Vin Diesel makes 80’s movies. This has been true for nearly his entire career but it took seeing him in a braided beard fighting demon-witches with a sword on fire for me to figure it out. Riddick, xXx and the…
Director Barry Levinson has had a storied career filled with plenty of strong titles (Diner, The Natural, Rain Man, Bugsy, Wag the Dog) and a few misfires (Toys, Sphere, Bandits). His latest, Rock the Kasbah, falls somewhere in between. The…
I’ve often wondered why the spirits of the deceased are so darn vague in their warnings to loved ones in the movies. They make such a big deal about their appearance, often startling the party being haunted. But then, instead…
For those too young or (in my case) too old to remember Goosebumps, they were a series of incredibly successful kid-friendly horror books prevalent in the 90s. Most of the stories were varied, with different principal characters and monsters. There…
Based upon the recent housing crisis, 99 Homes takes on a large and complicated web responsible for crippling the average home buyer. It’s smart in many respects as it details the ways in which the system is manipulated by real…
Ever wondered how Peter Pan ended up in Neverland? I didn’t either, but a new film aspires to tell the story of the young boy who travels to a magical land and learns to fly. Pan is a marvel to…
We’ve all seen plenty of movies about astronauts encountering danger on other worlds, but The Martian is a bit different. Instead of aliens, it strands its lead on the red planet and forces him to endure the elements. Call it…
Note: This movie opens in IMAX 3D on September 30th, and goes into regular wide release on October 9th. It isn’t often that a movie reviewer will actually suggest paying a premium to check out a film. This week is…
While there have been plenty of movies over the past few years depicting drug cartels, Sicario stands apart from the vast majority and adds several new wrinkles to the formula. It paints a more detailed and complicated picture of a…
Johnny Depp was a Great American Actor. Edward. Hunter S. Gilbert. Ed Wood. Guy with a coke problem in Blow. Then came Jack Sparrow. Bolton sang about it and the movies made a ba-billion dollars. Johnny decided he was an…