“Gavin Hood’s version of Orson Scott Card’s “Ender’s Game” didn’t do too well at the box office, which is a pity, because it’s pretty damn entertaining.” Gavin Hood’s last film was the pretty mediocre “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” which is reason enough for some to dislike him passionately. Though not me. The thing is, technically that […]
And as far as I am aware, they still do though it’s also the name of a studio that seems to operate on a similar principal. What they are known for doing is taking a more established property, like “Battleship,” “Robocop” or “Pacific Rim” and regurgitating “American Warship (which was called ‘American Battleship’ before Universal’s […]
“Stitches” is worth seeing, but–other than the gore effects–there’s not much going on.” I have never quite understood why people find clowns particularly threatening (though I perfectly understand why mimes, their evil cousins, might makes some uneasy), which isn’t the same as the phobia known as coulrophobia. I mean they’re hardly subtle, and wearing those […]
While I have never (directly) paid to see any of the ‘Expendables’ films when I happen to catch one I generally have a good time. There’s a sense that Sylvester Stallone and the rest of his crew aren’t taking themselves quite so seriously, no matter how much violence rains about them. That’s a refreshing change […]
Remember the much-talked about Kickstarter campaign to revive the cancelled 2004 CW series “Veronica Mars?” Being that you’re seeing the trailer, it goes without saying that the campaign was a success. That being said, I have no idea how the trailer is. I mean, it looks OK, but seeing that I never actually watched the […]
“A confident debut by Joseph Gordon-Levitt” Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s “Don Jon” is a remarkably assured debut though the film works as well as it does also because of the editing, which was done by Lauren Zuckerman. It’s amazing how good editing makes a decent film better by controlling how scenes flow from one to the next. But […]
I heard about the making of this movie awhile ago, though I only recently learned about the trailer. Johnny Depp is playing some type of scientist (I think he’s working with artificial intelligence, though the trailer didn’t specify) whom ends up having his consciousness transferred into a computer. This happens because of an assassination attempt […]
Happy Holidays! I hope everyone has enjoyed the holiday, hopefully with those that care for, and vice versa. It goes without saying that the course that Bryan Singer charted with the 2006 film, “Superman Returns” was an unsustainable one. It cost $270 million to produce and earned $391 million in worldwide box office receipts. Box […]
The conclusions that I arrive at below, though logical, are pure speculation (unless they end up being accurate, in which case I knew it the entire time and am a prescient genius). Recently we learned that not only would Paul Rudd be the lead in Edgar Wright’s “Ant-Man” but Joseph Gordon-Levitt would be producing (and […]
The trailer to the sequel to “21 Jump Street” is out and instead of high school, Jenko (Channing Tatum) and Schmidt (Jonah Hill) go to college. I didn’t see the original film, because I thought it looked stupid, though at the time I had no idea how likable Tatum seemed to be. There’s a joke […]
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