Category: Movie Reviews

Anonymous Release Date: October 28, 2011 Director: Roland Emmerich Writer: John Orloff Stars: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave and David Thewlis MPAA Rating: PG-13 HoboTrashcan’s Rating: Most of us have spent our lives hearing William Shakespeare discussed in reverent, hushed tones by our high school English teachers. As we …

The Thing Release Date: October 14, 2011 Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. Writers: Eric Heisserer, John W. Campbell Jr. (short story Who Goes There?) Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton and Ulrich Thomsen MPAA Rating: R HoboTrashcan’s Rating: There aren’t many selling points to remaking or rebooting old …

The Big Year Release Date: October 14, 2011 Director: David Frankel Writers: Howard Franklin (screenplay), Mark Obmascik (book) Stars: Owen Wilson, Jack Black and Steve Martin MPAA Rating: PG HoboTrashcan’s Rating: With Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson in the lead roles, you might expect The Big …

Real Steel Release Date: October 7, 2011 Director: Shawn Levy Writers: John Gatins (screenplay), Dan Gilroy and Jeremy Leven (story) Stars: Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly and Dakota Goyo MPAA Rating: PG-13 HoboTrashcan’s Rating: If you’ve ever wanted to see a robot square off against a bull at a …

The Ides of March Release Date: October 7, 2011 Director: George Clooney Writers: George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon (screenplay), Beau Willimon (play Farragut North) Stars: Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti, George Clooney and Philip Seymour Hoffman MPAA Rating: R HoboTrashcan’s Rating: When you name your political drama …