jpmangalindan's Reviews

"Employee of the Month goes for laughs with its low-brow humor--fart jokes, cultural stereotypes, slapstick--but its vacuous writing delivers it with all the panache of a poor man's Kevin Smith film. I'd like to think we, as audiences, are smarter than that."

"With a promising premise and fine cast, An American Haunting could have been a memorable horror flick, but instead, we get a haunting, cinematic mess."

"When the film reaches its tragic conclusion, you’re not necessarily disappointed, but left with the reaffirmed feeling that love is never simple, nor is it always kind. Nor, as in the case of Tristan and Isolde, is it meant to be. "

"The Lohan’s misguided music video “First”: The whole film can be watered down to this. "

"A decent film transfer for an outstanding indie and an unexpected read-through of Scott Heim’s work by Gordon-Levitt and Corbet. "

"The L Word Season 2 doesn't need much to distinguish itself on TV or DVD. The subject matter and the quality of its delivery speaks for themselves. "

"There’s a good chance The Exorcism of Emily Rose may drown in that bottomless sea of ho-hum, me-too horror vehicles, but if you’re a fan of exorcism flicks, it’s worth a look. "

"Just take War of the Worlds for what it is: a film as entertaining and supericial as cotton candy, a textbook case in how a summer popcorn flick ought to be done. "

"There are some genuinely thrilling fights in Alien vs. Predator, some decent CGI sparks flying around, but in the end, what audiences are left with – once the smoke and extraterrestrial gunk clears – is a movie which occasionally enthralls, frequently stalls, and leaves you wanting more. Maybe the inevitable sequel will fully satiate us fanboys. "