Read past movie reviews here. The reviews originally published in INK are in PDF format and require Adobe Reader to view. Take note of my dorky bio photo. It actually makes me look cooler :D
Bella - 3.5 out of 4 stars
August Rush - 3 out of 4 stars
Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium - 3 out of 4 stars
Beowulf - Stunning visual experience, dull movie. 2.5 out of 4 stars.
Lions for Lambs - 2.5 out of 4 stars
BEE MOVIE - Coming soon. 3 out of 4 stars
American Gangster - 3.5 out of 4 stars
Gone Baby Gone - 3 out of 4 stars
Dan in Real Life: Fall in love with ‘Dan’. Published October 26, 2007. 3.5 out of 4 stars
Rendition: A snapshot of our volatile times. Published Oct. 18, 2007. 2.5 out of 4 stars
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We Own the Night: A gloomily ‘Night’. Published Oct. 11, 2007. I still don’t understand my editor’s byline. Isn’t ‘gloomily’ an adverb?. 2.5 out of 4 stars
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The Kingdom: Quick War Commentary with Hollywood Action Glimmer. Published September 27, 2007. 3 out of 4 stars
Sydney White: Cheeseball of ‘Mean Girls.’ Published Sept. 20, 2007. 2.5 out of 4 stars
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The Brave One Jodie Foster gets revenge. Published Sept. 13, 2007. 3 out of 4 stars
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3:10 to Yuma: A manly man’s western epic. Published Sept. 5, 2007. 3.5 out of 4 stars
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Rush Hour 3: ‘Rush’ lacks the comedy and chemistry. Published Aug. 9, 2007. 1.5 out of 4 stars
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HOT ROD ‘Rod’ is just awesome. Published Aug. 2, 2007. 3 out of 4 stars
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HAIRSPRAY: Ever since ‘Malcolm X’ came out in 1992, I wanted to be black. Published July 19, 2007. 3 out of 4 stars
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TRANSFORMERS: Transformers? No thanks. I was a little let down by a movie about my childhood heroes. Published July 5, 2007. 2 out of 4 stars
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Ratatouille - A scrumptious feat of visual delight. 3.5 out of 4 stars
Live Free or Die Hard: Yippee-ki-yay. The newest ‘Die Hard’ movie is surprisingly fun. Published June 28, 2007. 3 out of 4 stars
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Evan Almighty: Steve Carell’s turn as a tool (for God) in ‘Evan Almighty.’ Published June 21, 2007. 3 out of 4 stars
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest: Efrain finds the battle for the seas daunting yet thrilling. Published May 24, 2007. 3 out of 4 stars
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Shrek the Third: INK film critic Efrain Gomez appreciates the mockery amid the dilemmas. Published May 17, 2007.
3 out of 4 stars
Spider-Man 3: Efrain forgives director Sam Raimi for packing too much into his third ‘Spider-man’ movie. Published May 03, 2007.
2.5 out of 4 stars
Year of the Dog: Efrain appreciates love story’s place amid the rest of the season’s horror flicks. Published Apr. 26, 2007. 2.5 out of 4 stars
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Fracture: Efrain finds too many holes to love Anthony Hopkins-Ryan Gosling thriller. Published Apr. 19, 2007.
2.5 out of 4 stars
Disturbia: Efrain spies on the cooped-up teen who thinks his neighbor is a serial killer. Published Apr. 12, 2007. 2.5 out of 4 stars
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The Reaping Efrain finds little to love in Hilary Swank’s new movie about God and a Satanic cult. Published Apr. 5, 2007. 1.5 out of 4 stars
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Blades of Glory: Efrain reviews ‘Blades’ prior to release — looks like a predictable Will Ferrell comedy. Published Mar. 29, 2007. 2 out of 4 stars
Reign Over Me: Efrain gets sentimental about love when friends unite after tragedy. Published Mar. 22, 2007. 3 out of 4 stars
Premonition: Efrain gives up on figuring it all out but finds love story enjoyable anyway. Published Mar. 15, 2007. 2.5 out of 4 stars
300 Efrain finds a wickedly delightful film made from a graphic novel. Published Mar. 8, 2007. 2.5 out of 4 stars
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The Number 23: Efrain sits down for a decent movie but leaves the theater with conspiracy theories dancing in his head. Published Feb. 22, 2007. 2.5 out of 4 stars
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No Country for Old Men, Bella, Once, Paris, Je T’aime, I Am Legend, The Great Debaters, Across the Universe, Dan in Real Life, Gone Baby Gone, 3:10 to Yuma, Ratatouille, Reign Over Me, The Darjeeling Limited, Hot Rod, Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, August Rush, Live Free or Die Hard, Hairspray!
Some Other Favorites
Fiddler on the Roof, States of Grace, El Laberinto del Fauno, Fateless, Voces Inocentes, La Vita e Bella, La Tigre e la Neve, Le Fils, Unbreakable, The Sixth Sense, The Passion of the Christ, The Passion of St. Joan of Arc, Citizen Kane, Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre, School of Rock, La Cite des Enfants Perdus, The Prince of Egypt, The Royal Tennenbaums, Reservoir Dogs, The Sound of Music, Memento, The Matrix, Aladdin, The Lion King, Peter Pan, Minority Report, Schindler’s List, Malcolm X, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, and more.