I’m not so much into the comic book movies.  Outside of Superman and Batman, my experience is limited and my interest less.  I have never seen or read any work based on Iron Man until this one, so I cannot speak to its fidelity to the canon.  I do see a crapload of movies, however, [...]

Despite being based on a beloved and pythonianly (I challenge someone to find a more appropriate adverb) random book, despite having a beyond-perfect cast, fantastic book animations, and superb production design, this latest adaptation of Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is just not very enjoyable. It pains me to say it, really. [...]

We all knew Robots was going to look amazing, but the terror you may understandably feel after being betrayed again and again by the non-Pixar companies is a legitimate terror. The ads push the vocal talent over the story and there’s the very real risk of a Robin-Williams-run-amok factor. In other words, we all worried [...]

Summer is here! The Core opened! Nice, escapist fun for me! Big action packed popcorn movies and – what? Smartypant darlings Stanley Tucci, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, and Delroy Lindo are in it? But I thought that – huh? The military is depicted as short sighted and since they might accidentally destroy the world they [...]

I must say up front that I am a Trekker, specifically Next Generation cast and I don’t wear costumes to premieres. What I like best about Star Trek movies in general (unlike say, the X Files movie) is they operate on a higher level than the episodes, but complement and/or add to the existing lore. [...]

Well, Steven Soderbergh has finally lost me. I saw Full Frontal, though no review has yet been written because it gave me writer’s block; but while I was watching it I was open-minded and giving him the benefit of the doubt. It was an interesting experiment. I fear that after his Academy-adored one-two punch of [...]

I was surprised at how pleased I was with this film. I had heard bad things about it, and I tend to eschew Al Pacino films as a rule. I am glad I bothered. If you really sit back and let it happen, and watch for all the details, there are some really interesting and [...]

I am pleased to report that the incredibly effective music in the preview is in the film, a rarity. Also some of the takes used in the preview aren’t as good as the ones in the film; saving the effective stuff for the Real Show. My summary: Not as good as the Sixth Sense but [...]

I have spent so much time defending poor victimized Hayden Christensen and Natalie Portman that I forgot to tell people how absolutely embarrassingly horrible this movie was. If you had any interest in seeing it I am sure you already have so what I have to say is old news, but you young moms and [...]

Matinee with lots and lots of snacks – ok, full price (after second viewing) The first time I saw this preview, I thought, the only way this movie could have been funnier is if they actually got the real crew of Star Trek to play these roles – have Shatner as Shatner, being forced to [...]