Cameron Diaz hasn’t had much luck at the box office over the past decade. Sure, there are the Shrek films, but those are animated and rely on a popular character among children. Other than these financial successes, there have been a string of moderate wins: What Happens in Vegas, Knight & Day (and overlooked absolute [...]
Awhile back, I wrote about what was wrong with the face of the romantic comedy in my post, The RomCom Conundrum. Part of what I said in the article was the fact that there are less and less likeable actors these days that make you even want to watch them have fun and get laughs [...]
I can’t believe I’m saying it. But I’m going to. The Social Network is, in fact, one of the best films of the year. It might even be one of the best films of the decade. And hey, I only joined the actual website a couple years ago and made fun of this film when [...]
The Town is a movie where you immediately are enthralled. Your senses and self awareness are sucked into a vacuum that belongs to Ben Affleck and the thrill ride that he has put on the screen for you to enjoy. No, for you to invest in. Because invested you become. Boy, do you. You care [...]
Takers is one of those rare movies: pretty trite, but takes itself seriously enough so that the audience jumps into the car and goes along for the ride. There are obvious references to a plethora of films. These include True Romance, Heat, The Italian Job, Out of Sight, and Point Break among others. The fact [...]
Which leads us to my inevitable disdain for these films (even thought I keep going back for more). As you probably have been able to tell from my previous reviews on these films and my befuddlement over Kristen Stewart’s casting in this series-I am not a fan. I’m going to get on my soapbox for [...]