It might sound like a strange criticism to levy against a film where Santa Claus engages in a bloody war with machine gun toting mercenaries, but director Tommy Wirkola’s Violent Night isn’t dumb enough to be all that fun.
John Leguizamo
The Menu is the most fun anyone can have at the movies this year that involves becoming hungry, laughing heartily, and being revolted all at the same time.
New this week on DVD and Blu-ray, Ricky Gervais stars in the comedy The Invention Of Lying, Jim Sturgess plays a double-agent in the drama 50 Dead Men Walking, plus a look at Gamer, starring Gerard Butler, and Whiteout with Kate Beckinsale.
Available this week on DVD and Blu-ray: Ice Age 3: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs has our furry friends on a whole new animated adventure; Atom Egoyan‘s Adoration follows one young boy looking for answers about his dead parents; Larry David stars in the Woody Allen comedy, Whatever Works; plus a quick look at Stan Helsing and Stargate on Blu-ray.
Out this week in theatres, following their Canada Day debut, Michael Mann‘s Public Enemies looks back at the infamous criminal John Dillinger and his run from the FBI. Plus, we take a look at the third Ice Age film, Dawn of the Dinosaurs, and the brainy sci-fi drama, Moon.
Gort and Klaatu are back on Earth, this time in the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still, starring Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly. Also debuting in theatres, John Leguizamo and Debra Messing star in the dramedy Nothing Like the Holidays, two rival races face a war because of a friendship in Delgo, and a priest is accused of impropriety in Doubt.