Man of Steel is to movie adaptations of DC Comics characters what Iron Man and Iron Man 3 are to movie adaptations of Marvel’s superheroes. It cuts through the multiple iterations of Superman origin stories from 75 years of the character, takes the best bits, filters them through the filters of story writers Christopher Nolan […]
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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 […]
This is the End – It’s the End of the World as We Know It and That’s Hilarious!
This is the End is loud, obnoxious, crude, lewd, profane and brilliant! I haven’t laughed this hard since Superbad.
The Purge: Sleek, Suspenseful, Almost Successful Satire on a Dime!
The Purge is a fast-paced, occasionally thought-provoking bit of microbudget mayhem that postulates an America that is nearly unemployment and crime-free – the latter through the annual event that gives the movie its name: Purge Night – twelve hours during which any crime, up to and including murder, is legal.
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 […]
See Now You See Me!
Now You See Me is a breezy, if intricate caper flick built around four masters of various forms of magic: sleight-of-hand, mentalism and escapology. It has an amazing cast, some great illusions and kills a couple of hours quickly and painlessly. Pretty much the definition of a fun summer movie.
After Earth Only Soars in Brief Moments!
The story comes from Will Smith and he and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith are among its producers – so there’s definitely the possibility that After Earth is some hybrid of vanity/ego project. While it’s not the greatest movie Smith has ever been in (see: Wild Wild West), neither is it the turkey that director […]
Is After Earth M. Night Shyamalan’s big comback? Michelle’s Review
While I always thought The Sixth Sense was a highly overrated movie, Unbreakable remains one of my all time favorite films. So whenever director M. Night Shyamalan comes out with something new I’m sort of interested. After a string of duds he plays it safe with his latest, After Earth; why not when you have […]
Fast & Furious 6 – Big Loud Fun!
Fast Five was one of 2010’s most entertaining movies – and the best of the series to that point. It switched from underground racing to the heist genre with as smooth a move as any. Furious 6 movies into the realm of terrorism with almost as much panache, but sometimes going bigger isn’t always better […]
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 […]