R.I.P.D., with its monstrous dead guys and unique weaponry – not to mention its old veteran/rookie dynamic and tightly wound boss (who had a thing with the veteran years ago) – might be based on a comic from Dark Horse, but it takes a lot of its cues from the Men In Black movie series. […]
Category: Movie Reviews
Pacific Rim is HUGE Fun!
Even if you don’t love Kaiju movies, Pacific Rim is a delight. Sure it’s got the biggest monsters ever fighting the biggest mecha ever, but that’s not all (though for a lot of Kaiju movie fans it might be enough). It also has characters who feel real; a world that looks right, and 3D that […]
Pacific Rim – Cold, calculating and technical. Michelle’s Review
When a prologue is done well, it can add a lot of texture and context to the story you are about to see or read. While I strongly dislike the Lord of the Rings films, the beginning five-minute prologue sequence does an amazing job of setting up and getting us excited about the world we’re […]
The Way, Way Back: The Perfect Summer Coming of Age Movie!
The coming of age movie is one of summer’s staples, think Adventureland as a classic example, a film where a kid suffering the awkwardness of adolescence has a life-changing experience over that one special summer. Most of them are fine examples of Sturgeon’s Law (90% of everything is crap). Then there’s The Way, Way Back. […]
Weird, Bold and Visonary The Lone Ranger deserves props for daring to be different. Michelle’s Review
Weird, strange, wacky, no wonder the marketing for Disney’s The Lone Ranger was so awful. How do explain what Director Gore Verbinski, Johnny Depp and Jerry Bruckheimer had in store for us? I very rarely walk into a movie with any pre-conceived perceptions, I actively avoid watching trailers or reading about a movie before I […]
White House Down – Michelle’s Review!
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 […]
Much Ado About Nothing–Whedon Plus Shakespeare Equals Brilliance!
The best movie I’ve seen so far this year is a microbudgeted adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing as adapted and directed by Joss Whedon – who shot the film with a small army of friends, in his house, in twelve days during a break between the end of shooting Marvel’s The Avengers […]
Despicable Me 2: Gru Grows Up (Kinda)!
Despicable Me 2 may not have that spark of freshness that made the original such a big hit, but it has more mature themes cloaked in its slapstick silliness – and sometimes, familiarity can just funny as surprise.
The Lone Ranger is a Big, Raucous Ride!
In a video interview with Armie Hammer, the Australian interviewer right.described The Lone Ranger as ‘the craziest movie of the year!
White House Down Sells Its Absurdities!
Although this is the second invasion of the White House of the year, it’s bigger, louder and, paradoxically, safer – thanks to its PG-13 rating – than Olympus Has Fallen. Also, it has an outstanding cast supporting an equally excellent core of stars who appear to be having the times of their lives. It takes […]
Hot Trailer: Kick-Ass 2–Still Havin’ Fun!
The first Kick-Ass movie was a terrific, under-the-radar deconstruction of the whole idea of superheroes. Judging by the second trailer for Kick-Ass 2, it would appear that superhero (and supervillain) teams are this summer’s target. And Hit Girl still kicks ass. check out the new Kick-Ass 2 trailer after the jump.