The newest version of The Three Musketeers storms into theaters this weekend.  Being a fan of the novel, I knew I needed to see this updated reimaging of the classic story, directed by Paul W. S. Anderson.  Anderson previously directed two of the Resident Evil films and Alien Vs. Predator and he now brings some of his futuristic flavor to 17th century France. The film opens in Venice where a caper... 

The film Dream House comes from director Jim Sheridan, best known for My Left Foot and In the Name of the Father. Typically he tells well thought out stories, concise but powerful. Unfortunately, this film is muddled and lost. The actors are unable to help raise an already weak script to something greater. The movie opens with Will Atenton (Daniel Craig) leaving his job in New York City to move to... 

This year’s remake of Straw Dogs comes by way of Rod Lurie, who you may know from The Contender and The Last Castle. Lurie wrote the screenplay, produced and directed this remake of the 1971 movie of the same name that starred Dustin Hoffman. In this version, James Marsden plays the Dustin Hoffman part, David Sumner. Playing David’s wife, Amy, is Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgard as her... 

Columbiana comes from director by Olivier Megaton, who also directed Transporter 3, making him adept action sequences and chase scenes, and is written by Luc Besson, writer/director of Leon: The Professional and Nikita, and Robert Mark Kamen, creator of The Karate Kid franchise (Besson and Kamen also previously co-wrote The Transporter). Solo, Besson has done numerous movies with strong female central... 

The book that stormed its way up bestseller lists comes to movie theaters this weekend. For the record, I have not read the book, making this the first time in recent memory that I’ve gone to see a movie without reading the book first. It feels odd, knowing there is a book out, that most of the audience has read it and has more knowledge about this than I do. But I wanted a pure viewing with nothing... 

When you are a comic book fan, you get used to a lot of things including being mocked by those who do not understand your passion. You hope that, one day, all those that mock you will see that you just were before your time. These days, every comic book hero worth his salt is getting a film franchise, and the mainstream public is paying attention. As one that was “in on it from the beginning,”... 

This weekend, I saw Priest, the 2D version, directed by Scott Stewart and starring Paul Bettany. This is their second movie together, their first being 2010’s Legion (which I also reviewed). When I saw Legion, I decided that it was a movie that could have been great, but did not go far enough to satisfy me as a viewer. Sadly, I think Priest is the same way. The trailer promised us monster-like... 

Water for Elephants began as a novel written during National Novel Writing Month. The book quietly took on a life of its own, earning by word of mouth a great reputation. When word was announced of a movie being made, the fans were torn between wanting a movie to show the heart of the book, and also being so nervous that Hollywood would hurt their story as it has done to countless others. For the... 

The latest in the string of stoner comedies is Your Highness, directed by David Gordon Green, who also gave us Pineapple Express. The movie stars James Franco and Danny McBride (who co-wrote the film with Ben Best). The movie starts out with Thadeous (McBride) about to be hung for the crime of seducing the dwarf king’s bride. His manservant, Courtney (Rasmus Hardiker), is in the stocks being... 

The movie Red Riding Hood was directed by Catherine Hardwicke, who previously directed the massively popular Twilight. With this offering, Hardwicke proves that she is adept at what would stir the young minds and hearts of tween girls. Here, she creates a new twist on the old cautionary children’s tale. Amanda Seyfried plays Valerie, the girl in the infamous red riding hood. Valerie lives in...