Articles Posted in the Reviews Category
TRON: Legacy
Set in a digital sub-reality, filled with humanoid manifestations of computer programs, it should come as no surprise that TRON: Legacy is a soulless film. The characters and plot are plainly one-dimensional — a heartily ironic situation given the film shows in 3D — and absent of anything that might trigger an emotional connection to [...]
Salt
There is a type of book that only seems appropriate to buy in airports. Typically it’s filled with action scenes, very little character development, writing simple enough that you can skim it, and it has to be something you can leave in the seatback at the end of the flight. Also, often about 50 pages [...]
Inception
Ever had one of those dreams when you couldn’t wake up, a dream that seemed to go on forever and ever? Welcome to Inception. At 2 hours and 28 minutes it’s not just a blockbuster, it’s a clock buster. Inception is all about the concept. It’s part Matrix, part Ocean’s Eleven, with a dash of [...]
Get Him to the Greek
Two years ago, Forgetting Sarah Marshall was a hit not just because of Jason Segel‘s full frontal shot, but because it was a highly entertaining, smart and quirky film. In fact, it was probably in spite of the former that it succeeded. In FSM, Segal’s cute but doughy Peter ends up at a Hawaiian resort [...]
Sex and the City 2
Dear Sex and the City fans: Cheers! Everything you could have possibly wanted in a sequel to the first film, as a continuation of the television series, has arrived. So slip on your strappy sandals, pour a cosmo (or two), change your outfit six times, and be prepared to have your every fashion craving satisfied. [...]
MacGruber
[This is a re-post of our quick review of MacGruber from earlier this year at SXSW 2010] MacGruber began as a small Saturday Night Live sketch back in 2007 and has today turned into a feature-length film thanks to director Jorma Taccone (writer on SNL). Suffice to say, if you don’t care for the skit, [...]
Robin Hood
Robin Hood and Little John walkin’ through the forest … oo-de-lally, oo-de-lally, golly what a bore!
A great deal of nostalgia will be felt for Disney’s cartoon version of Robin Hood after seeing Ridley Scott’s overblown take on it. It’s also going to make you nostalgic for the two and a half hours you wasted in the theater.
Letters to Juliet
Letters to Juliet is like a puppy. It’s sweet, cute, and relies on long looks from its big eyes to get away with being bad. And it’s so adorable that you don’t want to be mean to it, but sometimes you have to be stern so it knows that something is not okay. So, director [...]
