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May 11, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
The first big budget film of the 2008 blockbuster season has arrived. The Wachowski Brothers', they of The Matrix triolgy and also the excellent "V For Vendetta", take on "Speed Racer", the mega popular Japanese anime cartoon from the 60's. There was a lot of fan fair surrounding this film, and Mitch has a very strong opinion on it after trekking out to the theaters to see it for us this weekend. Did he love it or hate it? Find out in his latest movie review for us ...
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May 9, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
Iron Man 2, David Chase from the Sopranos new film, the latest project from Oliver Stone. Mitch addresses all of these new endeavors that are coming down the pike in this week's Crystal Ball. At the theaters, "Speed Racer" and "What Happens In Vegas" are the big releases this weekend, and there's also a couple intriguing films coming to DVD. The summer blockbuster season looms. Mitch hits on it all in The Crystal Ball.
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May 4, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
The Summer Blockbuster Season has begun with a Bang, as "Iron Man" totally destroyed at the box office, raking in more in its first weekend than any non-sequel movie other than the first "Spider-Man". Box Office is one thing, but was the non-traditional choice of Robert Downey Jr. a hit or a miss? The critics say "yes", but what does Mitch think?
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May 2, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
It's Mitch Season. After his winter of discontent at the theaters, we will dispatch the trusty Mitch to the theaters 13 times in the next 13 weeks to review all the spring's hottest movies for us. And what a start ... as Mitch will hit the theaters this weekend to see "Iron Man", which is getting ridiculously good reviews. Look for Mitch's thoughts on it in the next couple days here on our front page. In the meantime, it's The Crystal Ball.
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April 25, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
All kinds of good stuff in this week's Crystal Ball. Mitch makes his annual predictions on which 10 films of 2008 will gross highest at the box office. He fills us in on next week's highly anticipated release of "Iron Man" and also brings us up to speed on the film being made about former Heisman Trophy winner (and Browns draftee) Ernie Davis. And as always, Mitch previews all of this week's releases at the theaters and on DVD.
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April 18, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
The new X-Files movie. Giselle Bundchen in the latest Austin Powers flick. A new project for Natalie Portman. Mitch hits on all of these items in the News & Rumors section of this Friday night's Crystal Ball. We've also got a couple theater releases of note this weekend as well as a couple of intriguing films hitting DVD. Mitch hits on it all in this week's Ball.
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April 11, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
If you want something decent to watch this weekend...check out the Masters. Check out the Tribe games. Check out the Cavs Friday and Sunday. Check out your NetFlix Queue, or the latest selections at Blockbuster. Check out the grass growing in your yard, or paint a wall and watch it dry. Anything other than wasting time at the theater, because this weekend's new releases are weak says Mitch in this Friday's Crystal Ball. We do have Mitch's favorite movie of '07 releasing on DVD though, as well as news on Robert DeNiro's latest project.
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April 11, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
Even though it stars the insufferable George Clooney, seeing as how "Leatherheads" was a football movie, I felt it was my civic duty to once again dispatch the trusty Mitch to the theaters to review this one for us. Clooney plays Dodge Connelly, a 45 year old star of the Duluth Bulldogs, a professional football team in 1925. Renee Zellweger plays the hot reporter from the Chicago Tribune. What did Mitch think of this one? Find out in his latest film review for us here at TCF.
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April 6, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
You've all probably heard something about this. Back in the mid-nineties, a team of kids from MIT in Boston took Las Vegas for millions of dollars playing blackjack as part of an elaborate card team. The book ("Bringing Down The House") about it is excellent, and now the story has been brought to the silver screen, and stars Kevin Spacey and Laurence Fishburne amongst others. We dispatched Mitch to the theaters to give us the 411 on this one.
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April 4, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
Five hours of the Final Four Saturday night. Out to the theatre to see "Leatherheads" Sunday night before coming back home to watch "John Adams" on HBO. Then the title game Monday night. Mitch ain't burnin' too many calories this weekend, lets just put it that way. Also, we've Oscar nominated "There Will Be Blood" coming out on DVD today. Mitch fills us in on all the new releases at the theater and on DVD in this weeks Crystal Ball.
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March 28, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
Finally! That's what Mitch says in this week's Crystal Ball. Finally it appears there may be a movie worth seeing at the theater here in '08, as Mitch will set out this weekend to review "21" for us. It releases to theaters today, stars Kevin Spacey, and is the story of the MIT kids that took down Vegas casinos with an elaborate blackjack card counting scheme. As he does each Friday, Mitch looks at all the new releases at the theater and on DVD in his Friday night weekly column.
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March 27, 2008 - By Rich Swerbinsky
My love of movies has had an impact on this website since its earliest days, and we love to run movie reviews from our guy Mitch as a complement to our Cleveland sports coverage. To follow is a list that I have been keeping for several years, updating and expanding it once a year as I see new films and rewatch some of the others on here. It's my 200 favorite movies from 1970-2008, and is always a good coversation starter. Enjoy, and I welcome reader feedback via email or inside our movies message forum here on the site.
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March 21, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
Based on the hype and the special effects, we sent Mitch to the theaters to review 10,000 B.C. for us. At time of assignment, Mitch went strongly on record that he expected it to really stink. Unfettered, we sent him off to the theaters anyway. What did Mitch end up thinking of this prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe? Lets just say this. Rarely does he hand out the rating that it recieved.
March 21, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
Watch basketball all weekend with no reservations says Mitch in this weeks Crystal Ball, as all the movie releases at the theater and on DVD royally suck this weekend. When "Drillbit Taylor" starring Luke Wilson is the best option there is absolutely no reason to go to the theater. However, in this week's News & Rumors section, we've got all kinds of juicy info. A new season of "Entourage", the latest adaptation of a Tom Clancy book, and news on "Terminator 4". Mitch has got it all in this weeks Crystal Ball.
March 14, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
It's a rough couple weeks for theater releases, but who cares, says Mitch. We've got college hoops to watch! Plus, we've got some pretty good DVD releases (I Am Legend, Enchanted, and Atonement) and Mitch's news & rumors section is loaded this week. Mitch has got the latest on two big projects. The next Harry Potter movie(s). And more rumors on The Sopranos making their way to the silver screen.
March 7, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
Good movie weekend here in CTown, as we get absolutely buried with snow. We've got two intriguing theater releases in "10,000 B.C." and "The Bank Job" at the theaters. And Oscar Best Picture winner "No Country For Old Men" comes out on DVD. Mitch covers it all for us this Friday for us in "The Crystal Ball", and also has news on the latest with Jack Bauer and the "24" movie FOX is bringing to the airwaves this fall.
March 6, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
Normally all of Mitch's movie reviews for us are new films, that he sees during opening weekend and reports on shortly afterwards for our readers. In reviewing the film "Once", he's bucked that tradition by going back and reviewing a film for us that is already on DVD. A small budget Irish independent film that recieved some love at the Oscars, Mitch says this flick is an absolute hidden gem. And he tells us about it tonight here on The Cleveland Fan.
February 29, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
Lots of stuff about Cleveland sports dominating the headlines today, but for a little relief from that stress, Mitch is here with his weekly viewpoints on the world of entertainment. This week, Mitch looks back at the Oscars and looks at the week's offerings on screen and on DVD, plus reports of a casting call for a new movie being filmed in Pittspuke.
February 24, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
The Oscars are tonight, and for the third straight year, Mitch takes a look at the contenders for all the major awards for us, making his best guesses as to who will win. In addition, Mitch tells us who he thinks should take home the hardware, and also who was overlooked in each of the respective categories. Last years winner for Best Picture was "The Departed" ... which film will take the honors this year? Mitch gives us his thoughts.
February 22, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
It's been all-Mitch-all-the-time this week on TCF, as he reviewed each of the films up for Best Picture for us this week. This weekend, we'll get his Oscars preview. And tonight, like every Friday night, it's Crystal Ball time. I love this column because in one quick snapshot you get a look at the new theater releases, find out which DVD releases to add to your Netflix queue, and get brief thoughts and commentary from Mitch on all of them.
February 21, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
When I got with Mitch and talked about his series of movie reviews on the Best Picture contenders, he insisted I run the review for "Juno" last because he had such a strong opinion about this film. The plot line? Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child. Not much was expected of this indie film when it was released, but it went on to gross $125 million (and counting), garnering four Oscar nominations while ending up on pretty much everyone's Top 10 list of 2007. And Mitch reviews it for us.
February 20, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
Over the last three days, Mitch has reviewed "Michael Clayton", "Atonement", and "There Will Be Blood". Today, he takes a look at the fourth Best Picture of the Year candidate for us, "No Country For Old Men". Directed by the Coen Brothers and starring Tommy Lee Jones, violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon some dead bodies, a stash of heroin and more than $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande. Mitch gives us his thoughts ...
February 19, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
Mitch's reviews of the five contenders for Best Picture of 2007 at this weekend's Oscars rambles on tonight with thoughts on "There Will Be Blood", which stars Daniel Day-Lewis in a performance that Mitch says is a Lead Pipe lock for the Best Actor award. Lewis is brilliant as a morally bankrupt oil baron in a story of greed, corruption, and conflict in this film that many feel will rightfully earn Best Picture honors. Cannot wait to see this one ...
February 18, 2008 - By Mitch Cyrus
Yesterday we ran Mitch's review of "Michael Clayton", which he loved ... giving it the esteemed four football rating we've only seen him dole out a handful of times in the two plus years he's been reviewing movies for us. Tonight, we move on to Mitch's second review of the five films nominated for Best Picture of 2007, "Atonement", starring the smoking hot Keira Knightley. Mitch had a slightly different take on this film.