The short and to the point of it is this: “Marvel’s The Avengers” is AWESOME!!! The ambitious project has two tons of potential and fulfills every ounce. The culmination of 5 successful films released over the last 4 years, this…
“Sound of My Voice” throws a fistful of questions up in the air and only gives you vague answers to a few of them, leaving the rest dangling in the ether. While these sorts of films can be infuriating, (Let’s…
In the real world, Edgar Allan Poe was a Great American Storyteller known for his dark, gothic poems and short stories that embodied the rawest elements of despair and fear. In the movie “The Raven” it turns out that Edgar…
April 22nd is Earth Day and a perfect time to put something in the recycling bin, plant/hug a tree, eat/hug a huge salad of locally grown greens and trek to the local theater to see the latest offering from Disneynature.…
(Note: Please read the following sentence aloud in your best “Movie Trailer Guy” voice.) What horror awaits you in “The Cabin in the Woods”? What evil slumbers beneath the floorboards, down in the dank and dark cellar? What the hell…
While the actual Three Stooges starred in numerous feature length films during their careers there is a reason they are only remembered for their nearly 200 shorts. It’s because The Three Stooges brand of hyper-cartoon-violence is best kept in small…
“Detention” may be the first movie in cinematic history in which every line of dialogue, every scene and character, plot twist and location is a direct reference to another movie. The ultimate pop culture in-joke that lives and bleeds teen…
The question is: How do you make a Teenage Sex Comedy that centers on a bunch of people in their thirties? The concept doesn’t make much sense and it is a major dilemma that the filmmakers behind “American Reunion” faced…
“Wrath of the Titans” is mixed business: Equal parts clunky storytelling, epic adventure and amazing hairdos. No joke about the hair, Sam Worthington’s curly locks are a marvel and make him look like a young Estelle Getty from “Golden Girls”.…
“Mirror Mirror” is the latest retelling of the Snow White fairy tale that tries desperately to mix High Fantasy, comedy and whimsy. The chemistry unfortunately doesn’t work and the end result is one of the most bizarre children’s films since…