MAN OF STEEL: Why so Serious?
Superman has issues. It’s 2013 and while the “Man of Steel” is still faster than a speeding bullet and more powerful than a locomotive he’s also more conflicted than my chubby ass in a cupcake shop. The idea of coming…
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THE KINGS OF SUMMER Paints a Perfect Picture of Adolecence
Being a teenage boy is a kin to a horror show. I speak from experience as I am a male and once, many moons ago, I went through the dread of pubescence. It is a confusing time when you…
AFTER EARTH is Too Predictable
Set in a future in which Earth is no longer hospitable and aliens dubbed Ursas hunt humans, After Earth is a coming of age story that is a bit predictable. Starring the real life father and son pair of Will and Jayden…
EPIC: Kids will love it, Parents…will watch it with their Kids
Grade For Kids Grade For Adults Some children’s films can touch a special nerve, spinning a yarn that engages and entertains viewers of any age. Other movies are decent, but are for youngsters only; a distraction of sorts while their…
Fast & Furious 6 is More of the Same
Cars, Explosions, and a healthy appreciation for the female form. Three things that resonate with any male and things that “Fast & Furious 6” has in spades. While this movie won’t win any best picture awards it doesn’t pretend to…
Goodbye Wolfpack. You will be missed.
Yes. “The Hangover Part III” is better than “The Hangover Part II”. That really seems to be the only thing that truly matters so let’s just put that right up front so you can run off to the multiplexes and…
Truth is STORIES WE TELL is a Must See
Sarah Polley wants to tell us the truth; she just isn’t capable of it. It isn’t as though the actress (“Go,” “Dawn of the Dead”) has some fatal flaw as a director now that she helms her own films. In…
STAR TREK Does Transport You
It’s been four years, but after an impressive re-launch of the “Star Trek” franchise, director J.J. Abrams returns with the much anticipated and oddly titled “Star Trek Into Darkness”. Thankfully, for the most part, it’s a fun ride. Add to that…
THE GREAT GATSBY is All Style, Little Substance
Director Baz Luhrmann’s retelling of “The Great Gatsby” was much better back in 2001 when he called it “Moulin Rouge!” Both films are carved from the same vision and feature Luhrmann’s cinematic dreams fully realized in vibrant colors that glow…
IRON MAN 3 is Another Marvel Movie Miracle
Meanwhile… In a secret laboratory located somewhere deep beneath the Hollywood Hills, a brilliant mastermind has concocted the formula for the Perfect Popcorn Flick. Call him Master of the Marvel Universe!! Or you can call him by his real name:…