Not only was Shame one of my most anticipated films of last year, it was number six on our top ten movies of 2011. Now the film is ready for its wide release, and it couldn’t come at a better time as most people are curious to see what Michael Fassbender has in his golf bag. Even without Clooney’s Golden Globe remarks, Shame lives up to all its praise, scoring hordes of nominations from critics groups and prestigious awards shows alike. Even with all this hype, the one thing you need to remember is that Shame...

This week on Blu Monday Angela and I discuss Bucky Larson Born to be a Star, There Be Dragons, Traffic, and What’s Your Number? . Check out the video below and let us know what you think! By Angela and Ryan Davis

Joyful Noise stars Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton in a singing, spiritual comedy.  I typically would spend time giving you a run a down of plot points, but it is impossible.  This movie is a mess from the start and gets no better during the overly long run time.  Sure there are some laugh out loud moments.  There is some nice singing.  But as a movie, Joyful Noise suffers from a lack of any real direction and a simplistic plot with way too many side stories that the audience just doesn’t care about. What best can be...

In the Land of Blood and Honey is actress Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut.  She also wrote the script and produced the film.  She is not in the film.  However, given that her name is attached to the film, I can see people going to see it just because of her.  The good thing about that is this film is not a weak, bad film as some actor/directors may be guilty of making.  If you know even the slightest about Angelina Jolie, you probably know that she is a humanitarian who has traveled the world for human rights.  It...

Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister of the UK when I was about six months old, and she left office when I was about twelve years old.  I grew up watching the major networks’ nightly national news every night with my parents, so I knew who Margaret Thatcher was in regards to the UK.  I did not grasp the significance of Margaret Thatcher reaching that level of political stature until I was older.  The Prime Minister is basically like the President for us.  The US has never had a woman President, or Vice President for...

The film portion of SXSW is just 57 days away getting underway in Austin, TX on March 9. The festival announced today that  its opening night will be Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s The Cabin in the Woods.  The first films in the festival were also announced.  They include Marley, Beauty is Embarrassing, Citadel, Girls (the first three episodes of this TV series), The Oyster Princess, and Small Apartments. JOSS WHEDON’S AND DREW GODDARD’S THE CABIN IN THE WOODS TO OPEN 2012 SXSW FILM Early Fest Highlights Include...

This week on Blu Monday we take a look at the best Blu Rays of 2011. Will your favorites make the list? Find out in the video review below. By Ryan and Angela Davis

PARIAH – 1. A person without status  2. A rejected member of society  3.  An outcast Pariah addresses the issue of having to deal with hiding who you are, afraid of what might happen when others find out.  Alike is a teenager who knows she is gay, but hides it from her parents.  Her mom continues to make her dress like a girl when Alike would rather dress like a boy.  She leaves the house dressed one way, then changes at school.  Her father is a cop who seems supportive of how Alike chooses to dress, but has not come...

The Devil Inside focuses on a triple murder that was committed by Maria Rossi (Suzan Crowley) in 1989.  She was in the middle of being exorcised by a nun and two priests.  She ended up killing them after she escaped from her restraints.  After the murders, she was found not guilty because she was found to be insane.  Maria was put in a mental hospital, and The Vatican eventually stepped in on her behalf and transferred her to the Centrino Mental Hospital in Rome. Twenty years later in 2009, Maria’s only daughter Isabella...

I have now seen David Fincher’s version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo twice.  The most astonishing and utterly creative thing about the film is the opening credits.  It is not expected after you see the opening scene for the film to be blasted with this visually stunning sequence set to “Immigrant Song” by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Karen O.  Io9.com has the entire opening credits scene in its entirety as well as a making-of video.  There is also an interview with Tim Miller of Blur Studio about...

This week on Blu Monday Angela and I discuss Don’t Be Afraid of The Dark, Futurama, The Guard, Final Destination 5, Archer Season 2, and A Good Old Fashioned Orgy. Check out the video below and let us know what you think!     By Ryan and Angela Davis

There are several reasons that We Bought a Zoo should be a good movie. They include but are not limited to: - It’s directed by Cameron Crowe, who’s pretty good with sentimentality. - It’s got Grade-A Human Being Matt Damon in it. - It’s scored by Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi, featuring music from his excellent 2010 album, Go. - Scarlett Johansson is hot. - It is, more often than not, a nice movie. And yet I find it difficult not to loathe We Bought a Zoo. It is hardly the worst movie of the year, but the intensity of my...

So if you have been following Lost In Reviews for a while, you will know that we like to give out our own form of an Oscar to deserving talent. We call this award, “The Bateman”, from Christian Bale’s fantastic performance as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho. We have carefully scoured the films that have come out all year and whittled it down to the top ten best films overall from ten to one. Although, we always have to throw a bone to a few more with an Honorable Mention. Last year we came pretty close to what ended...

From the moment I saw the first movie trailer for War Horse, it became one of my most anticipated films to see in 2011.  Just from the trailer alone, I could tell that War Horse was going to be a sweeping epic film with a beautiful score behind it.  It was a long wait until December, but it was worth the wait. The story of War Horse comes from a children’s novel of the same name by Michael Morpurgo and was published in 1982.  It has also become a successful play using horse puppets that started in England in 2007 and on...

The Adventures of Tintin (Tintin) wasn’t high on my list of movies I wanted to see this holiday season.  Considering Spielberg has his Oscar-mongering War Horse out at the same time, I wasn’t sure how well this film about a plucky reporter and his canine sidekick would be executed.  Once again, Spielberg pulls out all the stops to bring us a visually stunning flick with all the adventure of Indiana Jones. Tintin takes place in the 1940′s where our hero Tintin (Jamie Bell), a young sleuth-y reporter, and his...