Movie Review: 2012
First there was Independence Day: Roland Emmerich’s cliche-ridden remake of Star Wars, War of the Worlds, and V: The Miniseries all rolled into one. Not a good film, by any stretch of the imagination,...
View ArticleMovie Review: THE CRAZIES
Meh. Don’t get me wrong … this remake of George A. Romero’s 1973 flick of the same name (which I haven’t seen) is actually pretty good. By which I mean, I enjoyed myself well enough while watching...
View ArticleMovie Review: THE SMURFS in 3D
Like most people (don’t deny it), I maintain a list of personal qualities and experiences that I periodically consult to remind me how awesome I am, especially when I’m feeling insecure or depressed....
View ArticleMovie Review: TOWER HEIST
Tower Heist tells the story of Josh Kovacs (Ben Stiller) — the General Manager of an elite Manhattan apartment building — who, along with a motley crew of other building staff (including Eddie Murphy...
View ArticleMovie Review: JACK AND JILL
Watching an Adam Sandler movie is a lot like death. They say that right before you die, your whole life flashes before your eyes. In similar fashion, as you sit through the opening credits of a Sandler...
View ArticleMovie Review: THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larrson died in 2004, but his Millenium trilogy was released posthumously to much fanfare and critical acclaim. The first novel in the series, Män som hatar kvinnor...
View ArticleMovie Review: PARIAH
Perhaps I’m just getting old. Or maybe I’m just much more of a Victorian moralist than I thought. Either way, here I am writing a second review in a week in which I praise a film, but temper said...
View ArticleMovie Review: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
Is it sacrilegious to remake a Sam Raimi film? The question isn’t as ridiculous as it might first sound. Imagine if some upstart filmmaker tried his hand at Evil Dead: II, Rebooted. Such audacity would...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....