The Ever Expanding Recommendation Checklist (very incomplete...goddamn webbrowser)...

As much as I love a good vampire flick, looks like the only thing worth seeing in this movie is Carla Gugino and Lucy Liu making out.

What better way to make fun of over the top action movies than making an over the top action movie? There's precious little plot to speak of here, but that's not the point. It's an action movie fraught with balletic shootouts and a fantastic cast cracking wise. Oscar worthy? Hardly. Entertaining? You bet your ass it is...

Revenge thriller+Kevin Bacon+James Wan (the guy who directed the good "Saw")=Something that might be worth a look-see.

Ellen Page is a great actress, but I'd like to see her play someone other than one of Marvel's merry mutants or a sadist who tortures men and cuts off their balls. Looks like this seemingly quirky yet heartwarming movie is just what the doctor ordered.

The cinematography and score are superb in Tim Burton's visceral adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical thriller. Johnny Depp is solid in the titular role, and the supporting cast made up of both stars and noobs are at the top of their games. The only complaint I have is that some of the musical numbers I enjoyed were either trimmed down to size too much ("Ladies in Their Sensitivities") or cut out entirely ("The Ballad of Sweeney Todd"), but that's coming from a theatre nut who's being too nit-picky. If you're not familiar with the play, though, there's nothing to prevent you from liking what this bloody revenge tale has to offer.

Awesome crime thriller...

Full review coming soon.

Daniel Day-Lewis gives a brilliant performance as oilman Dan Plainview, and the scenes where he spars with Paul Dano are some of the best moments on screen. The REST of the movie, unfortunately, is disappointingly dull. It's a solid movie, but unlike the actors that perform in it, it's nothing special.

I'm a fan of monster movies, both good and bad. This looks like an interesting take on the genre. Hope it's worth all the hype.

If you're expecting a faithful re-telling of the classic short story, look somewhere else. If you're expecting darkly lit, mildly humorous, entertaining Halloween fare that's not too gory for the little ones but still packs some grizzly scares, then you're in for a treat.

The names of people and places are the same, but that's where any connection to Washington Irving's tale stops. Ichabod Crane, masterfully played by Johnny Depp, is a skeptical forensic scientist in this incarnation, rather than a superstitious schoolteacher. The Headless Horseman is an actual vengeful ghost rather than an envious Brom Van Brunt in disguise, and the Van Tassel's ... well, to prevent giving anything away, let's just say they aren't quite what they seem.

Yes, boils and ghouls, this isn't Washington Irving's legend. This is Tim Burton's tale, and although it's not quite as good as some of his other work, it's still a helluva lot of fun. The cast is superb, the cinematography is gorgeous, and the music is excellent. Throw in the occasional "Nightmare Before Christmas" homage and a straightforward plot rife with witty dialogue (or, in one characters case, a monologue), and you got yourself a nice little fairytale for a Hallow's Eve night...