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Snow White and the Huntsman [Review]
Snow White and the Huntsman is an exhilarating, visually splendid and surprisingly mature adaptation of the Snow White fairy tale. The film is rich in tone with amazing special effect and esquisite locations, from the fabled mirror on the wall to the castles and forests to the costumes and creatures. Absolutely stunning. Emotionally, however, the film has little to offer beyond the surface conflicts...
The Adventures of Tintin [Review]
As the story goes, Steven Spielberg discovered a love for Tintin, the Belgian comic book character, after he released Raiders of the Lost Ark and fans drew connections between the high adventure feel of the first Indiana Jones movie and Tintin’s comic book series, which follows a young reporter on unlikely adventures. It’s taken thirty years, but now Spielberg brings an animated version of Tintin’s...
Captain America: The First Avenger [Review]
Marvel has had pretty good luck this summer, laying in some key pieces for their upcoming The Avengers movie with Thor, which introduced both the Thunder God and (briefly) Clint “Hawkeye” Barton. Now it’s time to lay the final stone of the foundation. This is not just any character, however, but Captain America, “The First Avenger.” Despite having four other movies building up to The Avengers...
Captain America: The First Avenger 3D [Review]
Marvel has done it once again, delivering a fun, earnest, action-packed superhero movie with filled with heart and rich, rewarding characters. Captain America: The First Avenger is a terrific companion to Marvel’s Iron Man and Thor and sits somewhere between the two. While it doesn’t capture the sense of wonder and astonishment that Iron Man excelled at, it triumphs with a strong lead character...
The Rite
An American seminary student, Michael Kovak (Colin O’Donoghue), preparing to graduate to become a priest, begins to doubt his faith deciding to abandon his studies. Recognizing his strengths, the school sends him to study exorcism in Rome, Italy. At the recommendation of his teachers, he is sent to visit Father Lucas Trevant (Anthony Hopkins) to examine his faith and lack thereof. Father Michael...
