This was a tough movie to comprehend. Being a movie fan, every once in a while you come across a film that's so sparse and on such a different intellectual plain that you have one of two different knee-jerk reactions. You either love the film wi...

Tim Allen is a guy that I've never really been on board with. Home Improvement was a little before my time, but funny nonetheless, and let's not forget, ("Let's NOT forget, Dude") the awesome Buzz Lightyear, and the first Santa Clause movie. Gal...

It's pretty clear that this film was directed by someone who should have just stayed involved as the writer. Renner is great in the role, but unfortunately there just isn't any semblance of a main plot to follow. Even when put in the framework o...

I'm a Batman fan, admittedly since The Dark Knight came out four years ago. I liked Batman Begins initially but didn't see the inherent value in it until after The Dark Knight came out and I was able to see that Begins was nothing but setup to th...

By now everyone should know where this flick is coming from and understand who it was made for. You're with MacFarlane or against him, myself being part of the former camp. Ted gives you a lot of Boston lore/references, some crude one-note jokes...

Instead of giving you a well-written, concise yet logical paragraph or two about my thoughts on the film, I'll just give you the bullet points of my initial reaction: -The Lizards was a shit villain. It was nothing that hadn't been done before i...

Plain and simple, Prometheus was an unfortunate mess. While the film had some good ideas going for it and some really great direction, the writing betrays any chance this film had of being a lasting piece of art. While this sounds kind of preten...

It took me a long time to finally see this flick, but WOW! This is a film so ridiculously archetypal and simple in premise that I'm surprised it holds up as well as it does. Everything from the wardrobe to the cinematography to the cheesy perfor...

This was a flick with a stylish flair, just not enough of it if you ask me. Mel is back to kicking some serious ass in this and it shows that this is the type of movie he should be making on a bi-annual basis. The low-rent/B-picture vibe of the ...

MINOR SPOILERS TO FOLLOW There's no escaping the hyperbole when it comes to this film. In a film this ambitious, it would have been easy to get lost in the overwhelming cloud of failure, but thankfully everything gets grounded in a level of ...

The arch-villain's battle with the hero should be, on all occasions, the height of suspense and entertainment for any film franchise. While I may be speaking too soon, The Dark Knight is my favorite Batman film because Joker is Batman's ultimate ...

Unsettling and bizarre in a very horrific way, this is an essential piece of documentary filmmaking. The main story of Oliver O'Grady's charges of molestation, coupled with the inclusion of many of his victims and the way it effected their lives,...

Here's a great example of a well made, good looking and entertaining film that did absolutely nothing for me. I don't hate this movie and I applaud the fact that if this is the next craze, at least it's a well made story with believable character...

Be forewarned, I'm about to spoil the shit out of this movie. Kill List had a few things going for it from the start. The score was unsettling and properly creepy right from the get-go. I thought the cinematography was good and the acting see...

I make no reservations about the fact that sometimes I can't properly explain why I love a movie as much as I do. Melancholia is certainly one of those films. I am always a fan of filmmakers who tackle science fiction staples from left-field per...

The absolute anti-thesis of modern spy films, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a potent, unique, slow, methodical and ultimately clever spy thriller in the vein of The Conversation or The Conformist. Right from the top down, the entire cast is full o...

Pearl Jam is, admittedly, a group I know next to nothing about. I'm aware of Eddie Vedder, love Better Man and appreciate Cameron Crowe's perspective on music, so I was eager to check this doc out. For me, this flick hit all the right notes and ...

This is the film that Funny People wished it was. Mixing a decent amount of laughs in with the drama, 50/50 resonates with anyone who has lost someone close to them, especially a friend. Whether or not the person you know died or moved away, los...

Hanna might be the most original, most polarizing action film of the year. Hanna offers up the goods, but in such a stylized/unconventional approach that it separates itself from the typical genre fare. Hanna's originality is evident in the open...

Attack The Block was OK. It wasn't great, it wasn't horrible, it was OK. This was a stylish and fun debut from director Joe Cornish, and I'm eager to see what else he has to offer the film world, but the film doesn't achieve on a level that, say...

A nice surprise ending to my summer movie season, Apes did a lot of things right. Being a fan of the original film and a ferverent hater of the sequels, TV series and remake that camer afterwards, Rise was a real pleasant shock. Acting as a dire...

Another classic movie to get drunk and watch. You either know what you're getting into with this or you're ignorant and we have nothing in common. Quite simply, the gore in this film is so over the top and ridiculous that you can't help but love...

Amazing. Simply jawdropping. Electric. Nothing can prepare you for the tour de force that is Drive. The elements are all in place here: great cast, retina bursting cinematography, unique soundtrack, and yet there is a certain magic to Drive. ...

With a style foreign to his previous films, Kevin Smith brings his A-game to this unique passion project which, in the mind of this particular reviewer, works on a lot of levels. It's tough comparing Red State to other films because it is so much...

First Class was a film I didn't immediately want to see. When I read about the concept and the re-casting of nearly every role in the film, I was leery. However, I felt that the origin of Magneto and Professor X's relationship was interesting en...

Super 8 was easily my most anticipated film of the year. It had everything I wanted to see according to the trailer. Action, suspense, mystery, and a heaping dose of Spielberg-love that I, undeniably, should have been right on board with. And I...

For me, Thor kicked off the summer movie season with a very loud bang. The trailers, posters and some of the cast decisions, as well as the director, had me worried this was going to be an overly pretentious and hokey superhero flick. Nothing co...