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American Reunion [Review]
It’s been thirteen years since that pie was at the business end of Jim Levinstein (Jason Biggs). Now, Jim has reunited with his old high school buddies Oz (Chris Klein), Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas) and Finch (Eddie Kay Thomas) just in time for their high school reunion. They’ve all got their own accomplishments and mishaps: Jim is struggling to keep his marriage with Michelle (Alyson Hannigan)...
Wrath of the Titans [Review]
When we last left the adventures of the demigod Perseus, he had survived a horrific remake of an already flawed and sadly dated (although much beloved) iconic film. While there was a lot of room for improvement from the original, the remake wound up introducing a slew of new problems ranging from 3D effects that were so bad that the movie became the example of what not to do with 3D to a plot so riddled...
Mirror Mirror [Review]
The classic fairy tale of Snow White has two cinematic adaptations this year, as well as the recent Once Upon a Time television series on ABC. That’s a lot of Snow White to go around. Fortunately, each one has their own unique take on the character. In the case of the recent release, Mirror Mirror, that take is a more traditional one, taking a lighthearted approach to the story with only a few minor...
The Hunger Games [Review]
Much like Harry Potter and A Song of Fire and Ice (Game of Thrones), I discovered The Hunger Games as a series of novels because of the hype that was surrounding the adaptation of the series into another format, in this case a movie. It didn’t take long for me to fall in love with the incredible story of a very unlikely heroine, Katniss Everdeen, who volunteers her own life to save that of her sister...
An Outsider’s Review of The Hunger Games
Before I start with the review proper, let me make this perfectly clear; I haven’t read a page of these books. I also haven’t seen stuff like Battle Royale or The Running Man or any of these other really famous blood sport movies people keep comparing The Hunger Games to. My opinions here are completely unbiased on either end and are only based on my own opinions. Well, now that the disclaimer...
21 Jump Street [Review]
In this comedic remake of the popular 1980s show of the same name, former high school nerd Morton Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and former jock bully Greg Jenko (Channing Tatum) have just graduated from the police academy and are prepared for badass excitement. Unfortunately, after a failed arrest attempt while on park duty, the two are assigned to an undercover job at the titular address where Captain Dickson...
Senna [DVD Review]
Race car driving is a sport unlike any other. The athlete relies upon a piece of machinery instead of their own body to reach the finish line. While drivers have a fair amount of athleticism, their success is more often determined by their willingness to take risks and anticipate the movements of their competitors. The most popular form of race car driving in the world is Formula One. Ayrton Senna,...
John Carter [Review]
Walt Disney and the director of Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton) bring Edgar Rice Burroughs’ pulp hero from Mars to the big screen with the big-budget, 3D extravaganza John Carter. Big on effects, grand in scope, the film paints a high-action, pulpy science-fiction saga full of spectacle, beauty and romance with curious underlining father-and-daughter themes. The film struggles to get all its pieces...
Silent House [Review]
Silent House has a lot going for it: imaginative direction, an outstanding lead performance and the unique execution of a continuous 88 minute shot. The result is a tense, suspenseful and shocking film. The plot is simple at its core, but rich and complex in its themes and tone. Silent House devotes its entire running time to a brief, but important, span of time of its cast of characters. John (Adam...
Dr. Suess’ The Lorax [Review]
Dr. Suess’ The Lorax is an entertaining, musical, lively and colorful cinematic version of the Dr. Suess classic children’s book first published 1971. Focusing more on the young boy from the book, christened Ted for the film (after Theodor Suess Geisel/Dr. Suess), the film becomes a whimsical adventure where the character ventures out into the barren wilderness in search of a Truffala tree to impress...
