Films like The Avengers pose a bit of a problem for me. On one hand, I want to critique things like plot, character development, lighting, sound, etc. However, every time I leave a movie like this, I forget about those things and end up exclaiming things like, “Holy shit, did you see what the Hulk […]
Relationships are complicated. I’m sure if you’ve never been in one, you can see that they can cause a lot of strife for both parties involved. However, the joy created in the relationship can power one through such turmoils. This is basically the plot for the sometimes funny, sometimes uncomfortable, sometimes played out film from […]
This Means War is a difficult movie to review, not because it doesn’t have its pitfalls and charms. In fact, quite the opposite, the charm steals much of the limelight away from its pitfalls. This is the type of film my friends will go to and think, “What bad thing could you possibly say about […]
My first thought upon leaving The Woman in Black was “This is the worst Harry Potter movie ever. It’s like he completely forgot he could do magic!” Now, this is obviously a joke, but poses a pertinent question, what does Daniel Radcliffe bring to the table in his post-Harry Potter career? Many of the people who […]
Fall of 2007 was an odd year. A lot of promising TV shows launched that fall, and almost all of them were loaded up by my DVR every week. Pushing Daises, Journeyman, Reaper, and Aliens in America were all favorites of mine that year, and all of them ended much too early, most of them […]
I felt as if my friend was going to punch me in the face after leaving Haywire, and I responded with, “Meh”. It wasn’t as if it is a bad film, it’s just a number of hobbled spy film cliches, and instead of a dashing or dangerous male lead, it has a lethal female lead. […]
If I’m honest with myself, I was a little more excited for Young Adult than I should be, but I largely consider Jason Reitman to be one of the best up and coming directors in Hollywood. With efforts like Thank You For Smoking, Juno, and Up in the Air, he has bowled me over with […]
Martin Scorsese isn’t the first person you would think of to adapt a book like “The Invention of Hugo Cabret”. For one, the book is a bit more fantastical than Scorsese’s most famous works like, Goodfellas and Taxi Driver, and the audience the book appeals to isn’t allowed to watch the majority of his films. […]
I try to make a consistent effort to go into every movie with a positive outlook. I tell myself, “Sure, the trailers look awful, and everything I’ve glimpsed online tells me that sitting through this will be similar to holding a palaver in the sixth circle of hell, but damn it, I’m giving it a […]
Billy Elliot The Musical plays the Fabulous Fox Theatre from November 1-13. Performances are Tuesday-Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2 & 8pm, Sunday at 2pm, Nov. 6 at 7:30pm and Nov. 10 at 1pm. Ticket prices start at $33 and are available online at metrotix.com or by phone at 314-534-1111. Visit the Fabulous Fox Theatre […]
