Archive for the ‘Film’ Category

‘Inception’ Review

‘Inception’ Review
Since the beginning of the summer, audiences have been dreaming of the great blockbuster of 2010. But all they’ve been given was a nightmare of mediocre comedies, rehashes of TV and yet another stupid movie involving sparkly vampires. But thanks to director Christopher Nolan and an allstar cast, audiences...
July 20th, 2010 | Action, Featured, Film, Movies, Reviews, Sci-Fi | Read More

‘The Last Airbender’ Review

‘The Last Airbender’ Review
The Last Airbender is based upon the outstanding Nickelodeon cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender. Drawing on martial arts, anime, and eastern mythologies, the show was a brilliant epic and legendary piece of television disguised as a children’s show. The series was all at once was witty, exciting,...
July 8th, 2010 | Action, Featured, Film | Read More

‘The A-Team’ Review

‘The A-Team’ Review
A-Team’s scatter-shot plot misses the mark of being a good action-comedy. Its comedy is entertaining, and some of its action scenes are decent, but unfortunately its plot is riddled with enough holes that they sink the film. Plot Summary (Spoilers Follow) The film opens in Mexico, where Colonel John...
June 15th, 2010 | Action, Comedy, Featured, Film, Movies, Reviews | Read More

‘Prince of Persia: Sands of Time’ Review

‘Prince of Persia: Sands of Time’ Review
Video game movies are not good.  However, from its initial announcement, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, seemed to have a great chance of reversing this trend. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, the producer of the Pirates of Caribbean trilogy, and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Ackerton, and Ben...
June 2nd, 2010 | Action, Featured, Film, Movies, Reviews | Read More

Hot Tub Time Machine Review

Hot Tub Time Machine Review
Following in the grand tradition of such cinema classics as Snakes on a Plane, Hot Tub Time Machine has a title that leaves nothing to the imagination. This comedy, with a tremendous amount of blue humor and eighties references, succeeds where most outrageous comedies can’t. The movie scored a major...
March 26th, 2010 | Comedy, Featured, Film, Movies, Reviews | Read More

Oscar’s Gamble Pays Off

Oscar’s Gamble Pays Off
On June 24th, 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that it expanded the amount of Best Picture nominees from five films to ten. The reaction to this announcement was decidedly mixed- while some believed that this expansion would allow for more deserving films to achieve recognition...
March 8th, 2010 | Featured, Film | Read More

‘Crazy Heart’ Review

‘Crazy Heart’ Review
The story of a celebrity who succumbs to addiction is nothing new in Hollywood.  The tabloids are filled with stories of the demise of many entertainers, for which a life of excess and fame brought tragic results. Such is the case with Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges), a worn out, consistently inebriated country...
February 21st, 2010 | Drama, Featured, Film, Musical | Read More

82nd Academy Award Predictions

82nd Academy Award Predictions
The only reason I look forward to the bitter deep winter months is because it is also awards season. It recent weeks we have had the Golden Globes, the SAG Awards, and the Grammys. However, without a doubt, the most exciting and entertaining of all of the awards is the little golden man–Oscar. Last...
February 6th, 2010 | Featured, Film | Read More

The Blind Side Review

The Blind Side Review
The Blind Side is a film about escaping poverty and disadvantage and finally finding success. The story is based on the real life journey of NFL player Michael Oher who is adopted by the white upper class Tuohy family and given a proper education and loving support. Due to the help of his new family,...
November 25th, 2009 | Drama, Featured, Film, Movies, Reviews | Read More

The Goods Review

The Goods Review
This summer, studios have expanded the reach of the typical “guy comedy” movie. Movies such as The Hangover have broad appeal due to the affability of their characters, which allows an advertising executive to spin the movie as being about friendship, thereby overshadowing some of the movie’s...
August 14th, 2009 | Comedy, Featured, Film, Movies, Reviews | Read More
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