As one of the seemingly few who actually enjoyed the X-Men’s previous big screen outing, 2006’s Last Stand, I don’t know if I’m a real expert on giving advice for the latest mutant adventure, X-Men: First Class. Perhaps there’s just something about this story that intrigues me, good or bad.
Not too often does the chance come along to praise a sequel as a better product than its predecessor. So let’s seize the opportunity: Kung Fu Panda 2 kicks the original’s big fuzzy keester.
Does frat boy humour work with the ladies? (And if it does,…
Don’t think for a second that I’m going to be a raving advocate for Scream 4 — because, quite frankly, after a few decades of watching films and writing about them, I have a big problem giving hugs n’ kisses to any film with a number, roman numeral, or cutesy subtitle immediately following the title.
There’s a certain freedom in knowing exactly what you’re going to get.…
The story of Bethany Hamilton, a Christian surfer who lost her left arm in a shark attack at the age of 13 before going on to become one of the sport’s all-time legends, is a pretty remarkable story. So good, it probably deserves a better movie than Soul Surfer — but if solid intentions count for anything, this one is an overwhelming winner.
The Lincoln Lawyer isn’t a brilliant movie, but it’s a solid one;…
Let’s see, here … the story of an ordinary slacker who discovers a mystery drug that gives him superhuman mental ability. Honestly though, the writers of Limitless could’ve perhaps benefited from popping a few of those magic pills themselves. This film has a ridiculously great concept but runs out of steam before even the halfway mark. Instead of looking at how many cool options such a set-up provides, they have their players plod along in what looks to be yet another tired, predictable thriller.
Mars Needs Moms? Okay. But first, movie needs a little help.
Sure, there is a pinch of charm and a decent message in Disney’s latest stab at the hit-or-miss exercise of performance capture, the very complex process that involves mingling animation with a live actor’s movements and facial gestures.
So let me get this straight; Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, presented by…
For fear of sounding vanilla, I don’t want to call The Roommate…
If there really must be big, loud re-makes (and apparently, there must), we can at least celebrate the fact that — finally — someone got it right.
