The modern day Spoof has devolved into the laziest form of filmmaking and I blame the Wayans Brothers. This subset of films used to spawn classics with the early works of Mel Brooks (“Young Frankenstein,” “Blazing Saddles”), “Airplane” and, more…
Sleep Tight is Available on Blu-ray and DVD from Dark Sky Films on January 8, 2013 Since “Sleep Tight” is a Spanish language movie I will write the following review in English subtitles. It only seems fitting. When it comes…
As enjoyable as anthology films can be, with so many varied elements involved they often lack consistency. Still there are a few diamonds in the rough, including “Tales from the Crypt,” “Creepshow” and more recently, “Trick ‘r Treat”. Despite the…
“Your Sister’s Sister” is a comedy that spends most of its time dealing with 3 characters talking about love, sex, etc. These characters are smart and funny enough to keep interest, but the stakes are so low that the film…
Let us start with an aside. When I hear the title “Ruby Sparks” I picture a movie about an aged black jazz singer. Maybe Alfre Woodward or Angela Bassett plays her with a no-nonsense attitude. By night she’s a jazz…
“Take This Waltz” is a sweet/sour Romance movie directed by actor Sarah Polley. You may remember Miss Polley from such films as the Tarantino-lite “Go” or Zack Snyder’s Zombies-on-meth retread of “Dawn of the Dead”. The Canadian-born Polley has made…
David Pinson chronicles his 14-month-old daughter’s first movie-going experience with Tinker Bell and the “Secret of the Wings”. When it comes to my little daughter, Khora, I have many high hopes. I think that’s normal and I try to keep…
Actor Jessica Chastain has been very busy the last couple of years. During 2011 and 2012 combined we’ve seen the fire-haired thespian in 10 films, from the surprise hit “The Help” to the upcoming “Let’s Kill Bin Laden” thriller “Zero…
There is no denying that “Moonrise Kingdom” is more of the same. Luckily here “the same” is so damned unique that it makes for righteous cinema. There is not one inch of this film that does not scream the fact…
Rock of Ages available on Blu-ray Combo pack, DVD and for download 10/9! “Rock of Ages” is concocted for mass appeal: take popular Hair Band songs from the 80’s, add an eager-to-please A-List cast and have them gleefully belt out…