Somehow, aliens misinterpreted an attempt at communication that depicted, among other things, several video games, as a declaration of war. They created Godzilla-sized versions of those videogames and sent them off to destroy the Earth. Silly aliens! On July 24th, the fate of the Earth will be in the hands of a group of ’80s […]
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This Is No Game Trailer: Pixels!
The Earth is being invaded – by actual space Invaders. Also Donkey Kong, Pac-Man and more – so the US President (Kevin James) drafts his old buddy, master video game player Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler), to help save the world. Pixels is directed by Chris Columbus, so it shouldn’t be the usual Adam Sandler goof. […]
Chris Columbus Brings Magic Back, Michelle reviews Percy Jackson!
Damn you Christopher Columbus! You sucked me into the world magic and kid lit with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, now that I’m over my obsession with this series, you return once again with another kid lit movie that I’ve never heard of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Sure it’s a […]
MOVIE REVIEW: I Don’t Love You, Beth Cooper; But Maybe We Can Be Friends
A while back, I was reading an appraisal of trailers for teen films – an appraisal given by teens. They were unanimous in their dismissal of the trailer for I Love You, Beth Cooper, for which they summed their disdain with the phrase, “This would never happen.” They were, of course, completely missing the point. […]
MOVIE NEWS: Chris Columbus’ 1492 Entertainment Options Ben Templesmith Graphic Novel Welcome to Hoxford!
Ben Templesmith, best known for 30 Days of Night [co-created with Steve Niles] has optioned the movie rights to his graphic novel Welcome to Hoxford to Chris Columbus’ 1492 Entertainment. Hoxford follows a psychiatrist who follows one of her patients who is transferred to a privately run mental prison – and discovers that a lot […]