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 [...]
Too busy last week to go through all the movie news? Here’s a look at what you missed! Since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 opened last week, who can think of anything else? Here’s an all-Harry, all the time edition. Think of it as a last hurrah for The Boy Who Lived…. [...]
Growing up, did you ever hear “why do you think I”m doing this? I’m doing this for YOU!” from your parents? In my old neighborhood that was bandied about almost daily. But kids never listen, never take it to heart. But with A Better Life, what parents do for their kids is laid out right [...]
It all started with a baby boy named Harry, it all ends with Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is an amazing feat, an awesome ending to a groundbreaking series. This movie will strike a chord with fans around the world, and even those who are yet to be fans. Yes there [...]
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? “The Rite” I [...]
Too busy last week to go through all the movie news? Here’s a look at what you missed! * Box office? No surprise that Transformers took the top spot again this weekend, with Horrible Bosses in second and (egads) Zookeeper in 3rd. Cars 2 skidded in at 4th this past weekend, and Bad Teacher is [...]
Guy gets girl. Guy loses girl because he’s a zookeeper. Animals decide to help a brother out. How many times have we seen that story? Only this once, thank goodness. Zookeeper suffers from a serious case of Shot-It’s-Wad-itis; all of the good stuff is in the trailer. That’s right, everything worth seeing? You’ve seen already. [...]
Fathom Events, the folks that brought Rise to theaters earlier this year, is upping the ante this July, when the bring Giselle to theaters in 3D. Before you say it, lemme just stop you right there; no, it’s not the model. It’s the ballet. And yeah, it’s kinda badass for a ballet. We’re talking madness, [...]
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? “Black Death”. It’s [...]
