Title: The Dead Directed by: Howard J. Ford and Jonathan Ford Starring: Rob Freeman, Prince David Oseia and David Dontoh Running time: 105 minutes, Rated R, Available on DVD In the near future, a virus is spreading throughout the world turning people into the walking dead. Lt. Brian Murphy (Freeman) survives a crash off the coast of Africa, and is determined to find his way home to his wife and daughter. He soon crosses paths with Sergeant Daniel Dembele (Osei) whose own village has been ravaged by zombies, but Daniel is certain his young son has survived. Together they trek across the African plains, taking down the reanimated dead until…

Title: Killing Bono Directed by: Nick Hamm Starring: Ben Barnes, Robert Sheehan, Krysten Ritter and Pete Postlethwaite Running time: 113 minutes, Rated R, Available on Blu-ray Loosely based on the book “Killing Bono: I Was Bono’s Doppelganger” by Neil McCormick is the story of Neil and Ivan McCormick, two brothers who spend their early adult life trying to make their dream of having a rock band a reality, while constantly living in the shadow of their schoolmates own successful band called U2. Whether or not the story is entirely true, you really feel for these character’s constant disappointment, and sometimes wonder how or why they keep going after this seemingly…

Title: I Don’t Know How She Does It Reviewed by: JM Willis Directed by: Douglas McGrath Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear Running time: 89 minutes , Rated PG-13, Available on DVD Kate Reddy, a financial executive juggles her career and responsibilities as a wife and mother of two, as rivals, friends and family comment in awe to an unseen/unheard interviewer.  Kate breaks the fourth wall as she explains “how she does it.” I  stumbled upon the Uma Thurman box office bomb Motherhood a few weeks ago while channel surfing at my parents’ house, and found the storyline in comparison eerily similar. Mom has to juggle being…

Read our exclusive interview with actor Brian White, who can currently be seen as Paul in the Blu-ray/DVD release of playwright-director David E. Talbert’s play ‘What My Husband Doesn’t Know.’ The play follows Paul, a handyman, who enters into an affair with Lena Summer, played by Michelle Williams, a married woman whose husband is often out of town on business trips. Lena contemplates whether she wants to keep her marriage in tact, or continue her relationship with Paul. White can also be seen in the upcoming comedy-drama ‘Good Deeds,’ written and directed by Tyler Perry, and the horror-thriller ‘The Cabin in the Woods,’ co-written by Josh Wheddon. The actor discusses…

Title: Cars 2 Reviewed by: JM Willis Directed by: Brad Lewis Starring: Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy and Michael Caine Running time: 106 minutes, Rated G, Available on standard DVD Lightning McQueen and his best bud Mader are back in the sequel to the Pixar blockbuster Cars. McQueen takes his friends from Radiator Springs with him to the World Grand Prix to determine the world’s fastest car and try out a new earth friendly fuel called Allinol. Mader however gets mistaken for a spy, and unwittingly becomes involved in international espionage. Personally, I didn’t see the need to make a sequel to Cars, since I didn’t think the original…

DVD: Seven Days in Utopia Directed by: Matt Russell Starring: Robert Duvall, Jerry Ferrera, Lucas Black, Melissa Leo, Deborah Ann Woll, Brian Geraghty, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Dora Madison Burge and Kathy Baker. Running time: 99 minutes, Rated G Based on the best selling novel by David L. Cook is the story of young golfer Luke Chisolm who recently had a public embarrassing game while attempting to make it on the pro tour. He tries to escape his life and becomes stranded in the small town of Utopia Texas. He accepts the help of an eccentric rancher named Johnny Crawford who insists he can change his outlook on life and improve…

Title: Fading of the Cries Directed by: Brian A. Metcalf Starring: Brad Dourif, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Makenzie Rossman, Hallee Hirsh,  Jessica Morris, Julia Whelan, Jordan Matthews and Elaine Hendrix. Running time: 93 minutes, Rated R, Available on Blu-ray Michael, (Thomas Ian Nicholas) a widower writer suffering from depression finds solace in practicing necromancy. His niece Sarah (Hallee Hirsh) finds an old amulet he had given her years ago, and as soon as she puts it on, her world is ambushed by hollow eyed zombies and supernatural demons led by a necromancer named Mathias (Brad Dourif). A lone samurai sword wielding teen named Jacob (Jordan Matthews) appears out of nowhere, and…

Title: Sarah’s Key Directed by: Gilles Paquet-Brenner Starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Mélusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup, Frederic Pierrot and Aidan Quinn Running time: 111 minutes, Rated PG-13, Available on Blu-ray Based on the international bestselling novel by Tatiana de Rosnay is the story of Julia, an American journalist living in Paris who is writing an article on the anniversary of France’s notorious 1942 Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup of Jews in World War II. Julia (Kristin Scott Thomas) discovers that her French husband’s family’s apartment belonged to the Starzynski family, who were involved with the roundup and sent to concentration camps. In order to get a more personal feel to her pending article,…

Title: Needle Directed by: John V. Soto Starring: Ben Mendelsohn, Tahyna Tozzi and Travis Fimmel Running time: 89 minutes, Rated R After the death of his father, Ben receives an intricately decorated 18th century mechanical box which is labeled “Le Vaudo Mort.” The box itself is actually a supernatural tool for revenge, as the victim’s photo is placed into the box, and a wax voodoo doll is formed after turning the hand crank. Ben shows the box off to his college friends, and after a party it’s discovered that the box was stolen. Soon Ben’s friends start dying in very gruesome and horrible ways. Ben’s estranged brother Marcus, a forensic…

Title: Chillerama Directed by: Adam Rifkin (Wadzilla), Tim Sullivan (I Was a Teenage Werebear), Adam Green (The Diary of Anne Frankenstein) and Joe Lynch (Zom-B-Movie) Starring: Ray Wise, Lin Shaye, Eric Roberts, Joel David Moore, Sean Paul Lockart, Kristina Klebe, Gabby West, Anton Troy and Richard Riehle Running time: 120 minutes, Unrated Three short films within a film that takes place at the last night at a drive-in movie theatre, where you can get entertained before you get raped by zombies. Wadzilla – Miles Munson is having a problem with his sperm count. His doctor prescribes him an experimental drug named Spermupermine that causes him to have agonizingly painful erections,…