At one point in White House Down, young Emily (Joey King, who seems to be in everything these days) screams through tears to the bad guys “My Daddy is going to put you in jail!” This is when you know for sure that Director Roland Emmerich, and writer James Vanderbilt have a clear idea what […]
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Man of Steel fails to Soar. Michelle’s No Spoilers Review
I’m really sick to death of the dark and gritty superhero. Christopher Nolan’s Batman films were a huge success because Batman is a dark and gritty character. Just because it works for him doesn’t mean every hero has to be grim. Spider-Man, Superman, etc, these are characters that are about hope, overcoming obstacles, not sullen […]
This Is The End is hysterically funny, but awful movie. Michelle’s Review (No Spoilers)
In many ways the joke is on the audience, This is the End is not a real movie; it is just an excuse for a bunch of buddies to get together and get paid to throw a party. When your friends are James Franco, Seth Rogan, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson and Danny McBride […]
The Internship – Not much of a Comedy, but still a fun Movie. Michelle’s Review
It is hard to believe that it has been over 7 years since Wedding Crashers. The dynamic duo Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson finally return to the big screen in a GIGANTIC ad for one of the wealthiest companies in the world – Google. Ok, it may not be an ad, it is a 2-hour […]
Now You See Me is a mixed bag. Michelle’s Review
Now You See Me is a prime example of why I generally do not watch movie trailers. Not out of active avoidance, it is just they don’t show trailers at critic screenings and I DVR all my TV so there’s rarely any reason for me to see them. The trailer gives away too much information. Walking […]
Iron Man 3 – Takes a big Dump. Michelle’s Review
Many argue that without the staggering critical and box office success of the first Iron Man movie, there would be no Marvel Universe, as we know it. However, when last I checked Spider-Man and the X-Men movies gave Marvel the confidence and financial resources to go off and build this franchise. Now Iron Man returns […]
Pain and Gain! Who knew Michael Bay could do a dark, quirky movie? Michelle’s Review
What happened to Mark Wahlberg? First Ted and now Pain and Gain it seems like he has completely embraced every comedic stereotype some people have of him and have used it to great effect. This is one of those rare movies where it is impossible to create a trailer that does it dark, twisted, and […]
Evil Dead 2013 – Rare remake that works! Michelle’s Review
Evil Dead is one of those mythical cult films that everyone talks about in hushed awe, but it somehow escaped me. After finally watching it on Netflix, I have to say – I was not impressed. I walked into this remake with very low expectations and was surprised by how much I liked this movie. […]
The Host is cold, antiseptic, and unintentionally funny. Michelle’s Review
While I was never a fan of Stephenie Meyer Twilight Saga, I have to say I admire any author who manages to come out of nowhere and take over the book world. Her follow-up to Twilight was the quiet, self-reflective The Host. It has all the same trappings of her first series – an annoying […]
Olympus Has Fallen lays down in the 3rd Act. Michelle’s Review
The problem with so many of today’s action films is that Die Hard has set the standard for all movies that are based on the simple premise of the lone hero trapped in an enclosed space against a hoard of bad guys. Stephen Segal’s Under Siege series did a great job with the “Die Hard […]
The not so good Oz The Great and Powerful – Michelle’s Review
I’m not going to go on and on about how much I love The Wizard of Oz. All right thinking people love the 1939. After the huge Broadway success of Wicked there was bound to be a modern film version that minds that well. At one point there were several different studio versions of a […]