Serenity Review: A Great Train Wreck in...

How can a show which only had thirteen episodes spawn a feature film? After Joss Whedon’s Firefly was cancelled in 2002, sci-fi fans howled as Fox tore another great show to pieces and created the biggest open wound in the community since NBC forced the Enterprise off the air in 1969. But following in the grand traditions of fanboys... Read More »

‘Tron Legacy’ Review

Tron Legacy is not the deepest science fiction film in recent times. However its revolutionary visual style and solid acting result in a fun and entertaining film that fights for the viewers’ attention and will keep them riveted to their seats. Plot Summary (Spoilers Follow): It’s 1989 and Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), software engineer and CEO of tech giant... Read More »

‘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 have been awakened to a visionary masterpiece of a film.... Read More »

‘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, beautiful to look at, and deeply moving. Sadly, this film is none... Read More »

‘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 “Hannibal” Smith (Liam Neeson) is being held captive. Left for... Read More »

‘Prince of Persia: Sands of...

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 Kingsley, the film had strong Hollywood support. Its received mixed reviews from the critics and... Read More »

District 9 Review

Despite the promising concept: District 9 only proves to disappoint my expectations as the film constantly prefers to use the sword over the pen. That being said, there’s still some stimulating aspects of District 9, but they never rise above the rest of the crowd. Read More »

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Review

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is one of the most uninspired films I have seen in the past couple of years. Throughout the 118 minute showing I found myself constantly shaking my head and wanting to leave the theater. The beginning of the film was painfully slow while the end seemed to be a Star Wars rip-off with... Read More »