The Sunday Drive: 2/28/10

Check it, 4th & Short is no more, all hail the Sunday Drive. Still the best place for a quick rundown of the 3 best movies in theatres right now, plus my personal DVD pick of the week. With that said, let's dive in...

3. Fish Tank

From the first time the fiery, 15 year old Mia(Katie Jarvis) meets her mother's new boyfriend, Connor(Michael Fassbender), it's clear that life is never going to be the same.  Angry and aggressively edgy at times, Fish Tank is a film that's made by the harrowing portrayal of it's star. A coming of age tale with a dark twist that you'll see coming a mile away, but the journey will still have you captivated.

2. The Ghost Writer

Ewan McGregor stars as the ghost writer for a former British Prime Minister, played to Tony Blair-ish perfection by Pierce Brosnan. Roman Polanski's taut, bare bones political thriller is every bit as good as Michael Clayton, if not better as the mystery of The Ghost's predessesor's murder begins to unravel, and past secrets begin to emerge.

1. Shutter Island

There's a murderer loose, escaped from a penitentiary on the remote Shutter Island. It's up to US Marshall Teddy Daniels to find her, but all doesn't appear to be as it seems. The 4th collaboration between Martin Scorsese and Leonardo Dicaprio might be the duo's best yet. An atmospheric film noir stripped straight from a horror novelist's nightmares. A must see.

DVD Pick of the Week: Sorority Row

It's all fun and games, isn't it? At least until somebody gets impaled with a tire iron. Briana Evigan(Step Up 2 the Streets) stars as the somewhat level headed member of a sorority who are being picked off one by one by a hooded, blade wielding murder. Sounds pretty standard, right? Well, ok it is, but if you're like me and you love classic slasher cheese, then you're gonna love Sorority Row. Hot chicks, idiotic decision making prowess under pressure, and did I mention the hot chicks? A guilty pleasure for sure, but well worth indulging in.