DVD/Blu-ray Reviews

MPAA Rating: R for language, sexual references and some drug use.
Runtime: 91 mins.
Director: Mike Judge
Writer: Mike Judge
Cast: Jason Bateman; Kristen Wiig; Ben Affleck
Tagline: This Labor Day, the creator of OFFICE SPACE heads back to work.
Genre: Comedy
Memorable Quote: "I'm strating to think this might have been a mistake"
Release Date: September 4, 2009
DVD Release Date: December 22, 2009.
Distributor: Miramax Films.

MPAA Rating: R for language, disturbing images, some sexuality and drug use.
Runtime: 91 mins.
Director: Christine Jeffs
Writer: Megan Holley
Cast: Amy Adams; Emily Blunt; Alan Arkin
Tagline: life's a messy business.
Genre: Comedy
Memorable Quote: "It was sorta a do-it-yourself thing? " ... more quotes
Release Date: March 27, 2009
DVD Release Date: August 25, 2009
Distributor: Overture Films

MPAA Rating: PG for mild thematic elements, brief language and smoking.
Runtime: 97 mins.
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Writer: Davis Guggenheim
Cast: Jimmy Page; The Edge; Jack White ... complete cast
Tagline: It Might Get Loud.
Genre: Documentary | Music
Memorable Quote: "Who sayd you need to buy a guitar?" ... more quotes
Release Date: September 4, 2009
DVD Release Date: December 22, 2009.
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics.

MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence and language throughout.
Runtime: 111 mins.
Director: Simon Hunter
Writer: Philip Eisner
Cast: Thomas Jane; Ron Perlman; John Malkovich
Tagline: The darkest age is yet to come. Have faith.
Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
Memorable Quote: "Am I to understand you've abondoned the air?"
Release Date: No theatrical release.
DVD Release Date: April 24, 2009
Distributor: Magnet Releasing

MPAA Rating: R for sexuality, bloody violence, language and brief drug use.
Runtime: 102 mins.
Director: Karyn Kusama
Writer: Diablo Cody
Cast: Megan Fox; Amanda Seyfried
Tagline: She's evil... and not just high school evil.
Genre: Horror
Memorable Quote: "I can take care of myself. I've been using the Bowflex. "
Release Date: September 18, 2009
DVD Release Date: December 29, 2009

MPAA Rating: R for violence, language and brief nudity.
Runtime: 85 mins.
Director: Philippe Martinez
Writer: Robert Malkani
Cast: Val Kilmer; Armand Assante; Eric Roberts; Megan Brown ... complete cast
Tagline: Chaos begins when the heat rises...
Genre: Drama | Thriller
Memorable Quote: "You don't control him anymore. He controls you. Kill him and come home. I love you." ... more quotes
Release Date: No U.S. Theatrical Release
DVD Release Date: August 4, 2009.

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, disturbing images, language, sexuality and a drug-related scene
Runtime: 88 mins.
Director: Jonathan Mostow
Writer: Michael Ferris & John D. Brancato
Cast: Bruce Willis; Radha Mitchell; Rosamund Pike; James Cromwell ... complete cast
Tagline: How do you save humanity when the only thing that's real is you?
Genre: Science Fiction
Memorable Quote: "Imagine a world... where you can be anyone" ... more quotes
Release Date: September 25, 2009
DVD Release Date: January 26, 2010.

MPAA Rating: R for violence and horror.
Runtime: 96 mins.
Director: Sam Raimi
Writer: Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi
Cast: Bruce Campbell; Embeth Davidtz; Ian Abercrombie
Tagline: Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.
Genre: Horror | Comedy
Memorable Quote: "Alright you Primitive Screwheads, listen up! You see this? This... is my boomstick! The twelve-gauge double-barreled Remington. S-Mart's top of the line. You can find this in the sporting goods department. That's right, this sweet baby was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Retails for about a hundred and nine, ninety five. It's got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair trigger. That's right. Shop smart. Shop S-Mart. You got that? "
Release Date: February 19, 1993
Blu-ray Release Date: September 15, 2009

MPAA Rating: R for horror violence/gore and language.
Runtime: 85 mins.
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Writer: Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick
Cast: Woody Harrelson; Jesse Eisenberg; Emma Stone
Tagline: This place is so dead .
Genre: Comedy | Horror
Memorable Quote: "Time to nut up or shut up! "
Release Date: October 2, 2009
DVD Release Date: February 2, 2010.

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He’s baaack! Thank the Maker for director James Wan because he knows how to navigate a film through one hell of a frightmare, complete with creaks and groans and ghouls and dark, dark shadows. Everything you expect to see in a scary movie he inexplicable makes ...