It’s our first week at the pair of swashbuckling Snow Whites coming this year, which will raise the obvious question: who’s the better evil Queen, Julia Roberts or Charlize Theron? It’s also our chance to see the Australian Perseus battle the titans once again, this time with more Liam Neeson and an ominously slow speaking Ralph Fiennes. […]
Spring has sprung, and most movies have given this weekend over to the opening of The Hunger Games, the next synergistic franchise based on meh-ly written books to become a franchise and remind of us its existence every two years or so with another installment more banal than the first. Lawrence has had some fine roles as […]
The eighties are alive in 2012, or at least, the memory of the eighties is. If you’re not up for a comedic imagining of police officers infiltrating inner city schools, check out Jason Segal’s latest or Adrien Brody’s turn as a widget educator, momentarily changing lives in an interchangeable occupation. If you’re up for an adventure, or […]
This week, Disney launches another tentpole film, Elizabeth Olsen gives audiences eighty-eight minutes of tension, a couple of white folks put salmon in an unusual place, a couple of professors exchange identities, and Eddie Murphy tries his hand with teenagers in his most recent, not-funny role. John Carter: Andrew Stanton, director of Wall-E and Finding Nemo, makes […]
February had a moment, like Chronicle and Undefeated, but most of it fell flat. March is the month were things start to get a bit better, a bit more bigger budget, and a few more stars. This first week, we get a look at a dissipating rocker, a non-sparkly Robert Pattinson, a liberal-agenda cartoon character and Robert […]
Real-life Navy SEALs, Tyler Perry pretending to be profound, but really just taking your money, the President’s daughter in a space prison, the enigma that is Amanda Seyfried persists, and the conundrum of seeing a Jennifer Aniston movie. Welcome to the weekend! Act of Valor: If nothing else, this film could be a surprise study in realism. […]
Valentine’s Day has come and gone. Those waiting for that break-up prohibition to expire can now submit as many pink slips as you wish. And, if you’re looking to drown your sorrows or start life anew, your best best this week will be to check out Undefeated. If you’re just looking to get depressed, you might want to […]
Last week’s Big Miracle flopped like a humpback in pudding, but this week, we’re all gearing up for Valentine’s Day. For those of you looking for dinner and a movie, you’ve got your pick between Rachel McAdams, Reese Witherspoon, or animation. (I’m banking on the animation.) Looking for a bit of action, but you’re single, Safe House […]
I suppose the above graphic would have been a better inclusion when discussing One for the Money last week. (It’s currently coasting at a steady 3% on Rottentomatoes, which, admittedly, isn’t as bad as Bucky Larson, but certainly just as good as Abduction.) As February begins, we are greeted by a sentimental fight against the Soviets — sort of […]
The biggest question this week will be whether or not Liam Neeson can continue his string of success with early-year movies. For some reason, Unknown and Taken both drew massive audiences. While neither was critically successful, people just love them some Liam Neeson. How could you not? He was Oskar Schindler; he and Gandhi single-handedly defeated the Nazis […]