchell Warren "The Comebacks" believes there's something funny about tired and predictable sports movies. Do they make their point or are there one too many fouls in this new comedy? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/sporty_movie_a_review_of_the_c.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/sporty_movie_a_review_of_the_c.html Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:32:54 -0500 Mitchell Warren Versatile actress Cate Blanchett returns as the Queen in "Elizabeth: The Golden Age." How does the Virgin Queen fare against Spanish King Phillip II in this second installment of Elizabeth's legacy? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/a_review_of_elizabeth_ii_die_h.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/a_review_of_elizabeth_ii_die_h.html Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:31:05 -0500 Mitchell Warren Expect "Atonement" to be nominated at next year's Academy Awards, not because it's anything profoundly affecting; rather because it's British. And whatever the British say, American Academy members seem to take to heart. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/post_3.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/post_3.html Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:10:20 -0500 Mitchell Warren Four men, four women and the ubiquitous voice of playwright Tyler Perry brought "Why Did I Get Married?" to a $21.5 million dollar opening gross in the United States. Is this a significant (or even funny) film? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/divorce_marriage_a_review_of_w.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/divorce_marriage_a_review_of_w.html Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:57:50 -0500 Mitchell Warren Joaquin Phoenix walks the line between good and evil as a nightclub manager in "We Own The Night." Is this a hard boiled exciting crime drama in the same vein as Martin Scorsese's "The Departed?" http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/graveyard_shift_a_review_of_we.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/graveyard_shift_a_review_of_we.html Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:49:44 -0500 Mitchell Warren "Michael Clayton" is very likely to put some movie audiences to sleep, especially those who found George Clooney's work in "Ocean's Thirteen" entertaining. But stick around and you might find some pay off in this intensive legal thriller. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/dried_ocean_a_review_of_michae.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/dried_ocean_a_review_of_michae.html Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:04:38 -0500 Mitchell Warren Ben Stiller gets around in a modernized retelling of "The Heartbreak Kid." Is this Farrelly brothers comedy a charming and raucuous good time or just a lot of grief? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/a_review_of_the_heartbreak_kid.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/a_review_of_the_heartbreak_kid.html Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:50:42 -0500 Mitchell Warren "The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising" is the latest sword and sorcery flick to be released based on a popular novel. Is it anything worth seeking out? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/a_review_of_the_seeker_the_dar.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/a_review_of_the_seeker_the_dar.html Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:38:50 -0500 Mitchell Warren Is the urban-musical "Feel The Noise" a step in the right direction or is it multi-cultural misstep? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/a_review_of_feel_the_noise.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/a_review_of_feel_the_noise.html Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:31:47 -0500 Mitchell Warren In "The Game Plan" Dwayne The Rock Johnson hungrily overacts and relishes in the opportunity to disparage his own studly reputation as a wrestler. Does the film have any value beyond beyond Dwayne's usual monkey business? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/rock_on_a_review_of_the_game_p.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/rock_on_a_review_of_the_game_p.html Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:33:31 -0500 Mitchell Warren The anti-war film "The Kingdom" is a movie that apparently coasting director Oliver Stone will make 20 years from now. The movie promises to be a stellar achievement, an international event film, during its opening credits. Does it achieve its vision? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/god_bless_america_a_review_of.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/god_bless_america_a_review_of.html Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:43:58 -0500 Mitchell Warren Writer-Director Paul Haggis has never been one for subtlety. And he brings his distinctive voice to the new film "In The Valley Of Elah." What does this anti-war movie hope to accomplish? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/a_review_of_in_the_valley_of_e.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/a_review_of_in_the_valley_of_e.html Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:31:10 -0500 Mitchell Warren Some stories are so timeless that they have to be relived, replayed and retold as often as it takes for us to get the point. "Sydney White" assumes that "Snow White" is one of these stories, in much the way the film's producers thought "A Cinderalla Story" was a story worth retelling in 2004. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/7_reasons_to_love_a_review_of.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/7_reasons_to_love_a_review_of.html Tue, 02 Oct 2007 05:53:23 -0500 Mitchell Warren One of the most ominous and yet fascinating trailers over the Summer was "Resident Evil: Extinction", with its grim depiction of a halfway deserted Earth. The Statue of Liberty barely survived and is now buried under sand, as is most of our current civilization in this alternative apocalyptic vision... http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/rated_e_for_evil_a_review_of_r.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/10/rated_e_for_evil_a_review_of_r.html Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:36:38 -0500 Mitchell Warren "Good Luck Chuck" attempts to cash in on the success of recent adult comedies such as "Knocked Up" and "Superbad." Does it succeed in raunchy good taste or is Chuch fresh out of luck? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/dumb_luck_a_review_of_good_luc.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/dumb_luck_a_review_of_good_luc.html Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:39:37 -0500 Mitchell Warren David Cronenberg returns to violence and the crime-drama genre with "Eastern Promises" a respectable film that may prove to be one of the best reviewed films of the year. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/cronenbergs_prestige_film_a_re.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/cronenbergs_prestige_film_a_re.html Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:34:48 -0500 Mitchell Warren "D-War", or "Dragon Wars", is a South Korean film written and directed by Shim Hyung-rae. Though a fantasy film with a largely nonsensical plot, the movie has earned a reputation as the most expensive movie to come out of South Korea. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/when_dragons_attack_a_review_o.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/when_dragons_attack_a_review_o.html Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:18:04 -0500 Mitchell Warren In 1976, Jodie Foster jump-started her career playing a teen prostitute that was befriended by a mentally unstable man with a hero complex, in Travis Bickle. Now over thirty years after "Taxi Driver" Jodie Foster grows into the role made famous by Deniro with her performance in "The Brave One." http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/modern_vegeance_a_review_of_th.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/modern_vegeance_a_review_of_th.html Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:07:33 -0500 Mitchell Warren Billy Bob Thornton plays "Mr. Woodcock", the meanest teacher you ever had, and probably still remember from junior high. But what is the point of this cross-generational comedy? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/bad_teacher_a_review_of_mr_woo.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/bad_teacher_a_review_of_mr_woo.html Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:51:25 -0500 Mitchell Warren Russell Crowe and Christian Bale return to the old west in "3:10 To Yuma" a remake that roughs you up and pats you on the back. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/eat_crowe_a_review_of_310_to_y.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/eat_crowe_a_review_of_310_to_y.html Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:29:41 -0500 Mitchell Warren Just what we need, another shoot em up thriller! Actually the film is called "Shoot Em Up" and it's unlike most of the action films you have ever seen. But does this irreverent flick provide enough bang for your buck? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/bang_youre_dead_a_review_of_sh.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/bang_youre_dead_a_review_of_sh.html Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:06:14 -0500 Mitchell Warren What tragic upbringing must Michael Myers have had to turn him into the demonic killing machine we all know and fear? Rob Zombie knows and shares his vision in an update of Halloween. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/a_review_of_halloween.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/a_review_of_halloween.html Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:46:31 -0500 Mitchell Warren "Balls Of Fury" may not be the best film of the year. It may not make a difference in your life. It may not make you laugh. Come to think of it, it may be a complete waste of time. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/pingpongs_comeback_a_review_of.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/pingpongs_comeback_a_review_of.html Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:40:40 -0500 Mitchell Warren "War", what is it good for? Is the new action vehicle starring Jet Li and Jason Statham worth a little more than absolutely nothing? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/what_is_it_good_for_a_review_o.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/what_is_it_good_for_a_review_o.html Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:05:31 -0500 Mitchell Warren Who was Jane Austen, the woman who wrote "six of the most beloved novels in the English language"? In "Becoming Jane" we get to see the mind behind the writing, in her own real life romance tale. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/becoming-jane-review030807.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/becoming-jane-review030807.html Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:46:36 -0500 Mitchell Warren In a world where summer blockbusters are churned out mindlessly, each one more buttery than the last, one quirky movie named "Stardust" proves to be the best film of the year so far. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/stardust-movie-review030807.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/09/stardust-movie-review030807.html Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:33:10 -0500 Mitchell Warren Why is the alien-social commentary movie "The Invasion" earning bad reviews from film buffs and spelling out bad news for Nicole Kidman's career? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/08/the-invasion-review270807.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/08/the-invasion-review270807.html Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:10:52 -0500 Mitchell Warren In "Rush Hour 3" Inspector Lee and Detective Carter meet Lee's long lost brother, get mixed up with the Chinese Triad crew and travel to Paris for some gunshots and romance. The results are predictable, but are they worth watching? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/08/rush-hour-three210807.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/08/rush-hour-three210807.html Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:17:24 -0500 Mitchell Warren Matt Damon returns to the action genre in "The Bourne Ultimatum." Is this the best Bourne yet? And what is that really saying? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/08/bourne-ultimatum-review140807.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/08/bourne-ultimatum-review140807.html Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:49:49 -0500 Mitchell Warren Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma go from Internet stardom to the big screen with "Hot Rod", possibly one of the worst movies of all time. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/08/hot-rod-review100807.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/08/hot-rod-review100807.html Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:37:21 -0500 Mitchell Warren Can Little Miss Sunshine's Abigail Breslin get Catherine Zeta Jones and Aaron Eckhart together in "No Reservations"? Put this movie on a timer and don't cook for too long... http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/08/no-reservations-review100807.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/08/no-reservations-review100807.html Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:32:39 -0500 Mitchell Warren Proverbial stoner Lindsay Lohan gets her comeuppance in "I Know Who Killed Me", a lurid thriller with extra cheese. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/08/iknow-who-killedme020807.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/08/iknow-who-killedme020807.html Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:45:19 -0500 Mitchell Warren Ernst Ingmar Bergman died July 30, 2007 at the age of 89. He died in his home in Sweden, but not before making a profound impact on the world of cinema. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/08/ingmar-bergman-tribute010807.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/08/ingmar-bergman-tribute010807.html Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:44:57 -0500 Mitchell Warren You've waited over ten years for "The Simpsons Movie" and now in a summer of disappointments, it stands tall and proud. (Though slouching a bit, as Bart says, like "Batman really let himself go.") http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/07/simpson-movie-review310707.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/07/simpson-movie-review310707.html Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:54:21 -0500 Mitchell Warren Nikki Blonsky sings and dances while John Travolta dresses in drag, only to be romanced by Christopher Walken. Is the new "Hairspray" as outrageous a movie as John Waters would have it? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/07/hairspray-movie-review300707.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/07/hairspray-movie-review300707.html Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:44:23 -0500 Mitchell Warren Adam Sandler loses his Oscar chances next year with "I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry" an unfortunate return to form. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/07/chuck-and-larry260707.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/07/chuck-and-larry260707.html Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:20:16 -0500 Mitchell Warren Misogyny is cool, or so it appears, in director Roland Joffe and actress Elisha Cuthbert's "Captivity" , the brains and beauty behind this macabre thriller. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/07/captivity-movie-review240707.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/07/captivity-movie-review240707.html Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:04:47 -0500 Mitchell Warren "Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix" may be two steps behind the novel series but this next installment of civilized witchcraft only slightly disappoints. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/07/harrypotter-orderofthephoenix-review230707.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/07/harrypotter-orderofthephoenix-review230707.html Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:01:30 -0500 Mitchell Warren Between Robin Williams and John Krasinski's ' "License To Wed", and "Evan Almighty", is the cast of "The Office" trying to convert your religion? Or is "License To Wed" just an unfunny coincidence? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/07/licensetowed-movie-review160707.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/07/licensetowed-movie-review160707.html Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:33:37 -0500 Mitchell Warren More than meets the eye. Robots in disguise. Traitor! Autobots, roll out! If you're a Transformers fans from way back when you know the catchphrases. How does Michael Bay's "Transformers" measure up to incredible expectations? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/07/transformers-movie-review090707.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/07/transformers-movie-review090707.html Sat, 07 Jul 2007 23:15:03 -0500 Mitchell Warren Stephen King's haunted hotel flick "1408" makes its way to the big screen. How does it hold up to that other great haunted house movie? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/07/1408-movie-review060707.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/07/1408-movie-review060707.html Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:50:33 -0500 Mitchell Warren Does rats for dinner sound appetizing? How about "Ratatouille", the new animated film from Disney and Pixar that boldly combines rat germs and fine cuisine? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/07/ratatouille-movie-review040707.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/07/ratatouille-movie-review040707.html Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:44:52 -0500 Mitchell Warren Does the fourth installment of the "Die Hard" series, "Live Free Or Die Hard" meet its fans' high expectations? And does Willis repeat the line Yippee-ki-yay... http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/06/livefree-ordiehard-review020707.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/06/livefree-ordiehard-review020707.html Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:53:33 -0500 Mitchell Warren In "Evan Almighty" Steve Carell plays not God this time, but Noah. Is this film destined for greatness or just a disaster of biblical proportions? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/06/evan-almighty-review290607.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/06/evan-almighty-review290607.html Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:02:42 -0500 Mitchell Warren The movie going public have not had enough of Penguins yet, despite the overwhelming hype for "Happy Feet" and "March Of The Penguins." Now we have "Surf's Up" a behind-the-scenes look at penguin surfing. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/06/surfs-up-review220607.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/06/surfs-up-review220607.html Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:55:08 -0500 Mitchell Warren It's summer and those strange penguin-like creatures known as movie executives are crazy about water flicks and surf boards. Not only have we see Pirates, we've also seen surfing chickens in Surf's Up and now a cosmic surfer drawn to large bodies of water - in fact, The Silver Surfer of Marvel Comics. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/06/fantasticfour-silversurfer-review210607.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/06/fantasticfour-silversurfer-review210607.html Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:12:29 -0500 Mitchell Warren What do Paris Hilton and "Oceans Thirteen", the new film by Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney, have in common? Hilarity? Talent? Not quite... http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/06/oceans-thirteen-review140607.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/06/oceans-thirteen-review140607.html Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:29:06 -0500 Mitchell Warren At the end of last night's "The Sopranos" series finale, the world had but one question on their mind: What in the F happened to my cable??? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/06/sopranos-fivetheories-seriesfinale130607.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/06/sopranos-fivetheories-seriesfinale130607.html Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:53:16 -0500 Mitchell Warren Is "Knocked Up" pro-life or pro-choice? Is it sexist or honest? More importantly, is this film by chuckling comic Judd Apatow funny? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/06/knocked-up-review080607.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/06/knocked-up-review080607.html Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:29:35 -0500 Mitchell Warren Is Mr. Brooks, starring Kevin Costner as a serial killer, a less than brilliant instance of stunt casting or is there more than meets the eye? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/06/mrbrooks-movie-review070607.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/06/mrbrooks-movie-review070607.html Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:23:33 -0500 Mitchell Warren You are contractually obligated by Disney to see "Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End" this summer. Whether you saw the movie on its opening day or haven't gotten around to it yet, here is what everybody already knew about Pirates' third episode before it was released. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/06/pirates-worldsend-review040607.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/06/pirates-worldsend-review040607.html Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:33:42 -0500 Mitchell Warren Whatever happened to movie titles? You would think with a movie as frankly named as "Bug" you would know what you were getting yourself into. You would be wrong howeve,r if you assume anything when dealing with director William Friedkin. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/06/bug-movie-review040607.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/06/bug-movie-review040607.html Mon, 04 Jun 2007 00:11:30 -0500 Mitchell Warren Does "Shrek The Third" live up to expectations? Does Justin Timberlake's performance save the film? Not likely. Read a review of this summer's second blockbuster. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/05/shrek-the-third300507.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/05/shrek-the-third300507.html Wed, 30 May 2007 11:01:51 -0500 Mitchell Warren If "Hot Fuzz" left you giggling but wanting more blood then the pseudo-intellectual zombie flick "28 Days Later" may satisfy your dark cravings. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/05/twentyeight-weeks-later280507.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/05/twentyeight-weeks-later280507.html Mon, 28 May 2007 00:22:34 -0500 Mitchell Warren As if moviegoers are actually waiting for reviews of "Spider-Man 3" before they buy a ticket, here is yet another one. How can you knock the summer's top grosser and a superhero that everyone loves? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/05/spiderman-three-review220507.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/05/spiderman-three-review220507.html Tue, 22 May 2007 00:19:31 -0500 Mitchell Warren Retired pro-wrestler "Stone Cold" Steve Austin struggles to survive in the newest reality freak show. Does "The Condemned" live up to its name? In more ways than one. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/05/condemned-movie-review040507.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/05/condemned-movie-review040507.html Fri, 04 May 2007 00:47:27 -0500 Mitchell Warren Do you ever feel invisible, as if you can only watch what happens but never influence the outcome? You must be in the audience of a well-meaning teen movie like "The Invisible." http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/05/theinvisible-movie-review030507.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/05/theinvisible-movie-review030507.html Wed, 02 May 2007 15:22:18 -0500 Mitchell Warren Anthony Hopkins out plays Academy-Award nominee Ryan Gosling in "Fracture", a legal thriller with a mixed up message. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/05/fracture-movie-review020507.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/05/fracture-movie-review020507.html Wed, 02 May 2007 01:24:53 -0500 Mitchell Warren British actor Simon Pegg boils in "Hot Fuzz", a bloody parody of police shoot outs and one with a disturbingly British sense of humor. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/05/hot-fuzz-review020507.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/05/hot-fuzz-review020507.html Wed, 02 May 2007 01:17:06 -0500 Mitchell Warren Giovanni Ribisi and Bruce Willis play second fiddle to Halle Berry much to the audience's chagrin. "Perfect Stranger" and even the lovely Halle Berry are far from perfect. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/04/perfect-stranger-review230407.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/04/perfect-stranger-review230407.html Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:35:22 -0500 Mitchell Warren No doctor would envy the job of Nicholas Garrigan, as a personal physician to the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Is Forest Whitaker's performance as Idi Amin in "The Last King Of Scotland" worth renting? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/04/last-king-ofscotland230407.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/04/last-king-ofscotland230407.html Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:03:58 -0500 Mitchell Warren Penelope Cruz sizzles in director Pedro Almodovar's Spanish-cooked dish "Volver" now on DVD. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/04/volver-movie-review190407.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/04/volver-movie-review190407.html Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:12:23 -0500 Mitchell Warren What hath God wrought? And how didst He convince Hilary Swank to play a missionary turned atheist? And "The Reaping" said unto them... http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/04/the-reaping-movie170407.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/04/the-reaping-movie170407.html Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:44:36 -0500 Mitchell Warren Disney and Pixar's energetic film "Meet The Robinsons" is a delight for children and a challenge for adults. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/04/suitable_for_immature_audience.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/04/suitable_for_immature_audience.html Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:20:21 -0500 Mitchell Warren Just what is Will Ferrell thinking with his figure skating parody, "Blades Of Glory"? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/04/what_would_brian_boitano_do_a.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/04/what_would_brian_boitano_do_a.html Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:12:48 -0500 Mitchell Warren "Shooter" has all the subtlety of a conspiracy-minded gun nut. But is this rebellious piece of American filmmaking (and America bashing) an exciting night at the movies? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/04/shooter-movie-review020407.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/04/shooter-movie-review020407.html Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:08:04 -0500 Mitchell Warren Adam Sandler plays dumb but different in the comedy-drama "Reign Over Me." Is his role as a forgetful, grieving man-child convincing? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/04/reign-over-me020407.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/04/reign-over-me020407.html Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:11 -0500 Mitchell Warren You loved her while she was a shy, somewhat Pretty Woman. But will you buy Sandra Bullock as a grieving widow, hit twice as hard, in Premonition? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/03/premonition-movie-review260307.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/03/premonition-movie-review260307.html Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:11:39 -0500 Mitchell Warren Chris Rock can't make up his mind in "I Think I Love My Wife." Do you think you want to see this film or just catch the latest episode of Everybody Hates Chris? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/03/ithinkilovemywife-movie-review260307.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/03/ithinkilovemywife-movie-review260307.html Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:04:18 -0500 Mitchell Warren 300, the new epic adventure film by Zack Snyder based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, merits comparisons to Orson Welles' 1941 masterpiece "Citizen Kane." But probably not in the way you're thinking. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/03/threehundred-movie-review190307.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/03/threehundred-movie-review190307.html Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:35:25 -0500 Mitchell Warren Sure, the idea of Vinnie Barbarino meeting Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor meeting Jerry Lundegaard meeting well, Martin Lawrence, is a funny idea. But is "Wild Hogs" an all-star comedy or an all-star mess? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/03/wildhogs-movie-review190307.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/03/wildhogs-movie-review190307.html Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:26:25 -0500 Mitchell Warren David Fincher, of "Seven" and "Fight Club" notoriety, follows up with "Zodiac", a careful study of the Zodiac Killer investigation as based on the book by Robert Graysmith. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/03/zodiac-movie-review130307.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/03/zodiac-movie-review130307.html Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:15:22 -0500 Mitchell Warren Samuel L. Jackson plays Good Samaritan and helps a confused young girl out...by tying her up to a chain. What's the message behind Craig Brewer's "Black Snake Moan"? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/03/black-snake-moan120307.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/03/black-snake-moan120307.html Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:10:06 -0500 Mitchell Warren This is a review of The Number 23. "Mitchell Warren" makes up 14 letters He has been reviewing movies at the Miami Poetry Review for nine months. 9 + 14 is, you guessed it... http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/03/the-number-twentythree050307.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/03/the-number-twentythree050307.html Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:53:32 -0500 Mitchell Warren Does Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore's new romance comedy play like music to your ears or does it need a major rewrite? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/03/music-and-lyrics020307.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/03/music-and-lyrics020307.html Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:36:40 -0500 Mitchell Warren Few things in the movies these days are as frightening as veteran actor Chris Cooper, who in the new suspense-thriller Breach, grimaces and patronizes his way to an excellent villainous performance. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/03/breach-movie-review020307.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/03/breach-movie-review020307.html Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:27:42 -0500 Mitchell Warren Somewhere in the midst of mad campaigning, Martin Scorsese appreciation and cultural diversity, the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences forgot that Clint Eastwood's Letters From Iwo Jima was the best film of 2006. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/02/letters-from-iwojima280207.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/02/letters-from-iwojima280207.html Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:18:56 -0500 Mitchell Warren Everything comes to he who waits...and then never seems to end. That was the lesson learned at this year's 79th Annual Academy Awards, aka Martin Scorsese Appreciation Night. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/02/oscars-awards-review270207.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/02/oscars-awards-review270207.html Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:50:28 -0500 Mitchell Warren Nicholas Cage starts a flame war as "Ghost Rider", the most menacing superhero you've ever met. How does it compare to the other comic book classics? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/02/ghost-rider-review260207.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/02/ghost-rider-review260207.html Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:31:21 -0500 Mitchell Warren Eddie Murphy follows his Oscar-nominated role in "Dreamgirls" with a serious contemplation of love, infidelity and spousal abuse in "Norbit." Or...not so much. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/02/norbit-movie-review210207.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/02/norbit-movie-review210207.html Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:43:45 -0500 Mitchell Warren Hannibal is back--minus a familiar British face--and the results are something less than delicious. Is "Hannibal Rising", the latest in the series, worth a peek? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/02/hannibal-rising-review190207.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/02/hannibal-rising-review190207.html Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:25:09 -0500 Mitchell Warren Writer-director Susannah Grant will teach you how to laugh and how to cry in the comedy-drama "Catch And Release"...as if we didn't know how. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/02/catch-and-release190207.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/02/catch-and-release190207.html Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:43:33 -0500 Mitchell Warren Jeremy Piven plays a man that's hard to kill, and easy to dislike in director Joe Carnahan's crime-drama "Smokin' Aces." http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/02/smokin-aces-review090207.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/02/smokin-aces-review090207.html Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:34:57 -0500 Mitchell Warren Diane Keaton is back and does her usual shtick in "Because I Said So." Does mother know best in this comedy or does something gotta give? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/02/because-isaid-so020907.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/02/because-isaid-so020907.html Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:19:06 -0500 Mitchell Warren We know "Epic Movie" is anything but a must-see blockbuster. But is there at least one good laugh in this parody film? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/02/epic-movie-review070207.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/02/epic-movie-review070207.html Wed, 07 Feb 2007 01:12:33 -0500 Mitchell Warren "El Laberinto del Fauno" (Pan's Labyrinth) was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Original Screenplay. Is this R-Rated fairy tale really worth seeing? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/panslabyrinth-ellaberintodelfauno-review310107.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/panslabyrinth-ellaberintodelfauno-review310107.html Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:05:27 -0500 Mitchell Warren If you're naturally afraid of strangers then "The Hitcher" is just going to make things worse. Is the movie a screaming good time or just a poor cinema experiment in paranoia? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/the-hitcher-review290107.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/the-hitcher-review290107.html Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:06:49 -0500 Mitchell Warren Tapping feet are in as the success of "Happy Feet" has shown us. But is "Stomp The Yard", a live-action stomp musical, really a work of art? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/stomp-the-yard290107.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/stomp-the-yard290107.html Sun, 28 Jan 2007 23:58:14 -0500 Mitchell Warren First there were sharks, then dinosaurs, then snakes, and now the evolutionary grand daddy--the crocodile--wreaks cinema havoc. But is "Primeval" worth hunting? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/primeval-film-review220107.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/primeval-film-review220107.html Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:59:33 -0500 Mitchell Warren As reader Huge Hanshaw reminded me during my last review of We Are Marshall, you can't really criticize a true story. It would be insensitive to suggest that real life stories of hope, courage and triumph are a waste of time or have in in any way become trite. There is nothing as repetitive as real life human drama, and yet we never think of our physical lives as hackneyed, tedious or even dare we say cliched. Perhaps the problem is that in real life, people usually live predictably and whenever they are asked to tell their true story, they usually tell it using the dullest, most self-indulgent narrative possible. Indeed, what happened to them--which felt so exciting, so unforgettable in person--was probably quite boring by our tastes. For example, would anyone reading this blog like to hear about my weekend? It was exciting, I tell you! Yeah, I didn't think so. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/freedom-writers-review180107.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/freedom-writers-review180107.html Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:57:48 -0500 Mitchell Warren Alfonso Cuaron follows up his Harry Potter magic with an epic vision of war, terrorism and infertile women. It sounds like a masterpiece, but is the critics' darling "Children Of Men" really the best film of 2006? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/children-of-men160107.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/children-of-men160107.html Mon, 15 Jan 2007 02:55:45 -0500 Mitchell Warren Before Hilary Swan was a Freedom Writer and before Clint Eastwood took on World War II, there was "Million Dollar Baby." http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/million-dollar-baby120107.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/million-dollar-baby120107.html Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:12:15 -0500 Mitchell Warren The quirky "Little Miss Sunshine" is an independent movie that may go all the way to the Oscars this year. Is this Sundance hit worth the hype? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/little-miss-sunshine110701.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/little-miss-sunshine110701.html Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:44:24 -0500 Mitchell Warren Sometimes when somebody loves you...cheesy, all-star remakes appear. Does the new live-action "Charlotte's Web" hold up to the original animated film? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/charlottes-web-review080107.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/charlottes-web-review080107.html Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:34:16 -0500 Mitchell Warren Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx and Eddie Murphy make the screen sizzle and your ears burn in Bill Condon's "Dreamgirls." http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/dreamgirls-film-review080107.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/dreamgirls-film-review080107.html Sun, 07 Jan 2007 22:27:02 -0500 Mitchell Warren To no one's surprise Matthew McConaughey saves the day in "We Are Marshall". But is this feel-good team sports movie worth seeing? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/we-are-marshall040107.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2007/01/we-are-marshall040107.html Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:19:32 -0500 Mitchell Warren If you like cute little monkeys then what's not to love about the new Ben Stiller comedy "A Night At The Museum"? Just a few things... http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/night-atthe-museum020107.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/night-atthe-museum020107.html Sat, 30 Dec 2006 22:21:42 -0500 Mitchell Warren Matt Damon underwhelms and yet gives a great performance in Robert Deniro's "The Good Shepherd." http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/the-good-shepherd020107.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/the-good-shepherd020107.html Sat, 30 Dec 2006 22:15:53 -0500 Mitchell Warren Admit it...did you go see "Rocky Balboa" over the weekend, saying "okay...one last time?" http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/rocky-balboa-review271206.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/rocky-balboa-review271206.html Tue, 26 Dec 2006 16:43:43 -0500 Mitchell Warren Will Smith struts his acting ability in "The Pursuit Of Happyness". But is this the real story behind entrepreneur Chris Gardener? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/pursuit-of-happyness261206.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/pursuit-of-happyness261206.html Tue, 26 Dec 2006 00:18:06 -0500 Mitchell Warren "Over The Hedge" is now available on DVD--a better film than Disney's "Cars" and with a cast of familiar neurotics. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/over-the-hedge261206.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/over-the-hedge261206.html Tue, 26 Dec 2006 00:03:26 -0500 Mitchell Warren Disney and Pixar's "Cars" is available on DVD with bonus features including short films, deleted scenes, interviews and interactive fun. But is it worth renting if you're over 8 years old? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/cars-dvd-review211206.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/cars-dvd-review211206.html Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:21:39 -0500 Mitchell Warren When the Oscar nominations come out, Leonardo DiCaprio could find he is competeing against himself for a coveted golden statue. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/leonardo-dicaprio-oscarbuzz201206.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/leonardo-dicaprio-oscarbuzz201206.html Tue, 19 Dec 2006 19:54:28 -0500 Thomas Hanson See Christ The Lord, as you've probably seen him several times before, in "The Nativity Story". http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/nativity-scene-review191206.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/nativity-scene-review191206.html Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:45:18 -0500 Mitchell Warren It's the holiday season and what's not to love about "The Holiday"--besides all the predictable flaws? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/the-holiday-review181206.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/the-holiday-review181206.html Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:09:00 -0500 Mitchell Warren No one doubts that Mel Gibson has a way with killing people on screen. In "Apocalypto", the gore gushes as civilization ends. But is the movie worth a ticket? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/apocalypto-film-review141206.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/apocalypto-film-review141206.html Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:32:41 -0500 Mitchell Warren Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou star in the diamond-cutting message movie, "Blood Diamond." http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/blood-diamon-review131206.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/blood-diamon-review131206.html Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:23:00 -0500 Mitchell Warren A Review of "Happy Feet", the penguin movie your children are dying to see and one that you're probably not expecting. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/if_youre_happy_and_you_know_it.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/if_youre_happy_and_you_know_it.html Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:28:35 -0500 Mitchell Warren Craig, Connery Or Brosan--Does It Really Matter? A Review Of 007's latest flick, "Casino Royale." http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/casino-royale-review071206.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/12/casino-royale-review071206.html Wed, 06 Dec 2006 22:45:33 -0500 Mitchell Warren Just last week, Robert Altman was the best filmmaker alive. On November 20th, 2006 he died at the age of 81 but not before leaving behind a great legacy. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/11/robert-altman-tribute301106.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/11/robert-altman-tribute301106.html Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:48:25 -0500 Mitchell Warren Last week Michael Richards used some racial slurs in a comedy club in Los Angeles prompting the world to turn against the beloved Kramer character, and providing Reverend Jesse Jackson yet another reason to live. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/11/michael-richards-controversy291106.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/11/michael-richards-controversy291106.html Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:21:37 -0500 Mitchell Warren You know things are bad when your boss forecasts that your movie which isn't even out yet will be a "flop." That's what Fox head honcho Rupert Murdoch said about Russell Crowe's vanity project "A Good Year". http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/11/russell-crowe-profile201106.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/11/russell-crowe-profile201106.html Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:17:55 -0500 Mitchell Warren Will Ferrell gives an impressive and understated performance as Harold Crick. But is it enough to save "Stranger Than Fiction"? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/11/stranger-than-fiction201106.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/11/stranger-than-fiction201106.html Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:44 -0500 Mitchell Warren Is "Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" the funniest film ever made or just another American-bashing comedy? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/11/borat-film-review131106.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/11/borat-film-review131106.html Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:10:19 -0500 Mitchell Warren You know Borat by now. His wacky documentary (sure not to be nominated for an Oscar) is the talk of Hollywood. But is he for real? Who is the real Borat anyway? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/11/sacha-baron-cohen101106.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/11/sacha-baron-cohen101106.html Thu, 09 Nov 2006 22:22:26 -0500 Mitchell Warren Clint Eastwood directs "Flags Of Our Fathers", a film that reminds us that you can't judge a war by its photograph--or a war movie by its trailer. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/11/flags-ofour-fathers061106.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/11/flags-ofour-fathers061106.html Sun, 05 Nov 2006 17:12:12 -0500 Mitchell Warren In "Marie Antoinette" Kristen Dunst stars as a young woman who just happens to be one of the most powerful figures in the world. Gee, that's a stretch. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/10/marie-antoinette-review301006.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/10/marie-antoinette-review301006.html Sun, 29 Oct 2006 21:14:28 -0500 Mitchell Warren How does the Christopher Nolan thriller "The Prestige" measure up to last month's magic romance "The Illusionist"? Is there real cinematic magic happening on screen? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/10/the-prestige-review271006.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/10/the-prestige-review271006.html Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:06:51 -0500 Mitchell Warren Is Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas In 3-D" worth seeing again? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/10/nightmare-3d-review231006.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/10/nightmare-3d-review231006.html Mon, 23 Oct 2006 02:07:54 -0500 Mitchell Warren "I'm not mad, I'm proud of you. You took your first pinch like a man and you learn two great things in your life. Look at me, never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut." Did your favorite flick make the Ten Best Mobster Films Ever? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/10/topten-gangster-films231006.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/10/topten-gangster-films231006.html Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:45:40 -0500 Mitchell Warren Would you vote for Robin Williams--even after suffering through "Jack" and "Patch Adams"? http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/10/robin-williams-manoftheyear231006.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/10/robin-williams-manoftheyear231006.html Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:41:03 -0500 Mitchell Warren Christian Bale stars later this month in "The Prestige", but for the past several years this acting magician has already impressed audiences and critics alike. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/10/christian-bale-profile161006.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/10/christian-bale-profile161006.html Sun, 15 Oct 2006 14:47:15 -0500 Mitchell Warren In "The Departed" Matt Damon reminds us why is one of the highest paid, and most respected actors, in Hollywood today. http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/10/matt-damon-profile161006.html http://www.miamipoetryreview.com/2006/10/matt-damon-profile161006.html Sat, 14 Oct 2006 04:17:10 -0500 Mitchell Warren