Movie Review: Insurgent
The biggest critics of Divergent, the prequel to Insurgent, accused the movie of being Hunger Games lite. I can’t disagree with them: most of Tris’s …
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Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy
Han Solo was Star Wars secret weapon. The wise cracking bandit treated all the wonder around him as if it was run of the mill …
Movie Review: Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness doesn’t boldly go where no one has gone before, but puts twists on familiar plots and character development. J. J. Abrams …
Movie Review: Upstream Color
Writer/Director/Producer/Editor/(Botanist?) Shane Carruth’s Upstream Color is almost the opposite of his Sundance breakthrough, Primer. The latter is a verbose overly plot driven low-budget thriller about …
Movie Review: The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Odd Life of Timothy Green is one of the first movies I’ve seen completely destroyed by its execution and script. It wastes a terrific …
Movie Review: Children of Men
Dystopian futures have been a staple in the movies since Metropolis in 1927. They can range from cutting edge (The Matrix) to ridiculous (Bill and …