The Woman In Black freaked out the audience at the screening I attended – this in spite of minimal blood and a decided lack of decapitations, amputations, eviscerations or any other form of torture porn. Daniel Radcliffe’s first post-Harry movie is an old-fashioned haunted house/ghost story with all kinds of familiar, yet beautifully timed practical […]
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Underworld: Awakening, Michelle Likes it!
Here’s the thing – Underworld: Awakening is one of those type of movies that will not appeal to folks who don’t like “Action” movies. It also will not appeal to people who don’t like “B” movies. Me, however, I love a good grade B/C action flick. When I walk into a movie like this, I […]
Red Tails – Michelle Likes it, just doesn’t Love it!
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first black fighter pilots – who fought bravely in WWII, is one that needs to be told and told often. Several years ago HBO did mini-series about these giants amongst men. While watching George Lucas’ passion project Red Tails, I could not help but feel like I’ve seen […]
Underworld: Awakening – The Death Dealer Is Definitely Annoyed!
If you’ve never seen an Underworld movie before, don’t worry, a quick five-minute recap tells you everything you need to know to jump right in.
Gina Carano Sizzles In Haywire!
Ex-Marine Mallory Kane refuses to be the patsy as the independent contractor she works for betrays her in Haywire – an action-packed, surprisingly smart action movie.
Movies: Sheldon’s Favorite Fifteen For 2011
After a couple of weeks trying in vain to get caught up with all the ‘important’ films I didn’t see in theaters last year, I finally just gave up [a kind of ‘the faster I run, the behinder I get’ situation] and decided to get on with it. So, follow the jump to my picks […]
Ho-Hum! Beauty And The Beast 3D Is Just Another Brilliant Disney Classic!
We all know the story – the beautiful Belle sacrificing her freedom to save her father; the arrogant princeling whose ill treatment of a poor old woman leads to being cursed to become a beast until he finds someone who can love him despite his ferocious appearance. The question is whether it’s worth seeing the […]
Joyful Noise – Amazing Music Balances Hokum!
Joyful Noise is a cornball tale of fangless feuding, remarkably innocent first love and amazing music.
The Devil Inside: The Blair Witch Project Has A Lot To Answer For!
Shot on what appears to be a micro-budget, The Devil Inside chronicles the story of a young woman who seeks to find out why her mother killed three priests twenty years before.
Movies: Sheldon’s Bottom Feeders For 2011
No matter how much you want to see some movies, they still wind up being awful. The cast and crew don’t set out to make them awful, but somehow, between commissioning the script and the final edit, something goes horribly wrong – and we pay our hard-earned money to end up disappointed. In 2011, the […]
The Artist: Mostly Silent Movie Entrances!
The Artis is a mostly silent film from Michael Hazanavicius – shot in beautiful black & white – that tells a simple story: when silent movie star George Valentin [Jean Dujardin] falls on hard times after talkies become big, Peppy Miller [Bereniece Bejo]the new big star goes out of her way to help the man […]