Last week I left you with that strange drama taste in your mouth, so this time around I wanted to show you that an action flick can have a little depth. Equilibrium is a movie that was completely overlooked in 2002 mostly because it had to follow 1999’s The Matrix with about half the budget. With big white box letters on the front stating, “FORGET THE MATRIX” how could I not take it for a test spin? Because of this bold statement and a cleverly designed box art I was instantly drawn to the film while perusing...

We just had to do a video review this time around so you could really hear us argue our points for and against The Last Airbender. I loved it, where as Ryan did not like it so much. I will preface by saying that we are both M. Night Shyamalan fans, and neither of us have previously watched the Avatar: The Last Airbender series on Nickelodeon.  Watch the video and let us know if you liked it our hated it. We cover the acting, CGI/graphics, 3D, story/plot, robots and more! by Angela Davis & Ryan Davis

Disclaimer:  I am a Twihard, but as I pointed out in my review of New Moon in reference to Twilight, I do not like everything just because it is Twilight.  As moviegoers, we should all demand the best experience.  The Twilight fans can get abused at times for their passion, but passion should not be mistaken for the expectation to love everything about all the movies.  Here is my review of Eclipse– The Twilight Saga: Eclipse continues the story of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and her vampire boyfriend, Edward Cullen...

Ryan and John review the phenomenon that is Twilight. Can a new director make a horrible franchise good? Why is John wearing a Twilight shirt? Why did they even bother to watch this film? Find out below.

In 1986, many things were happening; Apple Computers introduced the Macintosh Plus, 5,000,000 people linked hands from LA to NYC for “Hands Across America” and Radiohead performed for the first time under the name “On a Friday.” When it came to John Cusack and the gang, they were just having a drug-induced weekend at Kodiak Valley, trying their hardest to get laid and have a story to tell. Fast forward twenty years or so,  and Adam (played by John Cusack) is losing another girlfriend, plus his plasma TV, his nephew...

This week on Blu Monday, we cover a few of the blu rays coming out on June 29. We have The Eclipse, but not the Eclipse movie you are thinking of, The Warlords and Predator. Video Review Summary: The Eclipse: RENT IT. A compelling story but with a lack of special features, leaves this eclipse lying in the rent it category. The Warlords: RENT IT. A good story with fantastic visuals and great sound, but a grainy 1080p transfer leaves The Warlords in the Rent It Bin. Predator Ultimate Hunters Edition: RENT IT. Though this is a...

There were some good parts, some bad parts and some ugly parts to Grown Ups, but first a synopsis. Grown Ups is the typical summer family comedy that you would expect from Blockbuster season, only this time it’s Adam Sandler and he’s all grown up, or is he? Aside from the fact that he is now a father and husband in Grown Ups, not much has changed from his other ‘Happy Madison’ days. Well, he did drop that stupid lisp he used to use in everything. Adam Sandler plays Lenny Feder, and he and his childhood...

Solitary Man is a character comedy/drama that follows Ben Kalmen (the outstanding Michael Douglas) who was a one time Forbes magazine cover boy. A respectable, well as respectable as they get, car dealership owner. Ben’s reckless behavior and selfishness has seen him plummet from grace, both professionally and with his family. He is a philander chasing after and typically bedding women half his age. He is jobless, his notorious reputation seems to precede him where ever he goes. Yet he has a charm and charisma that...

Filled with poignancy, humor and inspiring bravery, these ten acclaimed movies have paved the way for film making that honors diversity and acceptance. Featuring some of the world’s most talented and popular stars including Daniel Day-Lewis, Robin Williams, Shirley Maclaine, Audrey Hepburn, Jennifer Aniston, Hilary Swank, Paul Rudd, Clive Owen and more. The Cinema Pride Collection is the first gay-themed DVD collection to be released by MGM and 20th Century Fox to commemorate the first Gay Pride March which happened 40...

Knight and Day is an action comedy that follows Roy Miller (Tom Cruise) and June Havens’ (Cameron Diaz) escapades together after June becomes accidentally intertwined in a manhunt for Roy.  The movie starts out in the Wichita, Kansas airport with June getting on a plane that she was never meant to be on.  Roy is being chased by bad guys for something he took.  The bad guys have bought an entire flight to Boston to kill him and June just wants to get back to Boston for her sister’s wedding.  The real cause for...

When we first started this website it was because I wanted to put a spotlight on the movies I loved, change a public view or get ten more people to watch an unknown movie. Now at Lost in Reviews we do tend to focus on the main stream and that’s fine, but that’s not the main goal of the site. If you read our about page and then ventured on to the site it doesn’t seem like the two line up, but if we started out talking about all of the unknown films from the start no one would be reading. So, I hope that I have...

For a company that once said it would never do sequels I found it interesting to be sitting in a seat for Toy Story 3. Toy Story 2 only happened when the original artist behind the first film found out that their money-hungry distributor, Disney prior to buying Pixar, had taken it upon themselves to create a sequel without any of their input. This lead to some initial bad blood between Disney and Pixar but much like the films Pixar produces, all turned out well for the heroes, or in this case Pixar, and ultimately the fans...

The film Please Give is a nice little story about some people waiting around for a bitter old lady to die. Okay, there is a little more to the film than that. The film is like a window into a small group of people’s lives for a little while. Nothing really changes dramatically, and life goes on in the end, but it is what we witness as a viewer that grabs our heart and reminds us of how similar we all are. Please Give stars Catherine Keener and Oliver Platt as Kate and Alex. They own a very fancy, expensive, antique furniture...

Revenge got ugly, for sure, in Jonah Hex, but with the addition of one solid Action-Western romp, the state of summer movies got a whole lot prettier.   As far as I’m concerned, Jonah Hex is the first stunner of the summer.  Adapted from the DC Comic after the same name, Hex, stars Josh Brolin, as the film’s namesake, Megan Fox, as his love interest Lilah, and the great John Malkovich, as Quentin Turnbull – Hex’s arch nemesis.  Hex was directed by Jimmy Hayward (Horton Hears A Who, 2008), and written by Mark Neveldine...

This week on Blu Monday we take a look at Tuesday June 15th’s DVD and Blu Ray releases: The Book of Eli, Showgirls: 15th Anniversary Sinsational Edition, When in Rome, Air Bud World Pup: Special Edition, and Secret Life of the American Teenager Volume 4. Video Review Summary: The Book of Eli: RENT IT. A solid Blu Ray release packed with special features, but the overall film is just not that good. When in Rome: RENT IT. A funny rom-com and overall average movie. What holds this Blu Ray release back is a lack of special...