Movie Review: The Vow
The Vow is mostly a wasted premise, turning an interesting idea into a clichĂ© driven nightmare. The story sucks all the life out of the …
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Movie Review: Life of Pi
What audiences were waiting for: the cross between Cast Away, Contact, and Titanic. Life of Pi is a tremendous motion picture. It is equal parts …
Movie Review: Anna Karenina
Every generation, Anna Karenina gets remade because of its brilliant dissection of passion vs. society’s rules. People are drawn to Anna’s tragic situation of loving …
Movie Review: Skyfall
I am not the biggest Bond fan. I found his version of a spy a bit more flash than substance. As a child of the …
Movie Review: Silver Linings Playbook
David O. Russell is one of our more interesting directors. He takes standard formulas and adds lots of complexity to them to make the story …
Movie Review: Battleship
Battleship is big, dumb, and stupid. It is also a lot of fun. Like the drunk jock at a frat, Battleship proudly showcases the power …
Movie Review: Wreck-It-Ralph
Disney Animation lives in the shadow of its much bigger brother Pixar. Yes I’m aware both are owned by Disney, but their homegrown movies (Bolt, …
Movie Review: Lincoln
Lincoln has a lot of similarities with the Master. Both directed by great filmmakers, the films themselves aim high, but are more artistic than theatrical. …
Movie Review: Piranha 3DD
An extra D is accurate for Piranha 3DD. Yes, there are a lot more boobs than in this one. That also includes the clueless characters …
Movie Review: Flight
For 2 of the 2.5 hours of Flight’s running time, I was really immersed in the fascinating character study unfolding as a result of a …