Two actors, two faces and a two sided story. I smell an Oscar nod for Gosling…I see audience rejection of the film.
It’s October. A time when Ghoulies, Ghosties and Long-Legged Beasties roam the earth. But if you start seeing the ghost of a World War II Japanese kamikaze fighter pilot, you’re probably Enoch Brae, the central character of Restless. And that’s not a bad place to be. Enoch is an odd kid. If your name is Enoch [...]
“Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Robots” get their day on the big screen in Real Steel, a movie that transcends the one-joke premise and is instead a heartwarming, fist-pumping mechanized fairy tale of a father and son coming together amid some of the baddest technology you’ll ever wish was really available. Not to bad for a [...]
If the creators of Metpix.com have thier way, than the answer is a resounding yes. Today Metropolis Pictures Entertainment issued a press release announcing the creation of the internet based movie theatre available at the company’s website, Metpix.com. Though the theatre will be allowing independent film-makers and major studios to showcase, and be compensated for, [...]
Director/Screenplay Writer Shane Black delivers one of the most enjoyable films I have seen in a long time with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Not only is the story of petty thief turned prospective actor/amateur detective Harry Lockhart(Robert Downey Jr.) entertaining and captivating, it is laugh out loud funny. Now, I’m not talking Airplane funny; I’m [...]
I know what you guys are thinking, Phocks is reviewing a romantic comedy? What the hell? Well yes, I am, and I am glad that I went to see this movie because it was put together very well. Ryan Reynolds has completely turned his career around as an actor. When he burst on to the [...]
Important: I am a Beatles fan, my views on the Beatles will come out in this review. Across the Universe is a visually stimulating musical set in the tumultuous Vietnam Era. Using Beatles songs, director July Taymor relays a typical Hollywood love story with Jude(Jim Sturgess), a dock worker form Liverpool, and the innocent American [...]
I know a few months back when the teaser came out for Rambo all the big time action movie lovers got excited. You could just tell from that short little bit that this was going to be a no holds barred ass kicking movie and I can honestly tell you that it definitely delivers! The [...]
For a while, the Justice League film was being fast-tracked to production to make an early 2009 release–Warner Bros. has hit the brakes. The official story is that the script, penned by Kieran and Michele Mulroney, needs tweaking. This is the biggest obstacle due to the WGA strike, which has no end in sight. Also, [...]
If you don’t mind the spoilers, you can run on over to www.hollywoodchicago.com and check out the Star Trek movie teaser trailer. (no pictures, just a play-by-play description) While there isn’t really anything new on this production, the fansites are running rampant with photos of the Crew out and about at the Cloverfield premiere in [...]
Sorry Gillman, this movie has nothing to do with Bret Hart, you can stop reading now. As for everyone else though….. If you know me personally, you will know that I am a bit of a video game junkie. I spend a few hours a day when I have free time rotting away those precious [...]