Movie Lists
In Defense of Tyler Perry
by Locke Peterseim | December 5th, 2011 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, In My Humble Opinion, Movie ListsThere are times it seems Tyler Perry gets it from all sides. Critics attack his plays and films for being both too sappy and mawkishly melodramatic on one hand and too slapsticky low-brow silly on the other. And other African-American filmmakers (like Spike Lee) and black cultural leaders often accuse the playwright, director, TV producer, [...]
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What’s New at Redbox This Week?
by Erika Olson | November 30th, 2011 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, Movie Lists, Movies, Redbox InsiderEight new movies graced Redbox kiosks on Tuesday, and two more will arrive on Friday! Here’s the scoop on each and every one of ‘em: Crazy, Stupid, Love. When fortysomething Cal Weaver learns that his wife wants a divorce, his “perfect” world quickly unravels. With the guidance of ladies’ man Jacob Palmer, Cal successfully reenters [...]
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Locke’s Redbox Picks of the Week
by Locke Peterseim | November 28th, 2011 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, Movie Lists, Movies, Weekly redbox PicksRecommended Smaller, Overlooked, or Underrated Movies in the Redbox Kiosks – A Better Life Director Chris Weitz (About a Boy, The Twilight Saga: New Moon) and writer Eric Eason combine father-son melodrama and a crime-solving mystery quest in this story of an illegal immigrant single father (Demián Bichir) struggling to make–yes–a better life for his teenage [...]
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The Best Shopping Scenes of All Time
by Erika Olson | November 24th, 2011 | Filed under: In My Humble Opinion, Movie Lists, Other BitsFirst and foremost: Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope you’ve been enjoying a wonderful, relaxing holiday with your loved ones. My husband and I have been relishing a rare afternoon of down-time, TV-watching and magazine-reading. In short, we’re conserving our energy for tomorrow’s huge Black Friday shopping spree. (Is it just me, or does anyone else [...]
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What’s New at Redbox This Week?
by Erika Olson | November 23rd, 2011 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, Movie Lists, Movies, Redbox InsiderCan you handle ELEVEN new movies? I sure hope so, because that’s how many titles arrived in Redbox kiosks this week. Here’s the down-low on all of them: Super 8 From JJ Abrams and Steven Spielberg! In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash [...]
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Family Movie Picks for Thanksgiving Weekend
by Erika Olson | November 21st, 2011 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, Movie Lists, MoviesDo you have everyone from Cousin Susie to Grandpa Joe staying at your place this Thanksgiving weekend? Or are you the one traveling to a friend or relative’s home and want to help ensure that guests stay occupied so your gracious host isn’t driven insane? Well then be sure you have a few of these [...]
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What’s New at Redbox This Week?
by Erika Olson | November 17th, 2011 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, Movie Lists, Movies, Redbox InsiderNine new movies and one returning favorite hit Redbox kiosks this week! Here’s the scoop on the whole lot of ‘em: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Captain Jack is back! In the fourth installment of the Pirates franchise, Sparrow reunites with a woman from his past and is not sure if it’s love… [...]
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Rev ‘Em Up and Go! Car Movies at Redbox
by Locke Peterseim | November 14th, 2011 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, Movie Lists, MoviesWelcome to Redbox Rent-a-Car, where we have automobile-centric movies to fulfill your every film-going need. Take a moment to stroll through our lot full of fantastic movie cars (or rather, car movies)–we guarantee you’ll drive off happy! – Cars 2 Need to do a Little International Undercover Spy Work? We know how it is. You’re jetting around the world [...]
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What’s New at Redbox This Week?
by Erika Olson | November 9th, 2011 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, Movie Lists, Movies, Redbox InsiderThis one goes to eleven! Eleven new movies hit redbox kiosks this week, and here’s the lowdown on all of them: Green Lantern Test pilot Hal Jordan is granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers after he attempts to save a dying alien who’s crash-landed on Earth. His new bling gives [...]
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Locke’s Redbox Action Picks of the Week
by Locke Peterseim | November 7th, 2011 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, Movie Lists, Movies, Weekly redbox PicksRecommended Smaller, Overlooked, or Underrated Action Movies in the Redbox Kiosks – There’s no shortage of big blockbuster action films to escape into–current enjoyable fare includes Fast Five, Captain America, X-Men: First Class, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Thor, and Sucker Punch. But once you’ve seen those a few times, you might be ready for something off the [...]
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