Terminator Salvation
McG’s entry into the Terminator franchise is an action packed spectacle with paper thin characters and story, so depending on your tastes you might get a lot or nothing out of the picture. The film opens in 2003 with a guilt filled inmate donating his body to the Cyberdyne company in telling him that he […]
Angels & Demons
So, let me state this clearly before I start the main portion of my review since so many people think these things tend to matter. I DO NOT care about the controversies surrounding the movie or the movie that came before it. They are works of fiction that are meant to be viewed as such. […]
Star Trek
Make no mistake, this is not the Star Trek you grew up on. This movie is two hours of pure fun. Exciting visuals, snappy dialogue, great acting, and just overall great production values. This is the movie that is going to breakout from word of mouth. Star Trek is in one part a prequel, and […]
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
The most amazing thing I can think of about Ghosts of Girlfriends Past is that its star Matthew McConaughey manages to keep his shirt on for pretty much the entire movie. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past is a retooling of Charles Dickens’s Christmas Carol, instead of being shown his miserly ways, the main character played by […]
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a film that is sure to get the summer started off with a bang, but leaving you feeling a bit disappointed. Origins starts with young James Howlett lying in bed being tended to by his father and a local boy by the name of Victor. When Victor’s father comes yelling for […]
Is Anybody There?
The latest film from John Crowley is an intriguing look into friendship, death, and growing old filled with tender, sad, and humorous moments throughout; and anchored by a fantastic turn by Michael Caine. Edward is not very happy with his lot in life right now, his home has been recently up rooted since his mother […]
The Soloist
The latest from Joe Wright is an amazing story that is reproduced to great effect, but leaves the viewer asking questions that this true story just doesn’t have the answers to. Steve Lopez is a columnist at The Los Angeles Times which is unfortunately forcing to change its image a bit in the world of […]
17 Again
You have seen 17 Again before – just with different names for title. It is one of those movies that requires the audience to believe that a 17 year old Zac Effron could turn into a someone who looks like Matthew Perry 20 years later. If you don’t think that you could do that, then […]
State of Play
This film has recieved a combined score of 7.75/10 The film stars off with a murder. Sounds like a good start to a mini-series so far. We then cut to the star of the film, Russell Crowe – playing a well seasoned journalist who still does things the old fashioned way. Cruising along in his […]
Sin Nombre
Director Cary Fukunaga rides its Sundance success into limited release and deserves the critical accolades it has been receiving since January; even if it is all a bit contrived at times. Casper is a mid level gang member of the Mara gang and he is recruiting the young Smiley to become part of his “brotherhood”. […]