Fright Night is a fun time at the movies with some solid creature effects, good 3D, a couple of great turns by Colin Farrell and David Tennant, and a cast as a whole that is ‘in on the joke.’ The story is simple, Charley is a high school kid with confidence issues, who can’t believe […]
Rise of the Planet of the Apes is one of the finest entries of the summer, features a phenomenal performance by Andy Serkis, and features some of the most impressive special effects integration from WETA yet. The Planet of the Apes series is forty plus years old and has finally caught up to the technology […]
Another Earth is low budget sci-fi that gives a bit twisted look at guilt, an interesting hook and philosophical grounding that works extremely well for the drama of the film. The trailer for the film sells the other Earth concept as the focus of the picture, but it is really a background element to the […]
The Help is built around a lot of strong performances, but the film doesn’t bring anything new to the table, and does only a couple things really well beyond the acting. An adaptation of the best selling novel, most of you probably know the story. The film looks at life in Jackson, Mississippi in the […]
Winnie the Pooh is an incredibly sweet and charming reboot of the classic series that is full of some great songs, by the cast and She & Him, and some beautiful animation. This telling of Pooh is a throwback of sorts, aiming to recreate the look and feel of the original animated works by the […]
The Deathly Hallows: Part II is an exciting, heart pumping, and near perfect finale to the Harry Potter series. We last left our heroes as they escaped Malfoy Manor and our villain had acquired the Elder Wand, one of three Deathly Hallows. Harry, Hermione, and Ron pick right back up where they left off, on […]
Cars 2 is fun, funny, fast paced, and an exciting spy movie that improves upon the original Cars and has fun with the genre its playing in; while turning in some quality set pieces that a lot of action movies wish they had. The original Cars has grown on me every time I’ve seen it […]
Green Lantern is quite the mess at times, but the fantasy elements of the film, along with the, mostly, stellar special effects and 3D, make for a film worth checking out if interested. This is an origin story for the DC Comics property and all of the classic tropes will be found here. A talented, […]
Super 8 is a fun and fine looking homage to Spielberg, as is intended. However, I can’t help but feel it could have been more, given a bit better characterization and fully engaging some of its really interesting ideas surrounding the secret of the film. There is no need to get into plot here because […]
X-Men: First Class is a great comic book film that is anchored by a fantastic cast and resets the X-Men universe in an era ripe for potential future films. The film opens up right where the franchise did, with Erik Lehnsherr being separated from his family at a Nazi concentration camp and ripping a fence […]
