Over the years, there have been many depictions of the Battle of Stalingrad in cinema. This includes films in 1989, 1993 in additional to the well known 2001 French/German/UK/US production Enemy at the Gates. The newest Stalingrad, produced in Russia,…
As crews began unwrapping their rain-soaked stands and bleachers for the Oscar ceremony Saturday night, there was another, smaller ceremony being held only a block away at Ignited Spaces. There, on the 11th floor, 34th Annual Razzie Awards were handed…
After Liam Neeson’s exploits in The Grey, Unknown and Taken, it’s beginning to seem like the actor is carving out a specific ‘winter action movie’ time slot. His latest genre picture, Non-Stop, is a fairly run-of-the-mill effort that falls apart…
It’s another exciting week with plenty of big releases that include a couple of Oscar contenders as well as some unusual and quirky titles. As always, click on the links to read more detailed reviews of these films. So if…
Sometimes, it can be difficult to rate a movie. Pompeii is certainly intended to be an exaggerated melodrama. It also clearly wants to be an emotionally moving and exciting one that thrillingly depicts a historical event on an epic scale.…
It’s an abnormally slow week for home video. For the first time in a great while (holidays excepted), there are barely any new releases coming our way. In fact, the DVD/Blu-ray of the week is the 3rd season of Game…
Based on the highly regarded novel of the same name by Mark Helprin, Winter’s Tale yearns to be a romantic fable for the ages. However, fans of the book are unlikely to be satisfied with this simplified adaptation and those…
A beloved modern sci-fi classic, the original RoboCop hardly seems like an ideal property to remake. The good news is that this effort is superior to other recent reboots (including Total Recall and Carrie). It’s clear that Brazilian filmmaker José…
Sadly, there’s nothing in the way of classic reissues this week. However, there are plenty of new release options for fans of several genres, including drama, comedy, sci-fi, action and horror. As always, several of these films were reviewed in…
It’s hard to walk into The Lego Movie and not expect to see a ninety-minute ad for a toy line. Thankfully, writer/directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs) have much more on their minds than…