Blue Valentine
Blue Valentine is a kind of sweet/kind of sad, beautiful, and honest look at relationships that is driven by wonderful direction and amazing turns by Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. Following a young couple through the beginning and possible end of their relationship is where Blue Valentine takes us and the juxtaposition of these timelines […]
Another Take By Zac: Film Review: Country Strong
Country Strong is a mess of a film with a horrendous script that goes nowhere, has no character depth, and feels like elaborate audition tapes for Paltrow and Meester’s potential music careers. The film follows Kelly Canter, a country music superstar, who is on the road to recovery in rehab when she is checked out […]
Monty Python’s “Spamalot” at the Fabulous Fox Theatre is a Must See!
“Tis just a flesh wound.” Repeat this to about 90% of the male adult population, and you’ll at the very least elicit a chuckle. The comedy of Monty Python and the Holy Grail is one of the most cherished film comedy classics. It takes a healthy amount of absurdity, clever wit, and sprinkles in a […]
Season of the Witch
There is one of two camps that you fall into when going into a Nicholas Cage film. There are those that prepare themselves for the worst and those that are expecting a fun and mindless entertaining film. Though there are about enough films that I can count on one hand that I actually enjoy the […]
Country Strong
Let me first start by saying that I do not like country music. So this will review will not include me critiqueing the music in the film which in actuality will play a large role in whether you enjoy the movie or not. It is just not my style. As a result, I went into […]
Gulliver’s Travels
As I sat in the theater watching Gulliver’s Travels I kept thinking about how much this film reminds me of The Lord of the Rings, not in terms of quality or content, but rather of length; I could have sworn I was watching a three hour movie. Much to my disbelief as I left the […]
The King’s Speech
The King’s Speech is a fantastic retelling of King George VI over coming his speech impediment and his rise to the throne that is funny, sharp, and interesting every step of the way. Prince Albert was always a well respected leader and Duke in England and among the family but the rise of the wireless […]
True Grit
“True Grit” is the stuff that remakes are made of. Based on the beloved 1969 western starring John Wayne, Joel and Ethan Coen have taken a great story and made a film that surpasses even the original. 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) is on a mission to track down the man who killed her father […]
Little Fockers
After six years of waiting Gaylord Focker (Ben Stiller) and company return to their awkward family dynamics. This time around the Focker kids are getting ready to enter kindergarten and Jack Byrnes (Robert DeNiro) is priming his son-in-law Gaylord “Greg” to take the reins of the Byrnes family clan. Shenanigans ensue as Greg tries to […]