New Reviews at Thoughtsonfilm.com http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/index.html Writer/artist Darwyn Cooke's award-winning comic book miniseries "DC: The New Frontier" is adapted into a quality direct-to-DVD animated film. - Review by Danielle Ní Dhighe. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2008/justiceleaguenf.html It's getting to the point where I feel like I don't even need to watch an American remake of an Asian horror film. - Review by Danielle Ní Dhighe. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2008/shutter.html "The Assassination of Jesse James" is the near perfect synergy of cinematic elements to make a wonderous work of art. - Review by Mark Moreland. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2007/assassinationofjessejames.html I'm a huge fantasy fan, and I can generally overlook even deep rooted flaws in movies of the genre and enjoy them nonetheless, but Uwe Boll's video game adaptation "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale" is so bad that my bias toward this type of movie simply isn't strong enough to pursuade me that it wasn't terrible in virtually every way possible. - Review by Mark Moreland. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2007/inthenameoftheking.html Writer/director Olivier Assayas, who received notoriety and acclaim for such films as "Irma Vep" and "Clean," strikes out with this failed attempt at a sexy international crime thriller and character study. - Review by Mark Moreland. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2007/boardinggate.html "Doomsday" looks far more interesting in advertisements than it is in actuality, in large part due to a stunning lack of originality. - Review by Danielle Ní Dhighe. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2008/doomsday.html "Funny Games" is a pretentious exercise in satire that has no apparent reason to exist, seeing as it's a scene-for-scene remake of a 1997 film from Austria by the same filmmaker. - Review by Danielle Ní Dhighe. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2008/funnygames.html "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day" is a light truffle of a romantic comedy that provides a moderate dose of amusement. - Review by Danielle Ní Dhighe. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2008/misspettigrew.html "Penelope" is a quirky romantic comedy with touches of fantasy, a winning cast, and a little bit of magic. - Review by Danielle Ní Dhighe. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2006/penelope.html Oscar winning director Milos Forman returns to his area of expertise in his newest film, "Goya's Ghosts." - Review by Mark Moreland. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2006/goyasghosts.html Epic spectacle wizard Roland Emmerich follows up such sci-fi/action films as "Stargate," "Independence Day," and "The Day After Tomorrow" with the perfect opportunity for filmgoers to witness the de-evolution of cinema. - Review by Mark Moreland. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2008/10000bc.html The Bank Job is more than "the true story of a heist gone wrong," it's the prime example of a genre homage gone wrong, and there's no right way about it. - Review by Mark Moreland. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2008/bankjob.html This teen comedy had its release date changed several times before it was finally dumped in the off-season, usually a good indication that a film isn't very good. - Review by Danielle Ní Dhighe. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2007/charliebartlett.html I'll be honest—Sylvester Stallone movies, especially the "Rambo" series, have always been a guilty pleasure of mine. - Review by Mark Moreland. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2008/rambo.html Oscar-winning writer/director Martin McDonagh ("Six Shooter") makes his feature film debut in style, providing the best movie of 2008 so far. - Review by Mark Moreland. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2008/inbruges.html Based on Philippa Gregory's novel, this historical soap opera set amongst the Royal Court of Henry VIII of England is insufferably tedious. - Review by Danielle Ní Dhighe. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2008/otherboleyngirl.html What is it about having a story told to us that we enjoy so much? - Review by Danielle Ní Dhighe. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2008/bekindrewind.html "The Signal" is a clever indie film that manages to both disturb and amuse, while proving that American filmmakers are still capable of making a decent horror movie, something that seems to be a lost art today. - Review by Danielle Ní Dhighe. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2007/signal.html "Vantage Point" may have won the weekend box office, but it failed to win over the audience of the busy New York theater where I sat through it. - Review by Scott Kline. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2008/vantagepoint.html I was always one of those students that turned off any feeling of obligation to behave when I saw I had a substitute teacher in class. - Review by Mark Moreland. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2006/substitute.html In 1968, George A. Romero shocked the world with a new kind of horror film with "Night of the Living Dead". - Review by Danielle Ní Dhighe. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2008/diaryofthedead.html In "The Spiderwick Chronicles", the popular series of illustrated fantasy books by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi are brought to the screen in an entertaining fashion. - Review by Danielle Ní Dhighe. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2008/spiderwick.html Let me preface this by stating that Woody Allen is my all-time favorite filmmaker. - Review by Mark Moreland. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2007/cassandrasdream.html Dear Hollywood, please stop with the inferior remakes of Asian horror films already. - Review by Danielle Ní Dhighe. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2008/eye.html Much like Alex Gibney's last Oscar-nominated documentary, "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room", his new endeavor takes a thorough and exposing look at a horrible situation and makes extremely well-supported arguments. - Review by Mark Moreland. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2007/taxitothedarkside.html If you ever wondered what it would be like if some of the people behind television's "Lost" decided to make a giant monster movie, then here's your answer: it's one hell of a thrill ride. - Review by Danielle Ní Dhighe. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2008/cloverfield.html "Teeth" is more than just a bad B-movie—It's a prime example of our society's fixation with female sexuality, innocence, and the loss thereof, and an unsubtle one at that. - Review by Mark Moreland. http://www.thoughtsonfilm.com/Reviews/2000s/2007/teeth.html