Latest movie reviews.
Jun 01
My first reaction to the news of a new X-Men movie was concern. Although “The X-Men” was a really good film and “X-Men 2” set a benchmark, gold standard, for future superhero movies, “X-Men The Last Stand” was not great. It had some good moments and it was the X-Men so I forgave a lot …
Apr 18
Marvel Studios had a tough road ahead of them with the character of Thor, a comic book character created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby in 1962, because at its core it is pretty fantastical and campy stuff. Now bear with me, if you aren’t into fantasy or you don’t read comics, you’re …
Apr 06
There was a time that I would have watched director John Carpenter direct the phone book and although he has had a less than stellar second half to his career I still enjoy his work. “Big Trouble in Little China” was a box office bomb but it has built an amazing cult following over the …
Mar 30
Adam Sandler is a frustrating actor, he wields a lot of power in Hollywood and is obviously talented. He continually produces films for him, and his friends, to star in through his Happy Madison Productions and still has time to stretch as an actor by appearing in other people’s projects such as Judd Apatow’s “Funny …
Mar 17
There comes a time when you have to just sit back and accept the film that is being presented to you. “Battle: Los Angeles” is just that kind of movie. A loud, fast moving boy movie about marines fighting an alien invasion. If you are expecting deep character, magnificent writing or in-depth story telling you …
Mar 11
My guess is that Industrial Light & Magic, arguably the number one effects company in the world, took a look at all the animated films around at the moment and thought to themselves, “okay guys you’ve all had your fun, now it’s our turn.” “Rango”, directed by “Pirates of the Caribbean” director Gore Verbinski, is …
