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Sasha Baron Cohen as a Mediocre Dictator

May, 17, 2012

Despite first hitting American airwaves with the Emmy nominated Da Ali G Show, Sasha Baron Cohen is seemingly destined to be burdened with the expectations of an audience that only recognizes him as the mastermind of the comedy smash Borat.

Whedon Weaves The Avengers Just Right

May, 04, 2012

The summer season officially begins today with the release of The Avengers, the superhero team-up epic that has been years in the making.

Think Like a Man Review

April, 20, 2012

This may be another instance where my expectations walking in were so low that I am overpraising the film, but THINK isn’t just a funny movie, it may have been the most fun I have had in a theater in months.

Full Frame: Kiss the Paper and Eating Alabama Reviews

April, 13, 2012

It’s Christmas time once again for area film buffs.

Jeff, Who Lives at Home- Indy Dud

March, 16, 2012

Jeff (Jason Segel) is a 30-year-old living in his mother’s basement, unemployed and lacking direction.

The Vow’s Amnesia is Self Reflexive

February, 10, 2012

Amnesia has been used by every two bit TV show that needed an easy B-plot for sweeps season since televisions first entered our living rooms.

Safe House Review

February, 10, 2012

These are dark and troubling times, my friends. Sure, it’s been said countless times how Hollywood is bereft of ideas, turning toward sequels and reboots countless times to bring in our shekels; and yes, it’s not unheard of for a wide release film to “borrow” a scene or two from a recent blockbuster.

Big Miracle Above Average Free Willy Wannabe

February, 03, 2012

I don’t know if this is just a case of my cynicism flairing up, but have you noticed family films just aren’t what they used to be? Seriously, back in the Golden Age of Cinema (the 80s-90s), it seemed Hollywood was releasing classics by the handful. You had your Gremlins; E.T.; the Indiana Jones trilogy; etc.

The Woman in Black is a Step Behind

February, 03, 2012

I couldn’t help but wonder where this film would have found itself without the star wattage of Daniel Radcliffe, here to anchor the film. The latest release from CBS Films, quickly making a name for itself as the home for winter months schlock to fill theater screens.

Glen Close is Albert Nobbs

January, 27, 2012

Albert Nobbs began life as a short story, written by the great Irish author George Moore in 1918. Moore was a wonderful writer, ahead of his time in many ways, chief among them his descriptions of the lives of adulterers, prostitutes, and your everyday working class as naturalistic protagonists, instead of the Dickensian characters that most readers had grown accustomed to at the time.

Man on a Ledge

January, 27, 2012

Ever so often moviegoers are blessed to be presented with a film that seemingly appears from out of the blue; a movie that rattles the film industry with its sheer originality and spawns copycats for years to come.

Contraband, Stupid, but Fun

January, 13, 2012

Last week in my review for The Devil Inside, I was bemoaning the fact that January is a dumping ground for the film studios’ mistakes. While watching this week’s wide-release Contraband, the newest action flick starring Mark Wahlberg, I suddenly remembered one thing that this month is actually good for when it comes to movies; for some odd reason, it has become the unofficial release month for stupid but fun shoot-‘em-ups.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

December, 21, 2011

Swedish journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) has just been disgraced in a libel case as the film opens, being slammed with a 700,000 euro fine that wipes out his savings. He is hired by a wealthy industrialist (Christopher Plummer) to help investigate the disappearance of his young niece 40 years earlier.