Another Take By Zac: Film Review: Your Highness
Your Highness is a solid fantasy film throwback that also happens to be quite funny as it lovingly sends up the genres heyday of the 80’s. I worded that opening pitch to emphasize that I think you should view this film as a throwback fantasy film first and a comedy a close second. That is […]
Another Take By Zac: Film Review: Arthur
Arthur is a fine little romantic comedy that is fairly paint by numbers and doesn’t bring much new to the genre, but the cast makes it an entertaining enough affair that it is worth a watch if a fan of them. The film is a remake of the 1981 film of the same name, which […]
Another Take By Zac: Film Review: Super
Super is the latest from James Gunn and the result is a bizarre, violent, and funny take on the super hero genre that falls in line with Kick-Ass and Watchmen of recent years. A subversion of the comic book film, this is probably the most realistic take on what having a masked avenger running around […]
Another Take By Zac: Film Review: Source Code
Source Code is a fun and gripping ride that will throw some in the end but after some mulling over I think the film works in almost every capacity. The film is a sci-fi picture that presupposes that the government has created a program, called source code, which will allow them to send someone into […]
Review: “HOP” Starring Russel Brand, James Marsden
The commercials scream, “From the makers of Despicable Me” and justifiably so. Despicable Me was the surprise hit of the summer – charming, funny and delightfully unexpected. Sadly, Hop is none of that. Russell Brand stars as the voice of E.B., Easter bunny in waiting. But what E.B. really wants is to be a drummer […]
Review: “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules”
Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) returns as our eponymous hero in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. This time out he and his best friend Rowley (Robert Capron) have moved up the food chain of middle school by entering the 7th grade. However the filmmakers have shifted their focus from Greg’s relationship with Rowley to […]
Movie Review: “Source Code” Starring Jake Gyylenhall, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga
“Source Code” is director Duncan Jones’ second feature length film, which once again really pulls the audience into it. Following the success of his 2009 debut “Moon,” Jones brings us back to earth – this time on a Chicago commuter train. But only for 8 minutes at a time, over and over again. And we […]
Movie Review: “Hop” with Russell Brand and James Marsden
There is no doubt in saying that Hop is the best Easter movie you will see this year and probably the best Easter movie since 1983’s Easter Parade. If you haven’t figured it out by now, it’s also practically the only Easter movie since 1948…barring any of the actual Jesus related films like Passion of […]
Jane Eyre
Cary Fukunaga’s Jane Eyre is a beautifully crafted and well executed film whose subject matter will resonate wonderfully with fans of the genre and even entertain many that don’t sit so well with classic English romances. The film follows the title character from her privileged but torturous beginnings in a wealthy relatives care before moving […]
Another Take By Zac: Film Review: Sucker Punch
Sucker Punch will have you wondering “why should I care” as you watch Zack Snyder’s beautiful film unfold, only to confound and confuse even further as it simultaneously saves the film from being narratively pointless in the end. That above sentence doesn’t seem to be high praise, but the more I think and talk about […]