“The Conjuring” is a conflicting film that’s been haunting me. On the one hand, director James Wan (“Saw”) has crafted a highly effective film that accomplishes what a horror movie should; it will scare the hell out of you. Most…
A surprise hit three years ago, “Red” hardly seemed like the kind of film that demanded a sequel. Truthfully, I can’t say that I even remember the original particularly well. Warranted or not, a sequel has been produced. And while…
I’ve been writing down my movie opinions for nearly four years now and after attending so many movies I’ve grown to become an expert in a certain respect. Regardless of length, I never have to pee during a film. I…
“The Way, Way Back” marks the directorial debut of two highly talented individuals named Jim Rash and Nat Faxon. They got the gig after winning an Oscar for a display of exceptional writing chops co-writing the script for 2011’s “The…
Something is off balance with this new version of “The Lone Ranger”. Something just doesn’t feel right. If you take the parts and examine you will find a Disney funded, mega-budgeted, Western Summer Flick based on a decades old character…
Gru and his oddball Minions are back and still up to their same old wacked-out shenanigans. Pure shenanigans, I tell ya. It’s a welcomed return as “Despicable Me 2” captures much of the fun and heart of the 2010 original,…
If you enjoy horror films, chances are you occasionally run across a few that are well… icky. They’re the kind of movie that makes you uncomfortable and leaves you wanting to a take good shower afterward just to get that…
Sometimes it can be difficult to rate a movie when the absurdity of it approaches a borderline camp level. Yes, “White House Down” is so silly that, in comparison, the earlier Oval Office hostage drama “Olympus Has Fallen” appears like…
At lot has changed in the past decade. The zombie, once a second-tier movie monster with a relatively small cult following of loyal horror fans, has hit the masses. From “28 Days Later” to “The Walking Dead,” they’ve become bona…
I’m getting pretty pissed at Pixar. The animation studio used to be a creative juggernaut that produced a steady stream of popular kid’s films that always had some cinematic art folded into their blockbuster formula. Now the stream is still…