Movie Review: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
It’s really hard to make a movie that wastes someone’s time. Usually people give a movie the benefit of the doubt if there’s something in …
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Movie Review: The Cabin in the Woods
Cabin in the Woods owes a debt to Scream. Scream turned an entire genre of movies into a formula and used kids who understood the …
Movie Review: American Reunion
I have had “reunions” with several of my high school friends. They are fascinating affairs. People who loved their time relive their glory days and …
Movie Review: Chronicle
Andrew, one of the main characters of the movie Chronicle, can identify with Peter Parker: if you are a high school pariah and inherit superpowers, …
Movie Review: Goon
Goon is one of the best sports movies I have seen in recent years. It takes the best parts of Slap Shot and modernizes it …
Movie Review: The Hunger Games
Enveloped in tension and powerfully acted, the Hunger Games delivers the promise of a potential franchise starter. Anchored by new A-lister Jennifer Lawrence, the Hunger …
Movie Review: The Social Network
Topics change, but themes do not. Worthy of a Shakespeare tragedy, along comes the Social Network, the adapted account of how Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook. …
Movie Review: District 9
I thought District 9 was entertaining, but when I found out it was made by a first time director with one main character (who is …
Movie Review: Before Sunrise
Admittedly, movies involving romance are not at the top of my Netflix queue. As someone who stares at formulas all day, seeing another “brokenhearted woman …
Movie Review: Mr. Peabody & Sherman
DreamWorks Animation tends to gear their animation towards kids. As a result, bathroom humor and colors tend to dominate their stories. Mr. Peabody & Sherman …