DVD/Blu-ray Reviews

Rated: R for strong disturbing violence, language and some sexuality.
Runtime: 107 mins.
Director: Mikael Håfström
Writer: Stuart Beattie (screenplay); James Siegel (novel)
Cast: Clive Owen; Jennifer Aniston; Vincent Cassel; Melissa George.
Tagline: They Never Saw it Coming.
Memorable Quote: "I'll bet you $20 that I can kiss you without ever touching your lips."
Release Date: November 11, 2005
Genre: Thriller/Drama

Rated: PG-13 for horror violence/terror, some sexual references, nudity, language and a brief drug reference.
Runtime: 96 mins.
Director: Wes Craven
Writer: Kevin Williamson
Cast: Christina Ricci; Shannon Elizabeth; Jesse Eisenberg.
Tagline: What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi
Memorable Quote: "I guess there's no such thing as safe sex with a werewolf."

Rated: R for language, sexual content and some violence.
Runtime: 113 mins.
Director: Paul Haggis
Writer: Paul Haggis (story); Paul Haggis (screenplay)
Cast: Don Cheadle; Sandra Bullock; Matt Dillon; Jennifer Esposito; Brendan Fraser... complete cast
Tagline: You think you know who you are. You have no idea.
Genre: Drama/Crime
Memorable Quote: "In L.A. nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass"

Rated: PG for some scary images and action, and brief mild language.
Runtime: 76 mins.
Director: Tim Burton
Writer: John August; Pamela Pettler
Cast: Johnny Depp; Helena Bonham Carter; Emily Watson... complete cast
Tagline: Rising to the Occasion.
Genre: Animation/Comedy
Release Date: September 23, 2005
Studio: Warner Brothers
Memorable Quote: "Can a heart still break if it's stopped beating?"

Rated: R for violence and demonic images
Runtime: 121 mins.
Director: Francis Lawrence
Writer: Jamie Delano & Garth Ennis (comic book Hellblazer): Kevin Brodbin (story)
Cast: Keanu Reeves; Rachel Weisz; Shia LaBeouf; Djimon Hounsou... complete cast
Tagline: Hell wants him. Heaven won't take him. Earth needs him.
Genre: Action/Thriller/Sci-Fi
Memorable Quote: "What if I told you that God and the Devil made a wager?"

Rated: PG-13 for intense boxing violence and some language.
Runtime: 144 mins.
Director: Ron Howard
Writer: Cliff Hollingsworth
Cast: Russell Crowe; Renee Zellweger; Connor Price; Paul Giamatti... complete cast
Tagline: When America was on its knees, he brought us to our feet.
Genre: Drama/Sport
Memorable Quote: "Just give me another fight, Joe."

ated: PG for some crude humor and mild language.
Runtime: 96 mins.
Director: Adam Shankman
Writer: Sam Harper (written by) Craig Titley (characters)
Cast: Steve Martin; Bonnie Hunt; Piper Perabo; Hilary Duff
Memorable Quote: "Hey every dad is entitled to one hideous shirt, and one horrible sweater. It's part of the dad code. "
Tagline: This Christmas, you better watch out!
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
Opens: December 21, 2005
Studio: 20th Century Fox

Rated: R for language, some graphic nudity and brief drug use.
Runtime: 105 mins.
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Writer: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Bill Murray; Sharon Stone; Jessica Lange; Tilda Swinton; Julie Delpy ... complete cast
Tagline: Sometimes life brings some strange surprises.
Genre: Comedy
Memorable Quote: "I'm your mistress, except we're not even married

Rated: PG-13 for intense sequences of horror and terror/violence, and some partial nudity.
Runtime: 86 mins.
Director: Stephen T. Kay
Writer: Eric Kripke
Cast: Barry Watson; Emily Deschanel; Skye Bartusiak; Lucy Lawless... complete cast
Tagline: You thought it was a just a story... but it's real
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Memorable Quote: "Listen to me Tim. It's time to grow up. Nothing supernatural happened. These feelings you're having, they're going to get worse unless you face this. Go home Tim. Spend one night in that house. It will help. "

Rated: G for General Audiences.
Runtime: 212 mins.
Director: William Wyler
Writer: Lew Wallace (novel); Karl Tunberg (screenplay)
Cast: Charlton Heston; Jack Hawkins; Haya Harareet; Hugh Griffith
Tagline: The World's Most Honored Motion Picture
Genre: Action/ Drama
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Memorable Quote: "You can break a man's skull. You can arrest him. You can throw him into a dungeon. But how do you fight an idea? "

Rated: PG-13 for intense action violence, disturbing images and some thematic elements.
Runtime: 141 mins.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writer: Bob Kane (characters); David S. Goyer (story)
Cast: Christian Bale; Michael Caine; Liam Neeson; Katie Holmes; Gary Oldman; Cillian Murphy... complete cast
Tagline: June 15, 2005.
Genre: Action/Adevnture/Crime
Memorable Quote: "A guy dresses up like a bat clearly has issues. "

Rated: PG for language and rude humor.
Runtime: 94 mins.
Director: Brian Levant
Writer: Steven Gary Banks & Claudia Grazioso
Cast: Ice Cube; Nia Long; Jay Mohr.... complete cast
Tagline: 24 hours. 350 miles. His girlfriend's kids. What could possibly go wrong?
Genre: Family/Comedy
Memorable Quote: "I'm sure the carpet is absorbent."

Rated: PG-13 for sequences of violence and sexual content.
Runtime: 120 mins.
Director: Karyn Kusama
Writer: Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi
Cast: Charlize Theron; Marton Csokas; Jonny Lee Miller; Sophie Okonedo... complete cast
Tagline: The Future is Flux.
Memorable Quote: "You killed my family, so I came here to kill you."
Release Date: December 2, 2005
Genre: Action/Adventure
Studio: Paramount Pictures

Rated: R for pervasive sexual content, language and some drug use.
Runtime: 116 mins.
Director: Judd Apatow
Writer: Judd Apatow and Steve Carell
Cast: Steve Carell; Catherine Keener; Paul Rudd ... complete cast
Tagline: Better Late Than Never.
Genre: Comedy/Romance
Memorable Quote: "Yooooooooow, Kelly Clarkson!"

Rated: PG-13 for a scene of violence and frightening situations.
Runtime: 108 mins.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Writer: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard; Joaquin Phoenix; Adrien Brody; Sigourney Weaver ....complete cast
Genre: Thriller/Drama/Horro
Tagline: Run. The truce is ending.
Memorable Quote: "the creatures have never attacked us for that reason"