Ruben Santiago-Hudson Archives

The Devil’s Advocate (1997)

Rating: ★★★½

Aug 23, 2009The Devil is a Lawyer

Despite a premise that sounds more like the punchline of a lawyer joke – The Devil (Al Pacino) is a high-price lawyer in New York – this is lushly produced, played seriously and with surprising theological depths

Director: Taylor Hackford

Actors: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Judith Ivey, …

Category: Fantasy

23 August 200927 January 2026 by Roog

Mr. Brooks (2007)

Rating: ★★★★

Dec 31, 2007Serial Killer

Overlooked effort where Kevin Costner, in a surprisingly dark and undeniably effective turn, plays an everyday man who has a dark side as a serial killer. A very impressively outing on all levels

Director: Bruce A. Evans

Actors: Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, William Hurt, …

Category: Horror

31 December 200716 October 2025 by Roog

The Invention of Lying (2009)

Rating: ★★

Nov 2, 2009World Where Nobody Lies

Ricky Gervais co-directs and stars in a comedy set in an alternate world where everybody tells the truth and he discovers he is the one person who can lie and how this proceeds to change the world

Director: Matthew Robinson, Ricky Gervais

Actors: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Louis C.K., …

Category: Fantasy

2 November 20097 May 2026 by Roog