Movie Review: The Wind Rises
The Wind Rises is animator Hayao Miyazaki’s last film. Famous internationally for crafting animated classics like Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away, Miyazaki strikes another win …
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Movie Review: The LEGO Movie
Legos are near the top of the best toys ever invented. Nothing encourages imagination and ingenuity in a child better than random blocks that can …
Movie Review: 47 Ronin
How many times can Keanu Reeves play the chosen one? I guess he felt he’d done it too many times in the US, so he …
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: Thor: The Dark World
Thor doesn’t deserve a franchise: Loki does. Thor: The Dark World is a stop-gap Marvel film padding future superhero adventures with some post-credits action and …
Movie Review: Ender’s Game
It’s tough for me to write about Ender’s Game, since it holds such a strong place in my heart. As a kid, it was the …
Movie Review: Gravity
The vastness of space is something movies will talk about, but usually struggle to show, the best examples being Star Wars or 2001: A Space …
Movie Review: Elysium
Neill Blomkamp has been a rising star in the sci-fi world. After the Halo movie fell through, Blomkamp (29 years old) directed District 9, a …
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 Avengers
Summer blockbusters have varied over the years. Jaws was the first one, a thrill ride that touched something fearful inside all of us. Back to …