Reviewers divided on Carell movie ‘Dan in Real Life’
I like to review films with all the fairness I can muster, both as a critic and a fan, taking on each movie — no matter how lame — with…
Reviewers split on new vampire flick ’30 Days of Night’
Even the best vampire flicks have this inherent cheesiness about them that comes as a result of having their antagonists prance around with their teeth jutting out and acting like…
Hakari: Gritty cop drama ‘We Own the Night’ explores family turmoil
The New York we see in movies tends to be one of two places: the quirky wonderland in which Woody Allen characters work out their respective neuroses or the wretched…
Fantasy knock-off ‘The Seeker’ cheesy and predictable
While the “Harry Potter” and “Lord of the Rings” franchises may be the supreme fantasy features of our time, their imitators persistently crawl out of the woodwork to this day.…
Action packed, star studded ‘Kingdom’ tackles terrorism
While such post-9/11 films as “The Guys” and “Reign Over Me” were more dramatic character pieces about attempting to move on past that horrible day, “The Kingdom” attempts to merge…
Latest installment of ‘Resident Evil’ falls short of hype
The dull way in which “Resident Evil: Extinction” plays out is a big indicator of how its predecessors gave movie fans too much, too soon. This is a series that…
‘Brave One’ draws mixed feelings from reviewers
With the release of "The Brave One," there's inevitably going to be much discussion about how star Jodie Foster built her career on similar roles of emotional wrecks-turned-take-charge heroines in…
‘Kickin’ It Old Skool’ should be kicked out
Right now, I could be using this space to whip up a sentence or two about the tricky art of comedy, using an array of fancy words and descriptions that…
‘Hot Fuzz’ slightly funny, not impressive
After reinvigorating the zombie genre with "Shaun of the Dead," the team of director/ writer Edgar Wright and writer/star Simon Pegg are back to take on brainless cop flicks with…
‘Aqua Teen’ movie receives high reviews
As I sat down to write my critique of "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters," I came to the realization that I had no freakin' clue how…