Fall TV Preview: ABC’s “No Ordinary Family” Review
ABC’s No Ordinary Family is bound to catch a lot of comparisons to NBC’s recently demised Heroes. Why? Well, they are both about people with superhuman abilities, but that is pretty much where the similarities end. In Heroes, every character seemed to lament their change to superhero status, while in No Ordinary Family the characters […]
The Switch
Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston star The Switch, Hollywood’s latest attempt to revive the flagging romantic-comedy genre. With the exception of (500) Days of Summer, it is a formula that has been sorely lacking the last few years; relying increasing on wacky high-concept premises (“She’s the city’s first female firefighter; he’s an arsonist with a […]
Nanny McPhee Returns
I went into Nanny McPhee Returns with a negative attitude. I will admit it. I never saw the first one because I thought it looked like a dumb, cheesy kid’s film. So I assumed this would be the same. Secondly, and more importantly, I was under the impression that Emma Thompson had declined to reprise […]
Get Low
Set in 1930s, Get Low follows the story of Tennessee hermit, Felix Bush (Robert Duvall). Bush is a man feared by the nearby community because of his unseemly manner and mysterious past. Rumors fly around Felix, people whisper that he is a murderer, but in truth Felix harbors secrets about his past no one can […]
Another Take By Zac: “The Switch”
The Switch is a high concept rom-com that might seem a bit, “I’ve seen this before,” but its great performances, fantastic heart, and the most realistic characters in a rom-com, in what feels like forever (save 500 Days of Summer), make this a quality effort that is easy to enjoy. (This review might be a […]
Lottery Ticket
Lottery ticket is the story of Kevin, a kid that lives in the projects with his grandmother and works at Footlocker. The lottery has climbed to $370,000,000 dollars and everyone is excited about winning. Kevin is not. Kevin gets talked into playing the lottery with a friend he grew up with, Stacy. He picks numbers […]
Vampires Suck
Vampires Suck Bites… But It Bites Like It Should. Remember the Three C’s: cheesy, campy, and cliché. This life-saving mnemonic will be your ultimate tool to turning this patience-draining parody into a survivable satire. The plot is mainly based on the first movie of the Twilight Saga. Gloomy Girl moves to Gloomy Place. Gloomy Girl […]
TV Review: Mad Men 4.4: The Rejected
Longing was the word of the night in the world of Mad Men, except if your name was Pete Campbell. From Don longing to get off the phone with Lucky Strike in the opening scene, Allison looking through that two way mirror, or Peggy’s entire arc for the episode that simplest of human emotions was […]
Roger Qbert Reviews “Eat Pray Love”
Julia Roberts returns to headlining films with Eat, Pray, Love. Roberts plays Liz Gilbert, a travel writer “trapped” in an unhappy marriage. And by “trapped” I mean “they have no children and she makes all the money.” Throwing off the shackles of her oppression, Gilbert leaves her husband and takes up with David (James Franco), […]
Roger Qbert Reviews “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World”
Every generation seems to have that one defining film – a picture about disaffected youth discovering not just the nature of love but the nature of relationships. Granted, these films’ heroes (and make no mistake, they’re always heroes; never heroines) have varying degrees of “disaffectedness” but they all tell essentially the same story: an alienated […]