Boy, 2008 was all over the map in terms of movies.  Most of them were torn down with varying degrees of critical hostility and, in the majority of those cases, the hate was justified.  From movies like 10,000 B.C. to The Happening, there have been some big stinkers among audiences this year.  What follows is [...]

You know that person you come across every now and then who’s so determined to not socialize with others because they’re so content with being isolated from civilization? You know that feeling you get where you just want to grab hold of them and shake them around until you can make them come to their [...]

Gone are all the high-tech gadgets, flashy and weapon-equipped cars and even the trademark line “Bond, James Bond”.  Everything that many Bond fans remember and associate the spy series with has indeed been dropped and replaced with more realistic and modern-day elements as a way to reinvent the series.  But probably the most notable change [...]

The genre of the cop film seems to have become a dumping ground for film critics, and while I do acknowledge the fact that any movie dealing with the Boys in Blue released these days do follow the same basic formula, my belief is that whether or not the film is good lies in the [...]

Utter the words Indiana Jones and immediately everybody knows what you’re talking about.  You’re talking about fast-paced, globe-trotting quests for long-lost artifacts, ancient deathtraps and amazing action sequences.  But most importantly, you’re talking about a cinematic icon who has become a household name for any film buff.  From the fedora hat to the bullwhip, Indiana [...]

I must admit that by the end of the second act of Nights In Rodanthe, the sappy romantic inside of me was almost won over by the film.  Almost. But about a minute into the third act, the professional film critic in me took over, immediately recognizing the film’s overly sappy final 20 minutes as [...]

It seems the genre of the Western is slowly being brought back to life.  Last year saw the release of the remake of 3:10 to Yuma, and now we have Appaloosa, another great addition to the ranks of those horse-ridin’ and gun-slingin’ movie heroes.  “Yuma” had two great stars headlining it, and the same goes [...]

2008 may very well be remembered as “the year of the superhero”.  This is the year that gave us the immaculate “The Dark Knight”, the crowd-pleasing “Incredible Hulk” (although it did everything BUT please me), and of course the surprisingly strong “Iron Man” starring Robert Downey Jr.  The latter has just been released on DVD [...]