My companion saw the 1974 original film adaptation of John Goday’s novel, remade here by Serious Director Tony Scott, and he reported that the original was just not this serious in tone. At the time, I couldn’t imagine a movie taking itself more seriously; the more I thought about it, though, the less serious it [...]
It’s hard to imagine an actual die-hard fanboy for the TV show Land of the Lost. All the Sid & Marty Krofft shows seem to inspire fond, indulgent affection rather than geek loyalty. This movie tips its cap to our favorite aspects of the series (Sleestaks! Chaka! Craziness! The theme [...]
I will not apologize for giving this movie a strong Matinee with Snacks rating. I came out of it all pumped and gleeful and satisfied, and if anyone wants much more than that from a Terminator movie, well it also has some freaking great sequences and effects.
When I think of director McG, I think [...]
I actually enjoyed this prequel novel better than its more famous companion, The DaVinci Code. Angels and Demons the film makes good use of the lessons learned from treading on the Catholic Church’s toes last time, and almost completely defangs the author’s voice and intent. As directed by Ron Howard, who is solid [...]
If you have just come out from under your rock, here is the 11th Star Trek movie, more accurately Star Trek Zero, a full-on reboot and reinterpretation of the four-decade cult phenomenon. Star Trek Nemesis (10) broke the rule of only even-numbered Star Trek movies are any good, and this Star Trek (inconveniently titled [...]
An impulse choice, fueled mostly by convenience and being willing to see anything, got me into the theatre. I had read (against normal protocols) some derisive press about this movie, so worst-case scenario, I would have a fun negative review to write. Sorry to disappoint! This movie was comfortably middle of the [...]
The best thing about Duplicity is its leading actors – not just the snappy chemistry of Julia Roberts and Clive Owen, but also the vein-popping rivalry of Paul Giamatti and Tom Wilkinson. Duplicity hops back and forth through time, but is stingy with clues to anchor the viewer in a particular timeline (even globetrotting doesn’t [...]
Wow. I mean just – wow. It’s staggering to contemplate that some producer group sat in a screening room and thought, “Wow, this is gonna be great!” Now, I know we weren’t walking into an Oscar contender or a cult classic, that much was evident. My companion and I hoped and assumed it would be [...]
We’re not here to discuss what a watershed the 1986 Alan Moore graphic novel is/was. They said a movie of it couldn’t be done, but no one dared to suggest it shouldn’t be done (unless you count Alan Moore taking his name off this film). As a movie, as a flickering visual narrative, [...]
The previews for this make it sounds like the banks are in your pocket, bugging your phones, using your PIN numbers for hostage negotiations, which of course sounds ridiculous. I am pleased to report that while the bank(s) in this movie aren’t doing anything remotely like that, they are doing some other equally un-banking-like, [...]
