“In brightest day, in blackest night, No evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship Evil’s might, Beware my power… Green Lantern’s light!“ – The oath of the Green Lantern Ryan Reynolds stars as Hal Jordan in DC Comics and Warner Brothers summer blockbuster adaptation of Green Lantern. As a Sci-Fi adventure film, Green Lantern struggles too hard to find the right balance between... 

After Marvel has firmly placed a thunder god and the origins of its key team of mutants in theaters this summer, it’s DC Comics’ turn for a comic book movie. With Superman and Batman tied up in other developments (and Wonder Woman just recently freed from her television deal), the company had to rely on a less familiar member of its pantheon of characters, the Green Lantern. As someone told me... 

Wow, we’ve got one hell of a show this week. This episode is chock-full of movie goodness, from a discussion of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and how the Pirates franchise has evolved over time to a heated discussion of movies representing the Vietnam war era: Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket, and Platoon. Add in a little bit about The Dark Knight Rises, Transformers: Dark of the... 

I’ve been disappointed with the number of online critics who have announced that their review of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is in their choice not to see it. They insist the franchise has gotten worse and worse, to the point that they won’t give the latest chapter their time or money. To me, this is disappointing. I mean, we’re talking about summer popcorn fare that follows a... 

The Retrospectives are an idea I’ve been rolling around for a number of years now, even going back to my time with Cinema Blend. You see, it’s bothered me that we decide in the heat of the moment which film was better that year. We can’t decide what movie was the best movie in a given year just as we can’t determine if a year is going to produce a good crop of wine. It takes... 

There’s a moment early in The King’s Speech where King George V informs his son that the advent of wireless radio has turned the royal family into the basest of creatures: actors. The irony that this line is stated by Michael Gambon, an actor knighted for his services to drama, in a production that dramatizes the life of the royal family is beautiful, laying a foundation that broadcasts just how... 

When I first saw the preview for The Warrior’s Way, I was very intrigued. It looked like a spaghetti western with samurai slickness. It seemed like a dream come true. I could not wait for this movie to open. Unfortunately, my enthusiasm was misguided. Written and directed by newcomer Sngmoo Lee, the movie opens with a samurai (Jang Dong-gun) fighting through numerous enemies to reach a baby girl.... 

Zack Snyder is on his way to becoming a diverse director. Until now, Snyder’s name has been associated with more mature films, breaking onto the scene with 2004’s remake of Dawn of the Dead before really gaining recognition for his adaptations of 300 and Watchmen. While Snyder uses some of his same visual tricks in his latest project, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole, the movie is... 

Closing Tabs started as a weekly look at news we didn’t cover on the site throughout the week. As the site has grown, however, we’ve moved away from reporting most news (you can catch most of it regurgitated on other sites anyway) in favor of more original opinions and editorials. Still, that news is out there, clogging up the tabs on our browsers, so now we offer the column as a Tuesday/Thursday...