When a movie achieves what it sets out to achieve, it can be deemed a success by its creators. When a movie delivers exactly what it promises (albeit by spoiling many key moments in the preview), it can be considered a sensible choice for an evening’s entertainment. 300, the film adaptation of the […]

I’m not a fanboy. I don’t automatically love something when it has the logo of a beloved icon splashed upon it. I feel that Christopher Reeve was and always will be the definitive Man of Steel. That said, this movie is truly incredible. Director Bryan Singer takes up the mantle left […]

I’ll come clean. After all the slaps I got from fanboys about my subjective, personal opinion of the first two X-Men movies, I am not eager to jump in and comment on the third in the series. Sure, this one is different. It’s got a different director, it’s got a whole political […]

I have not had the privilege of reading Alan Moore’s graphic novel response to the administration of Margaret Thatcher, but no matter. I read the news, I don’t need to imagine the fear that drove this work into being. I don’t know why Moore wanted his name taken off this film (especially […]

The answer to the following 2 rhetorial questions is “yes.” Are we so cynical as movie consumers that we automatically expect a science fiction comic book adaptation starring a recent Oscar winner to suck rocks? Is Hollywood so out of touch with the mainstream of what people want to see in movies that […]

Keep in mind that this review comes from a gal who laughed giddily through all of 2004’s zombie movies and who doesn’t blink during Terminator or Saving Private Ryan or Desperado. I’m no doily-crocheting pastor’s wife with an agenda and a Hayes Code sampler on the wall. This movie is obscene. Not […]

Stay to the end, after the credits. It’s a brief scene with a good payoff. I actually saw this twice, so I can safely say I enjoyed this movie, but it’s not for everyone.
I had not seen the graphic novel on which this film was based, but the film looks a lot like […]

Straight up: this is a movie for fans of the first halves of these series, to wit: Alien/Aliens and Predator (not Predator 2). It is as chock full of stupid “oh jeez” moments as it is full of genuine enjoyment for said fans. But if you are not a fan, the “oh jeez” […]

Yes, it’s all true. The sequel is better than the original. Now, I was actually, long term, pretty neutral about the original (my rating was Matinee) - every update benefit and groovy explanation of his spidey powers was negated by silly masked monologues. This one is better, both in terms of the […]

Long time readers (well, since July 2000) know how much I loathed the first X-Men movie. Don’t bother writing in and complaining again - you had your chance. Jeez, fanboys sure are touchy. So it should come as no surprise that I only saw this sequel as part of my constant supreme […]