Movies like Because I Said So make even the most hardened film critics question what they are doing with their lives. I had that thought roll through my head at least a half dozen times as I witnessed this disaster. Not since Domino have I out-and-out detested a film this… Continue reading
Not since The Break-Up has a film been so mis-marketed. One would assume, after viewing the trailers and TV spots, that Man of the Year is an edgy political satire examining just what would happen if a late night comedian got elected President of the United States. One would be… Continue reading
The Illusionist feels like a relic from a lost era at the movies. Set in early 1900’s Vienna, Neil Burger’s film truly feels like it belongs in a 1940’s throwback theater with five cent popcorn. It’s a big enough rarity in itself to find a solid crime/drama these days at… Continue reading
I think we all had a John Tucker at our high school. You know the kind; an athletic rich kid whom all the guys knew was a total jerk, but the girls nevertheless fell head over heels for. It didn’t matter how many hearts were broken or how cold he… Continue reading
How many times have we seen this movie now? The old slacker friend moves in with his recently married/successful friend for hijinks and a moral lesson. Is this really the best entertainment Hollywood has to offer for a peak mid-summer release? You, Me and Dupree sloshes through 108 minutes of… Continue reading
It would be safe to say that I represent the demographic that everyone involved with The Devil Wears Prada could care less about. I’m male, I’m twenty-four, I know nothing about fashion, and on top of that I find the industry to be a cancer on contemporary culture. So it… Continue reading
The Hollywood mis-marketing machine strikes again! Touted as a signature Adam Sandler comedy in the trailers, Click is actually a heavy-handed drama that uses up its comedy points in the first thirty minutes. Those going in expecting Happy Gilmore Gets A Remote will be gravely disappointed. That’s not to say… Continue reading
Am I the only one who has noticed that stars usually hook up and start relationships while making really crappy movies? Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie on the set of Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger seeing sparks during the filming of The Getaway remake, Antonio Banderas… Continue reading
How the era of computer animated films has changed in just the past few years. When the original Ice Age was released back in 2002, the genre was virtually unstoppable. Every offering was not only a box office cash cow, but also quite inventive and fun. I was not a… Continue reading
Something New doesn’t entirely live up to its title, but as yet another fish in the sea of romantic comedies, often the most misfired films in Hollywood, it gets the job done for couples in search of a Valentine’s Day cinema fix. It doesn’t resort to idiotic and poorly executed… Continue reading