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 [...]
When a bad guy gets gunned down by another bad guy in the movies, it’s usually high fives all around. But not for poor little Cataleya Restrepo, left to fend for herself after the death of her parents by a Columbian drug lord her father had just broken ties with. The rest of Colombiana is [...]
Sometimes hitting the multiplex just isn’t in the cards. That’s when cable, the web and streaming step in to provide an instant movie fix. But how to separate the wheat from the chaff? I’m happy to help; every week I’ll pick a flick and see if it’s worth your time. This week it’s “Country Strong”. [...]
Bring your kids, bring your wives, bring them all. Lion King in all it’s awesome glory is back, and in 3D no less. We have some tickets for your families. Yes families, don’t grab these from those of us with kids. Synopsis When “The Lion King” first roared into theaters in 1994, the story of [...]
What guy can say no to a women who kicks this much ass? Atomic Popcorn presents the latest from Sony Pictures – Colombiana. This fast paced film stars the ever beautiful Zoe Saldana as a professional killer, hell beant on revenge for her parent’s death. You better get these passes fast! Synopsis: In the action [...]
Though everyone seemed to be dragging today (except Stan Lee; where does he get that energy?), it was a great day at the con. Hey, sure heading outside in the rain…. Here’s a taste of what you may have missed! * Cool independent comics: – The cool pulp-novel feel of Hard-Boiled Horror. Horror with a [...]
Phew! It was a long, fun day at Baltimore Comic-Con, but I’ll keep this quick so I can get to the best tidbits from the con. Despite the big guns in comics (Marvel, DC, Indigo, Dark Horse) and movies (WB/CW, Universal, Fox, etc.) not having Dealer’s Room presence, there was plenty to see and do! [...]
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane it’s…something that’s distracting you from the fanged dude right next to you. Oops, too late. If you liked the original Fright Night, this new re-telling should have you jumping for joy. This is a remake that isn’t fresh and original, but it does hit [...]
Emma and Dexter are graduating from college, circa 1988. She’s hellbent on making a difference in the world, and he’s up for anything the world has to offer. Glimpsing into the lives of these two opposites on Saint Swithin’s Day (July 15th) for the next 20 years, you get love, glory, despair, and happiness, not [...]
Sometimes hitting the multiplex just isn’t in the cards. That’s when cable, the web and streaming step in to provide an instant movie fix. But how to separate the wheat from the chaff? I’m happy to help; every week I’ll pick a flick and see if it’s worth your time. This week? “For Colored Girls”. [...]
Hey there fellow geeks and geekettes, fanboys and fangirls, and all you people who speak Elvish! The Baltimore Comic-Con is this weekend at the Baltimore Convention Center. “But I’m a movie lover”, you say. “I don’t read comics, nothing there for me.” Au contraire mon movie-nut. Herewith, 10 reasons why Comic-Con here in our hometown [...]
