Another Take By Zac: Film Review: Morning Glory
Morning Glory is a funny (if a tad uninspired) tale about the rejuvenating of a morning news show that does fairly well till a perplexing third act almost ruins a potentially very fine piece of entertainment. Now if I was a well versed critic I would probably start by writing this film off as paling […]
Weekly Gleek Report: Never Been Kissed
Glee returned tonight after an election related week off and showed what it seems many viewers had been missing…a return to form. After the Rocky Horror episode two weeks ago, Glee brought the viewers back to main story arc where Puck is out of juvie, Sam and Finn aren’t “getting any” and Kurt is back […]
Movie Review – “Megamind” Starring Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt and Tina Fey
Super-villain Megamind (Will Ferrell) has one goal in life – to destroy his archenemy Metro Man (Brad Pitt). But after accidentally succeeding he discovers that life is empty and sets out to create a new superhero in the visage Tighten (Jonah Hill). It’s a great plan until Tighten becomes drunk with power and turns out […]
Due Date
A modern day “Planes, Trains & Automobiles” for the “Hangover” generation, “Due Date” puts Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis together in a fashion reminiscent of that which we saw Steve Martin and John Candy in 23 years ago. This time, the plot revolves around getting the main character home in time for the delivery […]
127 Hours
The events of 127 Hours are almost completely true. In May 2003 Carnagie Mellon graduate Aron Ralston decided to hike Blue John Canyon in Utah. Disaster struck when Ralston’s lower right arm was pinned between a boulder and rock wall. The film follows his 127 hours where he was stuck in Blue John Canyon with […]
Megamind
DreamWorks Animation has been hot on the heels of Pixar for years now, but until earlier this year had failed to capture the same type of magic. However, their spring release of How to Train Your Dragon was a resounding hit with both critics and audiences alike. Can they make magic happen twice in one […]
Another Take By Zac: Film Review: Megamind
Megamind is a not bad but not great film that takes a very scatter shot approach at lampooning the superhero genre and never steps out with its own message or voice. The premise of the film is familiar as it is basically ripping off every superhero movie before it. Megamind, like Superman, is jettisoned from […]
Another Take By Zac: Film Review: Due Date
Due Date is the latest from Todd Phillips and he smartly lets his leads of Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis make the most of a good but far from great script/story. Peter Highman (Downey Jr.) is a straight shooting architect, with occasional rage issues, that is on his way home to witness the birth […]
For Colored Girls
Review by the Raven I was moved and surprised by the depth that Tyler Perry was able to bring to this film. Originally named “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf”, it is a story adapted from a choreopoem written by Ntozake Shange in 1975. It is a story told […]
Another Take By Zac: TV Review: The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead premiered this Halloween on AMC and is another great step forward for the network and TV in general. The pilot introduces us to the tip of the iceberg of this world and oh what a world it may be. Having never read the graphic novel series I might be inclined to pick […]