The Lone Ranger [Review]
There’s a moment early on in The Lone Ranger where Tonto is transporting the nearly-deceased John Reid (the man who will become the titular hero) through the desert, dragged on a litter behind the...
View ArticlePacific Rim 3D [Review]
Giant robots! Huge monsters! This is what the summer movie season is all about! Guillermo del Toro brings the ultimate popcorn movie to theaters this summer with Pacific Rim, his take on the “kaiju”...
View ArticleR.I.P.D. [Review]
If it wasn’t for The Lone Ranger already taking the prize, we’d have our winner for most disappointing movie of the summer with R.I.P.D., a movie that tries to capture on the formula of Ghostbusters...
View ArticleThe Conjuring [Review]
I’ll admit I’ve never been the strongest fan of horror. I like to be (safely) scared and I like some of the ideas behind horror movies, but too frequently they are inconsistent in quality and trends in...
View ArticleThe Wolverine [Review]
Despite being a decades-long franchise driving character, Marvel hasn’t had much luck with Wolverine in their movie adaptations. Hugh Jackman was a virtual unknown when he was originally cast in the...
View ArticleMuch Ado About Nothing [Review]
Unlike many in the geek world, my appreciation for Joss Whedon didn’t come from his hit television shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Angel. Frankly, I was originally quite dismissive of the...
View ArticleThe Lego Movie [Review]
Toy adaptation movies have been going on for quite a while, but for every Clue we get a Battleship. For every Transformers we get a G.I. Joe (you decide which one is the good or bad film in that...
View ArticleRobocop (2014) [Review]
In the 1980s and ’90s, Paul Verhoven made a career out of making blockbuster science-fiction films that also served as thinly veiled modes of social commentary. Sure, Starship Troopers has little to...
View ArticleOscar Nominated Shorts: Animated (2014)
The Oscars are nearly here. While most movie-buffs are scrambling to get those last minute viewings of some of the big Oscar contenders in, the Academy has made it a bit easier to see some of the...
View ArticleOscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action (2014)
We are now days away from the Oscars, so here’s one more look at the rarer seen of the nominees: the short films, made possible of the Oscar Nominated Short showcases presented by the Academy. Like the...
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