Movie Review: ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction” Starring Marky Mark
Michael Bay is a bit of a conundrum. His films are consumed greedily by audiences, and near universally panned by critics. Even the critics who give his films a pass do so […]
Movie Review: ‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’ Starring Chris Pine, Kiera Knightely, and Kevin Costner
Ahh, January we meet again. Most savvy filmgoers will know that January is a month of award season holdouts and a studio wasteland. Studios tend to release projects they have little […]
Movie Review: ‘Delivery Man’ Starring Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt, and Cobie Smulders
Tired of remakes, rehashes, and sequels? Well, you’ll need to look elsewhere if you want original content. Delivery Man is a remake of a 2011 French-Canadian film by the name […]
Movie Review: ‘Ender’s Game’ Starring Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, and Viola Davis
Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield) is a prodigy. He has quite possibly the best military mind in the world, and he’s still a child. In an effort to stem further violence […]
Movie Review: ’12 Years a Slave’ Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lupita Nyong’o, and Michael Fassbender
It’s hard to pin Best Picture frontrunners at this point in the year. The end of the year bonanza of films is sure to throw a wrench into the awards […]
Movie Review: ‘Carrie’ Starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore
Ahh, the dreaded remake of a classic film. Likely the thought of some Hollywood executive who caught the original on television and thought, “You know what? It was so perfect […]
Blues Start Season 3-0; Take Down Heated Rivals, Chicago Blackhawks, In Final Seconds
This is the year. If you are a Blues fan, this is what’ve you’ve continually been chanting for the past few decades. The team has had no shortage of skilled […]
Movie Review: ‘Rush’ Starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl
At first it is easy to write Rush off as another Hollywood effort to put a pretty face behind the wheel of a fast car. Ignore that intuition, and watch […]
Movie Review: ‘Enough Said’ Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini
Most modern romantic comedies contain just as much fantasy as a J.R.R Tolkien epic. They are loaded with unrealistic character motivations, mindless tropes, and plenty of female wish fulfillment. It’s […]
Movie Review: ‘The Family’ Starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Tommy Lee Jones
A cast list can be pretty indicative of the quality of the film. One might think a film that gives top billing to people like Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, and […]