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The Bounty Hunter – Movie Review

The latest romantic comedy, with some claims to the action genre as well, to arrive in theaters in many territories is “The Bounty Hunter,” starring two very promising names in terms of funny potential, Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler, under the direction of Andy Tennant who gave the public, a few year...

27 March 2010
10:31 GMT

Alice in Wonderland – Movie Review

Lewis Carroll did not envision his “Alice” stories, “Alice in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass,” as children’s stories, no matter how much our teachers tried to make us love the absurdities presented in them when we were kids. Tim Burton’s take on the classic ...

13 March 2010
09:21 GMT

Critics Were Too Harsh on ‘New Moon,’ Says Robert Pattinson

Robert Pattinson is not a man of many words, being one of the few young actors to avoid media attention almost completely unless he’s not promoting new material. Speaking with Parade magazine in a recent interview, the star, who is now seen in the romantic drama “Remember Me,” reveals how he’s...

11 March 2010
04:04 GMT

First Reviews of ‘Remember Me’ Say Movie Is a Blast

Robert Pattinson’s latest movie, the romantic drama “Remember Me,” a film about a typically forlorn and brooding 22-year-old man who feels the entire world is at odds with him, has just premiered. Aside from the fact that both Pattinson and alleged belle Kristen Stewart attended the New York premier...

2 March 2010
10:00 GMT

Veterinary Hospital Sues Yelp for Extortion

US review site Yelp was cited in a class action lawsuit by two law firms representing a veterinary hospital from Long Beach, California. The lawsuit was filed at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and is still pending approval. The main claim is for unfair business tactics, citing extortio...

25 February 2010
10:35 GMT

Roger Ebert Is Esquire’s Essential Man

Movie critic Roger Ebert became famous for the unique way he had of telling movie directors and actors that they would be better off doing something else, whether in books, television shows or in the reviews he wrote for several major publications. It’s been almost four years since Ebert has not been able to sp...

17 February 2010
10:00 GMT

Times Unveils Top 100 Worst Movies of 2009

2009 is about to end and, as is customary, critics are already going public with their choices for do’s and don’ts in terms of music, film and celebrities in general. Reviewers for Times Online, for instance, have comprised an extensive list of the top 100 worst movies, films that moviegoers would best av...

29 December 2009
13:21 GMT

Softpedia Reviews Apple Magic Mouse

Better late than never is what they say and, in my case, I’m actually glad I waited for it this long. Getting my hands on the all-new Magic Mouse around the holidays made me feel like I got an early Christmas present, and one that I didn’t even deserve. But, a review is a review. So, here’s why I&rs...

24 December 2009
08:58 GMT

First Review of Jennifer Lopez’s ‘Love?’ Album

Come April 2010, Jennifer Lopez will officially be making her comeback on the music scene after almost three years in between materials. “Love?” is the name of the upcoming album and, as Rap-Up informs, it will stick to the same formula that the singer has employed in the past with so much success. That i...

22 December 2009
10:31 GMT

Avatar – Movie Review

Director James Cameron spent the last 15 years thinking of a film that, as he put it, would help him step up from “king of the world,” a distinction he more than earned with the blockbuster “Titanic,” to “king of the universe.” Clearly, coming from any other filmmaker now working i...

19 December 2009
09:21 GMT

Early ‘Sherlock Holmes’ Reviews Say Movie Is a ‘Blast’

Over 200 television and long feature films throughout time have had as only purpose that of bringing something new for the audiences with the story of world’s most famous and loved detective, Sherlock Holmes. Yet none of them has managed to do what British director Guy Ritchie has done with the fictitious chara...

18 December 2009
08:47 GMT

First ‘Avatar’ Reviews Say Movie Is a Masterpiece

James Cameron has been working on “Avatar,” his latest film for about 12 years. It is not only a very ambitious and personal project, but also the most expensive movie to date, with a budget estimated at $300 million (production and marketing) – therefore pressure is huge, the kind cinema has never ...

12 December 2009
05:57 GMT

Yahoo's 'Grinch's Gift Guide' Bashes the PS3 Controller

As we all know, “War. War never changes.” And as a cog that's part of the system, the console wars will go on forever. The latest installment in the saga seems to be a bash against Sony and its PlayStation 3 controller, the DualShock 3. Yahoo has recently posted as part of the “Grinch's Gi...

9 December 2009
04:15 GMT

Susan Boyle ‘I Dreamed a Dream’ – Album Review

For those who somehow managed to go through 2009 without once hearing the name of Susan Boyle, her debut album, “I Dreamed a Dream,” will probably not mean that much. Her diehard fans, though, will see it in an entirely different light, as the material comes to show that all these months they’ve spe...

28 November 2009
09:41 GMT

Adam Lambert ‘For Your Entertainment’ – Album Review

It’s extremely hard and close to unfathomable to speak of a music album as of an “instant classic” when it’s not even out in stores, yet this is precisely what’s happening with Adam Lambert’s debut material “For Your Entertainment.” Due out on November 23, Lambert&rsquo...

21 November 2009
09:15 GMT

Reviews Say Adam Lambert’s Album Is an Absolute Winner

Adam Lambert, the one-time potential American Idol winner who, to the surprise of many, came only second in the finals, is gearing up for the release of his debut studio album, the aptly called “For Your Entertainment,” which drops on November 23. According to early reviews that are now coming in, those c...

20 November 2009
11:32 GMT

Early Reviews Say ‘Twilight: New Moon’ Is Horrible

The D day has come and the second installment in “The Twilight Saga,” “New Moon,” also based on one of Stephenie Meyer’s novels, is about to open nationwide in most territories. As fans are eagerly booking their seats and purchasing their tickets, ready to turn this film too into a succe...

20 November 2009
08:52 GMT

Cameron Diaz’s ‘The Box’ Is a ‘Stinker’

Gorgeous actress Cameron Diaz has often rebelled against critics saying that she was typecast for comedy roles. It’s not known whether this had anything to do with her decision of doing the thriller “The Box” but what is certain is that, in a strange turn of events, her ambitious role, along with th...

18 November 2009
09:56 GMT

Assassin's Creed 2 May Have Tried to Slay Freedom of Speech

The German magazine Computer Bild Spiele has a bit of a scandal on its December cover. Apparently, Ubisoft might have tried some strong-arm tactics regarding Assassin's Creed 2's review score. The big “Assassin's Creed 2 SKANDAL!” denounced by the magazine's December title would be a b...

9 November 2009
04:13 GMT

Paranormal Activity – Movie Review

“Paranormal Activity: Evidence of a Haunting,” as it was initially named, starts off just like a video either one of us could make and then upload on YouTube. However, as it becomes clear just minutes within the film, there is nothing that could make our own videos even closely similar to this faux-docume...

27 October 2009
13:27 GMT

Saw VI (2009) – Movie Review

“Once you see death up close, then you know what the value of life is.” Jigsaw says, clearly one of the most prolific killers in the history of cinema, even after death, in the trailer for the sixth “Saw” movie that premiered just hours ago. 2009 marks, as fans know, the sixth year when the an...

24 October 2009
04:16 GMT

Final NASA Panel Report to Be Presented This Week

This April, US President Barack Obama asked the US Human Space Flight Plans Committee to assess NASA's situation as objectively as possible, and to present a report on possible avenues of development for the future as fast as possible. According to a press release on NASA's website, the panel is scheduled t...

20 October 2009
06:00 GMT

Windows 7 Softpedia Review

On October 22nd, 2009, Microsoft will reboot Windows. Next week, just five days from now, Windows 7 will hit store shelves worldwide. And yet, there already are millions of users currently running Windows 7, including the gold version of the operating system. For the early adopters that have embraced Windows 7 since ...

17 October 2009
11:01 GMT

Reviews for ‘New Moon’ Soundtrack Are In

“Twilight” is turning out to be a success in more areas than one: it is a hit series of novels, an extremely lucrative movie franchise, and sells merchandise. Speaking strictly of music, here too “Twilight” is a smashing hit, with the soundtrack album for “New Moon,” the second fil...

8 October 2009
10:23 GMT

Lindsay Lohan’s Ungaro Line Trashed by Critics

Hollywood actress and paparazzi favorite Lindsay Lohan teamed up with fashion giant Ungaro last month in a bid to bring some well-deserved media attention to the upcoming collections of the fashion house and start a brand rejuvenation. Lohan became the official style advisor for Ungaro, and her first collection as su...

5 October 2009
13:31 GMT

First Reviews Say Mariah Carey's New Album Is a Winner

After much delay, Mariah Carey’s latest studio material, “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel,” was released the other day to an overall positive reception. Given the repeated obstacles the material stumbled upon what with the release date, many believed it was no good, but, luckily, this has proven to be...

30 September 2009
10:39 GMT

AQEMU 0.7.3 Review

Virtualization is a pretty important part of today's server market, and it is expanding even onto desktops. For the free operating systems there are many choices, ranging from the well-known VirtualBox to the business-oriented VMware. However, there are certain disadvantages for these bigger and sometimes clunki...

29 September 2009
08:48 GMT

‘Jennifer’s Body’ Disappoints, Critics Say

For the past several months, fans of the horror genre and not only have been literally bombarded with information and juicy details on what was supposed to be a film that would revitalize the genre and bring some spunk back into it, “Jennifer’s Body.” Written by Oscar-winning Diablo Cody and starrin...

12 September 2009
03:12 GMT

Recover Your Stolen Mac

Although (fortunately) I haven’t had my Mac stolen, when I came across Prey, I found it interesting to say the least. The tool really looks like it’s able to catch a thief and, simply because it’s completely free, there’s no reason why this app shouldn’t be running on every Mac out there...

5 September 2009
06:02 GMT

Reviews of Whitney Houston’s Album Spell Disappointing

Whitney Houston has dropped “I Look to You,” her much-hyped and long-overdue comeback album, just in time for the Grammy race, on the last day, for that matter. Whether she will actually manage to score a nomination is an entirely different story, but critics seem to agree that the album is mediocre at be...

2 September 2009
10:16 GMT

Kdenlive 0.7.5 Review

Everyone agrees that it's impossible to shoot video perfectly on the first try. Even birthday videos or amateur productions can use the kind of touch-ups that a video editor has to offer, like titles or transitions. The truth is that the open-source world lacked a proper non-linear video editor with similar feat...

19 August 2009
10:07 GMT

LA Science 2 Week Miracle Anti-Aging Program – Product Review

We’ve heard so much about products that brag about being able to turn back the hands of time, promising nothing short of the fountain of eternal youth, that, undoubtedly, most of us must already be sick and tired of the same ol’ story told over and over again. I, for what it’s worth, never bought in...

15 August 2009
09:31 GMT

gPodder 0.17.0 Review

If you've ever listened to Linux-related podcasts then you must have heard at least once the name "gPodder." If you're already a user then I won't have to say that gPodder is a podcast client, podcast catcher or podcatcher, if you wish, a kind of RSS aggregator that, instead of working with headlines, ...

12 August 2009
10:00 GMT

‘G.I. Joe’ Crushed Under Wave of Bad Reviews

Just the other day, Paramount Pictures announced that “G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra,” seen as the latest blockbuster of the summer, would open in US theaters this Friday without critics getting to see it beforehand. Naturally, this generated talk of lack of confidence in the film on behalf of the studi...

8 August 2009
07:31 GMT

Eidos Denies Pushing Reviewers for High Scores on Batman: Arkham Asylum

Among video game publishers, Eidos doesn't have the best of reputations, as two years ago a scandal involving the Kane & Lynch video game inflicted a heavy cost on the reputation of the UK-based company. For those of you who don't know, Eidos invested heavily in ad space on gaming website GameSpot, after w...

14 July 2009
13:11 GMT

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Movie Review

Director Michael Bay took a lot of heat for taking Hasbro’s Transformers and making it into the 2007 film that went on to gross over $700 million at the box-office immediately upon release. With “Revenge of the Fallen,” now running in most theaters, the director is taking the same kind of heat &ndas...

5 July 2009
08:18 GMT

iPhone 3G S Beats Palm Pre in New Smartphone Ratings

Consumer Reports reveals that the new iPhone 3G S has topped its new smartphone ratings, citing strong performance in everything but voice quality. The device has also scored points for its superior display, top-notch multimedia, navigation, Web browsing, and battery life, the report says. “The iPhone 3G S top...

2 July 2009
08:49 GMT

LA Science Hair-Loss Treatment – Product Review

Not long ago, we were telling you about a treatment meant to eliminate the problem of thinning hair and hair-loss for good. LA Science did not label its product a “miracle cure” either for baldness (in men) or serious hair loss (both men and women), which was one of the first things that drew our attentio...

21 June 2009
13:21 GMT

Terminator: Salvation – Movie Review

“This is the moment when humanity takes a stand.” director McG explains in the film’s production notes. As far as the story itself goes, “Terminator: Salvation” does just that, but that’s not to say that it brings any kind of closure in terms of the robophobia brilliantly instilled...

8 June 2009
13:31 GMT

Nokia N97 Unboxed, Reviewed

There are only a few weeks left until the Nokia N97 handset will become available on the market, as the Finnish mobile phone maker announced yesterday, and the first unboxing video of the device, along with its first review, already surfaced into the wild. Thanks to Axel from blog-n97.fr, we can now take a look at wh...

3 June 2009
06:23 GMT

Quentin Tarantino Editing ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Before Release

Director Quentin Tarantino has never been the kind to do something without causing a stir and, clearly, his latest movie is no exception to that. “Inglourious Basterds” premiered at this year’s edition of the Cannes Film Festival and got mixed reviews, but the only concession Tarantino is willing to...

26 May 2009
12:15 GMT

Dell Latitude 2100 Netbook Gets Reviewed, Appreciated

Earlier this week, Round Rock, Texas-based Dell announced a new addition to its Latitude line of portable computer systems, with the introduction of the new Latitude 2100 netbook, specifically designed for K-12 students. The system packs the same technical specifications as most netbooks on the market, but its exteri...

20 May 2009
08:07 GMT

Eminem’s ‘Relapse’ Begs the Question of Whether He Should Have Retired

Eminem’s much-hyped and overdue comeback album, “Relapse,” is just hours from dropping and, as is customary with materials that generate this kind of interest, the first reviews are already starting to surface in the media. To say they’re scathing would be, at this point, an understatement, de...

18 May 2009
10:31 GMT

Jessica Biel’s ‘Powder Blue’ Squashed by Critics

“Powder Blue,” the heart-wrenching story of an exotic dancer with a heart, as it’s been described in the media, has just received the fatal blow of being labeled by movie critics not only an utter waste of time, but also a painful one while we’re at it. Starring Jessica Biel, Ray Liotta, Fores...

18 May 2009
09:52 GMT

X-Men Origins: Wolverine – Movie Review

“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” was meant to bring the story of the mutants full circle by returning to the one character who (arguably) made everyone stick together, and who was, at the same time, clearly one of the most beloved mutants ever created. The prequel should have explained how Wolverine controls hi...

16 May 2009
09:41 GMT

Robert Pattinson’s ‘Little Ashes’ Fails to Impress Critics

Robert Pattinson, the handsome British actor who has come to the attention of fans from all over the world with the blockbuster “Twilight,” is in the spotlight again. However, this time, it’s not for his good looks or personal life that he’s the topic of discussion, but rather for his acting s...

11 May 2009
09:03 GMT

Star Trek (2009) – Movie Review

Until not long ago, they said that you could easily divide filmgoers into “Star Trek” fans, “Star Wars” ones and the in-between group, those who liked neither. With J.J. Abrams’ 2009 “Star Trek,” the origin story, such classification becomes as redundant as it is unwanted. Th...

9 May 2009
09:31 GMT

Beyonce’s ‘Obsession,’ Top Dog at the US Box-Office

Going to show that what movie critics say is not always what the audiences want to hear, or see in a film for that matter, Beyonce’s critically panned “Obsession” swept all competition at the US box-office over the weekend. Grossing $28 million, the thriller starring the singer has proved to have a ...

27 April 2009
10:05 GMT

Beyonce’s ‘Obsessed’ Panned by Critics

Beyonce Knowles must be one of the few singers who have managed to make an overall successful crossover from music to film, but that is not to say she should do just about any type of movie. With “Obsession,” a thriller in the manner of “Fatal Attraction” now running in theaters, movie critics...

25 April 2009
06:25 GMT

Download Free AppReview to Get the Best iPhone Apps

AppReview, LLC is a company that specializes in downloading and reviewing iPhone apps, so that you can just visit the its website and know what are the best ones to download. Recently, AppReview has released its own iPhone app, which, just like the AppReview site, offers “a trusted, independent opinion on which...

22 April 2009
06:55 GMT


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