Sucker Punch left our critics feeling like they got punched, which we talk about in the first part of this week’s show. We also look at Gorillas in the Mist and Working Girl as we finish with Sigourney Weaver as our artist of the month. Finally, we discuss some new trailers that have made us reconsider our stance on Twilight icon Robert Pattinson as well leave us trying to figure out the target... 

Sucker Punch is a movie that’s dividing viewers. The Widescreen Warrior staff has leaned toward the low side, feeling like Zack Snyder’s latest film is flawed, suffering from a lack of connection between the audience and the characters and with a narrative that is disjointed even random at times. Some of you agree with us, while others have called us to task, even going so far as to say that we... 

When watching Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch, about midway through, you’ll realize something is missing. There’s a vacuum, devoid of meaning and purpose. What is it? What can it be? It’s heart, emotion – Sucker Punch has no soul. Without that, there’s no connection to the characters, no investment in the plot, no payoff to the story. Snyder plays to his strengths, the visuals, the style,... 

If you were to take the explosive action of a Michael Bay movie, the girl-power themes of Joss Whedon’s work, and the quirky homages of Quentin Tarantino, and shove all of that in a blender on high, you might wind up with Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch. Then again, you might wind up with something better since Bay’s action isn’t as frenetic, Whedon’s message isn’t delivered in as exploitive...