Underdog: 3 out of 10. The other day I wrote about the things we do for love.  When I first became a father about 5.5 years ago, I was prepared for many of the sacrifices I'd have to make.  I knew I'd have to change diapers and take them

The Last Kiss: 7 out of 10. Is it possible I was in the mood for a relationship movie last night?  That's doubtful, but it would explain why I enjoyed "The Last Kiss" so much. There are a bunch of different couples and they're all trying to figure it all

The Illusionist: 7 out of 10. Ed Norton and Paul Giamatti are always good, but who knew Mary Camden could act?  Jessica Biel more than holds her own here in an entertaining flick with a funky ending. This is easily Biel's best work since Ulee's Gold.  It's even better than

Clerks II: 7 out of 10. Clerks was one of my favourite films of all time.  I loved the dialogue, I loved the raw indie feel and I loved the sentiment.  Everything was ultra cool, from the Death Star discussion to the ball hockey game on the roof.  Even that

Ratatouille: 8.5 out of 10. Avoid Ratatouille if you hate funny, charming, entertaining films. Pixar is 8 for 8 if you're scoring along at home.  We'll see if Wall-E makes them an unprecedented 9 for 9.

Bon Cop, Bad Cop: 6 out of 10. Bon Cop, Bad Cop was named Best Motion Picture at this years Genie Awards.  I had heard many good things about this flick, so I was pretty jazzed when I settled in to watch it this weekend. Patrick Huard and Colm Feore

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby: 6 out of 10. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby isn't bad, but it's no Knocked Up, which I saw earlier in the day.  It's really saved by Gary Cole who plays Ricky Bobby's father, Reece.  The middle scenes with Ricky and

Knocked Up: 8.5 out of 10. Charming, sweet and very funny, Knocked Up is fantastic.  I found it far funnier than The 40 Year Old Virgin.  There was a great deal I could relate to and there were an awful lot of maple leafs to give it some nice

Crank: 6.5 out of 10. It's only 87 minutes long and time is of the essence.  A slick vehicle for the very cool Jason Statham, "Crank" was made for the MTV crowd with frenetic editing and manic pacing. It's no Pulp Fiction, but it ain't boring.  Watch it for

The Da Vinci Code: 7 out of 10. I hear this was based on some book I've never read.  There was a little buzz about it last year. Before watching this film over the past couple of nights, everything I knew about The Da Vinci code was through osmosis.  I

Stranger Than Fiction: 5.5 out of 10. It's quite possible this movie went right over my head.  It wouldn't be the first time I didn't get a movie others have raved about.  Throughout this film, I kept thinking about the similar but far superior "Adaptation," and wished I was

United 93: 8 out of 10. Wow.  For 111 minutes you don't feel like you're watching a movie, but a documentary.  The acting by unrecognizable actors is so natural you feel you're there on September 11 as United 93 prepares to take off. Even though we all know how this

Notes on a Scandal: 7 out of 10. Judi Dench is kinda creepy in this one, but it's an intriguing creep.  You see, Cate Blanchett is part of a scandal, and Dench is taking notes.  The fact it's 7/10 tells you both Dench and Blanchett are really good and

Click: 5 out of 10. When the best thing about a movie is the soundtrack, you're in trouble.  There was some Cars and Kinks, a number of old school guilty pleasures, a Cranberries gem and a fantastic cut from The Strokes.  The movie itself was formulaic and boring.  You could

TMNT: 3.5 out of 10. In sports, you're often asked to take one for the team.  Lean in to that inside pitch to get the base, dive in front of that cannonading slap shot from the point, sacrifice yourself for the benefit of the team. Parenthood isn't much different.

Inside Man: 6.5 out of 10. My Clive Owen movie marathon continued with "Inside Man", a Spike Lee joint that also stars Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster, Willem Dafoe and Torontonian Christopher Plummer. It's not your typical Spike Lee film, but it's not a bad little heist film.  If you

Children of Men: 7 out of 10. It's 2027 and no child has been born in 18 years.  It's a very cool premise, a neat vision of our future and a great looking film. It started strong but started to lag a little which is why I'm only giving this

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan: 7.5 out of 10. I'm pretty sure most of you have already seen "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan".  Last night, I joined the club. When you hear a movie is

Superman Returns: 5.5 out of 10. In the battle between "Batman Begins" and "Superman Returns", Batman wins easily.  "Superman Returns" is rather disappointing.  How do you take a story like that and make it boring?  Even Kevin Spacey's Lex Luthor is boring. Although we'll never see it, you just

Blood Diamond: 8 out of 10. I really liked "Blood Diamond" and I don't really like many films.  Leonardo DiCaprio puts on a South African accent and it works.  Jennifer Connelly played an American, but I'm sure I heard her slip into a faux British accent a couple of times

Bad News Bears: 5 out of 10. Imagine if Billy Bob Thornton's character Willie from Bad Santa cleaned himself up a little and started coaching a little league team.  That's Bad News Bears, only not nearly as funny. It's not as terrible as I expected it to be, but it's

The Karate Dog: 1.5 out of 10. I gave this movie a bonus half point because James seemed to like it.  I'm not surprised James enjoyed himself as this film was clearly targeting the five year old demographic.  It was far too dumb for a six year old. James

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: 6 out of 10. Hmmmm, I'm not sure if I liked this movie or not.  It started strong, Robert Downey Jr.'s narration had me laughing, the film noir spoofing seemed sharp and interesting, but then it sort of fizzled. I stopped caring who murdered who

Happy Feet: 7.5 out of 10. For the first time ever, all four of us went to the theatre together to watch a flick.  James had already seen Happy Feet with his grandma, but he didn't mind seeing it twice.  I just wanted to see the movie that won

Babel: 8 out of 10. That was neat.  Alejandro González Iñárritu has created a rather compelling little flick here, letting us into the lives of four families who are all connected in Magnolia / Traffic style.  All four stories are interesting with tense pacing and strong writing. It's all about communication,