Epic Review
Epic is the combination of two stories, a magical race of leafmen that have to defend their kingdom against the encroaching rot and a daughter who is trying to connect with her estranged father after her mother dies. Thanks to forest magic, they become one in the same. Mary Katherine or MK as she prefers, [...]
Fast & Furious 6 Review
I lost interest in the Fast & Furious franchise after the first two films. I felt that they wrapped up things nicely for the most part and that the story wasn’t really worth expanding on any further. I mean, there’s only so much you can do with an ex-cop and illegal street racing. With each installment, [...]
Star Trek Into Darkness Full-Spoiler Review
Confession time: I have seen, with the exception of the animated series, every Star Trek film and every episode of every television series. This is a franchise that’s in my blood and has been since early childhood. There’s a large number of old-school Trekkies out there who loathe JJ Abrams’ take on the franchise with [...]
Rebuild of Evangelion 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo Review
The Rebuild of Evangelion movie series is a reboot of the classic anime, Evangelion. The show was known for its brutal mecha vs. monster combat, its examination of the effects of such combat on its human participants, and its dense storyline that never really got explained or resolved. The first two Rebuild movies largely followed [...]
Pain & Gain Review
Michael Bay is a named associated with incredibly stupid but exponentially more fun movies and just regular incredibly stupid movies. For the most part, I’ve found some small bit of enjoyment in all of his movies with the exception of Transformers 2, so when it was announced he was making a ‘smaller’ project with Mark [...]
Oblivion Review
It’s good to see the science fiction genre making a solid come-back to the world of cinema. Incoming sci-fi flicks like Riddick, Star Trek Into Darkness, Elysium, Upside Down and Pacific Rim are all ensuring that this is a genre that is experiencing quite a resurgence. Joseph Kosinski (Tron: Legacy) wrote and directed Oblivion, a [...]
Trance Review
From the Director of Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire comes the reality twisting heist thriller, Trance. From Fox Searchlight Pictures, the film stars James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson and Vincent Cassel. Is this another fine example of Danny Boyle story telling or is it just a Inception ripoff? Story Simon works as an auctioneer at a very prestigious English [...]
The Place Beyond the Pines Review
I am not jealous of the person who is handed a film like The Place Beyond The Pines and is told to make a trailer and figure out how to market it. It is a slow burn that focuses on characters and I’m not sure I’ve seen a good trailer, especially not a TV spot, [...]
Remembering Roger Ebert
Whether you agreed with his opinion or not, Roger Ebert was the number one voice everyone respected when it came to movie criticism. His words inspired many and his long running syndicated television show entertained even more. Even Hollywood waited in anticipation to see if their films would receive Roger’s trademarked “Thumbs Up,” because if [...]
Jurassic Park 3D Review
The latest trend for Hollywood movie studios over the last couple of years is to take classic movies and re-release them in the third dimension. I saw Titanic in 3D. I’ve seen Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace in 3D. I’ve even taken my kids to just about every Disney 3D release including Beauty and the [...]
