Furry Vengeance
Was there really a time when Brendan Fraser was on track to be this generation’s Harrison Ford? As the star of The Mummy franchise it would seem so. However, a closer look at his resume reveals The Mummy films to be something of anomaly. In fact, when you notice a plethora of films like Dudley […]
Roger Qbert Reviews CLASH OF THE TITANS (2010)
The original Clash of the Titans is perhaps best-known as (with my apologies to Harry Hamlin’s abs) the last major work of the master of stop-motion animation Ray Harryhausen. Harryhausen, though still very much alive, found his services no longer required after the advent of CGI and the rise Industrial Light & Magic. He began […]
How to Train Your Dragon – Movie Review
It only sounds like euphemism for *ahem* “self-pleasure.” In fact, How to Train Your Dragon is a surprisingly enjoyable lark of a film. Jay Baruchel voices Hiccup, the frail son of Viking leader Stoick (Gerard Butler). Their village is a comically cruel place cursed with constantly coarse weather conditions and frequent dragon attacks. In fact, […]
Wayback Wednesday: The Goonies
Wayback might be a bit of a misnomer in this case. I mean only to refer to films that I loved when I was child, which to be honest wasn’t all that long ago. I watch certain films these days, and wonder how kids could like them. Then I look back on my past, and […]
From Paris With Love
From Paris With Love is director Pierre Morel’s third feature film, following the likes of District B13 and the sleeper hit Taken. Unlike its predecessors, the film concentrates more on the guns, explosions, and thoughtless action – rather than the solid storyline and dialogue. And the great thing is — it doesn’t even matter. Reece, […]
Extraordinary Measures – Movie Review
“Hey kids! Let’s put on a show!” Throughout the late ‘30s and early ‘40s Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland starred in a series of films that immortalized that line; a line that also serves as a plot synopsis. Babes in Arms, Babes on Broadway, Girl Crazy, Strike up the Band all fit this mold. Now, […]
The Lovely Bones
Peter Jackson’s latest adaptation is visually stunning but feels like a cliff notes version of the novel and on its own right doesn’t go deep enough into these characters relationships and feelings to connect us as emotionally as possible with the rich material. The story follows the path of Susie Salmon a 14 year old […]
Daybreakers
With the current glut of vampire movies it is easy to miss a film like Daybreakers. It doesn’t romanticize the creatures that until recently were considered monsters, but it does give them a bit of humanity. It surely isn’t a film that is aimed at the Twilight crowd, and with an January release it doesn’t […]
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The latest film from former Monty Python Terry Gilliam is a lot like a kaleidoscope, beautiful to watch, and at times captivating to watch, but ultimately confusing and a disarray of colors. The film has recently gained a lot of notoriety due to the fact that it is Heath Ledger’s final film, and he died […]
The Young Victoria
The Young Victoria, while full of history and the lineage of the British Monarchy, is an interesting film which can capture the attention of even the less knowledgeable of the history behind it. While it may be slow at first, introducing the family and setting up the plot, it becomes quite the opposite as it […]
