Movie Review: Divergent
Hunger Games moves from Panem to Chicago. Divergent, a dystopic futuristic thriller with a powerful heroine (and sidekick love interest) deemed the chosen one because …
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Movie Review: RoboCop
Detroit’s hero is back. Robocop has been rebooted and modernized. His tale is not as fresh as it was in 1987, but the story retains …
Movie Review: August: Osage County
I want no part of living in Osage County, Oklahoma. August: Osage County is Tracy Letts’s adaptation of her own play. Though highly vicious to the …
Movie Review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Desolation of Smaug, more like the desolation of the Lord of the Rings brand. Ok, it’s not that bad, but the downward trajectory of …
Movie Review: Saving Mr. Banks
Much like author P. L. Travers, Saving Mr. Banks spends the majority of its time trying to get us to like it. You poor film: …
Movie Review: Nebraska
Nebraska oscillates between being a relatable study of aging middle America and a coastal account of what they believe happens in the heartland. Director Alexander …
Movie Review: Kick-Ass 2
Kick Ass was a fun take on the superhero genre. It simultaneously lampooned and embraced the tropes of a superhero film to craft something fresh …
Movie Review: The Wolverine
Hugh Jackman gets to combine everyone’s favorite conflicted X-man with a little bit of trauma from his Oscar-nominated Jean Valjean. The Wolverine is a pleasant …
Movie Review: The Bling Ring
Hermione Granger in da club!! The Bling Ring is about a group of teenage kleptomaniac so obsessed with seeing and being seen, that they decided …
Movie Review: Fast & Furious 6
Dom Toretto officially becomes a superhero in Fast 6. Director Justin Lin is back at the helm for the 6th installment (he also did 4 …