Horror season begins with dud
The first 10 minutes of “My Soul to Take” are hilarious and absurd – and intentionally so. The rest of the movie is just as funny, but I am not…
Reviewers have high remarks for film about Facebook’s origin
Director David Fincher and writer Aaron Sorkin have succeeded in deflating the ego of an entire generation with “The Social Network.” The movie depicts Facebook inventor Mark Zuckerberg as a…
Oliver Stone film parallels current economic crisis on Wall Street
I will admit that I had no idea what was going on during large chunks of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Global economics is a complicated subject, and this movie…
Affleck falls short in completing masterpiece
With its talented cast, memorable characters and dedication to authenticity, “Heat” is widely considered the gold standard for heist movies. To say that “The Town” looks and feels inspired by…
Afterlife completes ‘Resident Evil’ series
From Paul W.S. Anderson, the industry’s best worst director, comes “Resident Evil: Afterlife,” the fourth installment in the video game-adapted franchise. It is a highly stylized affair that emphasizes the…
Visually-stunning horror remake divides reviewers
Thrilling, frightening and even a little bit funny… is how I would describe the previews before “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” The only thing dragging them down was the the…
Cast, cinematography fail to deliver
With its sexy cast and vibrant style, “The Losers” feels like a bomb that’s primed to explode. I kept waiting for that big explosion, but unfortunately it never came.
Reviewers divided about characters in newest superhero film
Although “Kick-Ass” certainly lives up to its title, i think that it was named after the wrong character. The real star of the film is 13-year-old Chloe Moretz as the…
A wholesome moral doesn’t equal a good film
It’s hard to hate a film like “Letters to God.” When you adapt a true story about a boy with brain cancer whose heavenly correspondences change the life of an…
Disasterous 3D effects, dull acting ruin 1981 cult-classic
A remake of the 1981 cult-classic, “Clash of the Titans” is a colossal waste of time. Although the original had a clunky story and cheesy special effects, it was also…