WHIP IT! is Pretty Damn Awesome

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

So…I don’t get it. WHIP IT! Is now added to my growing list of box office conundrums. Why did this picture not do well at all (in fact it basically tanked) at the box office? Oh, that’s right, the public seriously does not recognize quality fare when it is right in front of their faces. [...]

Book of Eli Strong on Action and Theme, Weak on Coherence

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

So I’m a huge fan of anything that has to do with Science Fiction films. I’m a big fan of movies that have the whole, “one man must strive to save the world-alone” theme. I’m a big fan of Denzel. And I’m an even bigger fan of Mila Kunis (sacrilege, I know. But she kicks [...]

AVATAR: An Open Letter to the Genius, Mr. James Cameron

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Oh James Cameron, how I love thee. You gave me Aliens, my all-time favorite sci-fi flick. You also proved with this film that sequels can be even better than the original. Then you gave us T-2, and cemented that you were the king of the sequel (no Oscar-acceptance-speech-for-Titanic pun intended). What followed was the fun [...]

It’s Complicated Isn’t Complicated…Just Funny

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

I didn’t know what to expect when I went to see It’s Complicated. After all, Meryl Streep hasn’t bet the better part of her career on being a comedienne extraordinaire. She is
predominately known as a serious actress, though since 2006, she has dipped her toe in the comedy and musical fields with The Devil Wears [...]