Death at a Funeral
This new version of Death at a Funeral changes little from its British forbearer while still delivering the big laughs and hitting all the big notes it just drags a bit at times and rarely finds a consistent stride. The premise is simple, a family comes together for the main character’s father’s funeral and many […]
Kick-Ass
“I’m surprised no one had tried it before,” says Aaron Johnson’s character Dave Lizewski towards the beginning of Kick-Ass. He is of course talking about superheroes, and despite their popularity, they’ve never been attempted by regular people. You might be surprised that no one has had this idea before, but the idea of a comic […]
The Runaways
Floria Sigismondi’s The Runaways is a dark, messed up, and insane dive into the depravity and pitfalls of fame destruction of age film that yields three very good performances from, Michael Shannon, Kristen Stewart, and Dakota Fanning. Before the sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll the members of The Runaways were just young girls that […]
Date Night
“Date Night,” Starring NBC prime-time superstars Steve Carell and Tina Fey is a case of mistaken identity – not only for it’s characters, but for the audience as well. Although full of jokes, and a great comedic cast, there are times that make you wonder about some of the choices. Phil (Steve Carell) and Claire […]
Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans is a an unoriginal, pretty dumb, sword and sandals epic that looks great, has solid action and effects, with some superb art design/production values and the result is an entertaining and fun flick that I enjoyed even when I was chuckling at the cheesiness. Perseus is the son of Zeus, his […]
Hot Tub Time Machine
Hot Tub Time Machine is even more silly and absurd than you think and is a lot of fun but is a tad disjointed and random for its own good. Following a seemingly accidental suicide attempt, a group of friends go back to their old vacation stomping grounds to blow off some steam and reunite […]
Repo Men
In “Repo Men,” we find ourselves in a futuristic world where people with failing organs can purchase pricey artificial versions for themselves, instead of having to wait for a transplant surgery. But they better make sure they can pay the bill, because in this future it is OK for their collections department to hunt you […]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
This adaptation of the well loved Diary of a Wimpy Kid series finds the right balance of humor and sentiment to make a solid kids movie the whole family can laugh at and enjoy. Greg Heffley is the titles Wimpy Kid though he doesn’t quite know it. Greg thinks he is hot stuff and will […]
The Bounty Hunter
Bounty Hunter is the latest effort to sell a formulaic concept with the help of an A-List cast. Nothing you see on screen is funny enough or innovative enough to warrant the price of admission. Down on his luck ex-cop turned bounty hunter, Milo (Gerard Butler) is handed a once in a lifetime opportunity when […]