190: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows’
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows… allow us to be the first to point out that they never actually exit in said shadows. And it’s all downhill from there. The film starts stupid and gets stupider. Tom and Dan have no childhood nostalgia for TMNT, but that didn’t help Kevin and Michael much. […]
189: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows’ Box Office (6/3 – 6/5)
This week Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows tops a weak box office. Joe is out but Michael Haffner returns. We talk about the X-Men billboard controversy, why Alice Through the Looking Glass is tanking, and what exactly constitutes an “Old Timey Reference.” It’s Reel Spoilers 189: Box Office Report (6/3 – 6/5). […]
Movie Review: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’
For the past few months, fans of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been blasting producer Michael Bay and director Jonathon Liebesman about their reboot of the popular franchise. While a lot of the comic purists cringe at the thought of Bay heading another unnecessary reboot, the outcome is actually pretty enjoyable. Lieberman’s TMNT is […]
‘This Is 40’ Opens December 21! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!
Enter to win a pair of passes! Five years after writer/director Judd Apatow introduced us to Pete and Debbie in KNOCKED UP, Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann reprise their roles as a husband and wife both approaching a milestone meltdown in THIS IS 40, an unfiltered, comedic look inside the life of an American family. […]
FRIENDS WITH KIDS Opens March 9! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!
Enter to win a pass good for two! Friends With Kids is a daring and poignant ensemble comedy about a close-knit circle of friends at that moment in life when children arrive and everything changes. The last two singles in the group observe the effect that kids have had on their friends’ relationships and wonder […]
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Stars Shia LaBeouf, Loses Megan Fox
Based on a line of toys/cartoon in the ‘80s: Autobots = good robots, Decepticons = bad robots. Ok, now you’re all caught up. Let me assure you, nothing strikes fear in the heart of a film critic more than the phrase “In Association with Hasbro.” And after Transformers (boring) and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen […]
Review: ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ Starring Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Growing up, I learned a few lessons very quickly. Happiness is dependent upon realistic expectations. Respect is earned, not given. Don’t pee in the corner when others are looking. Some of these lessons stuck more quickly than the others. When the first Transformers film (well, live-action, not animated) came out a few years ago, I […]
New Shockwave Image From TRANSFORMERS 3 and LaBeouf Speaks Out About Fox Not Returning
I am not a TRANSFORMERS fan. I thought the first one was severely over-loved by the general audience, and I think everyone can agree that the second film sucks. But when I look at the big picture, it’s not TRANSFORMERS, it’s Michael Bay. I am not into the big explosions, heavy action popcorn films. Just […]
Jon Hamm and Megan Fox Starring in “Friends With Kids”
Megan Fox has experienced a bit of a Hollywood backlash over the past year. She had disappointing returns (and performances) in both Jennifer’s Body and Jonah Hex, but her biggest blow was losing the female lead in the latest Transformers sequel, the series which brought her to stardom. So, what is the starlet doing now? […]
Michael Bay’s “Transformers 3” Gets a Title
You obviously didn’t think the working title of Transformers 3 was going to be the official title, did you? Well, if so I’m here to shatter your little bubble. The official title is: Transformers: The Dark Of The Moon Ooh, yeah, that gets you excited doesn’t it? Yeah, me neither really. It just brings back odd […]