Movie Review: ‘The Avengers’ Starring The Hulk
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 […]
Movie Review: ‘The Five-Year Engagement’ Starring Jason Segel and Emily Blunt
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 […]
Movie Review – “This Means War” Starring Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, and Reese Witherspon
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 […]
Movie Review – “The Woman in Black” starring Daniel Radcliffe
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 […]
An Ode to NBC’s “Chuck” – Series Finale Retrospective
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 […]
Movie Review: ‘Haywire’ Starring Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Michael Douglas and Michael Fassbender
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. […]
Movie Review: Young Adult Starring Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, and Patton Oswalt
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 […]
Movie Review: “Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1” Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner
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’ Opens Tonight at the Fabulous Fox! Interview With ‘Billy’s Father,’ Rich Hebert
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 […]
