“The Adventures of Tin Tin” features amazing computer generated effects that are perfectly photo realistic but to a fault. The architecture, the vehicles, the rolling ocean waves; all elements are so authentic that it is nearly impossible to differentiate from…
There really is little mystery behind what makes “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” so entertaining. In fact the answer is quite elementary. Here we have a sequel that takes every successful component of the original and improves upon it.…
“My Week with Marilyn” operates just as it is meant. The film is an hour and 40 minutes of pristine star vehicle that exist solely to let Michelle Williams shine. And shine she does; there is no doubt that Williams…
The best compliment that can be given to “The Muppets” is that it feels like a Muppet movie. The cheerful songs, the witticism and beloved characters are all here in this whimsical revival. Kermit the Frog and crew are back…
With “Hugo,” Martin Scorsese has made a beautiful lesson on the history of cinema. While the film has the sensibilities of the classics and concerns itself with the early beginnings of filmmaking, “Hugo” is also a thoroughly state-of-the-art affair with…
There is a scene early in “The Descendents” where George Clooney reacts to the news that his wife is going to die. We hear the voice of the doctor off-screen explain that she will not wake from a coma as…
What does it say about a movie when the opening and ending credits are the funniest parts? Adam Sandler’s “Jack and Jill” starts and ends well, but too bad the actual movie lacks in entertainment value. The beginning shows different…
Watching “Like Crazy” is a lot like listening to a blues song performed by a 16-year-old kid. Sure, the kid might know a little about hardship but odds are he is going to wail and moan about his parents sucking…
The release of “Tower Heist” could not have had timed better. As protesters take their tents to the streets to Occupy Wall Street and animosity grows each day towards the privileged One-Percenters, here is a movie about getting back from…
Elizabeth Olsen is fantastic in her film debut “Martha Marcy May Marlene” and really that alone is the pull that is intriguing the masses. However, that is also the only bright spot in this otherwise gratuitously draining movie. It’s not…