fascism |ˈfaSHˌizəm|(also Fascism ) noun an authoritarian and nationalistic right-wing system of government and social organization.• (in general use) extreme right-wing, authoritarian, or intolerant views or practice. I really wanted to like “Dredd” a lot more than I actually did. This is an odd because I am extremely fond of the character, though I think that I understand what my problem was. It’s that there was virutally no one to root […]
Whenever a film is ‘Based On A True Story’, I tend to roll my eyes just a little bit because the events that follow often end up being so fantastic–and generally unrepeatable by anything resembling a scientific method–that, if they were true, the whole way we look at the world would change (And Yeah, I […]
“”ParaNorman,” particularly its story, is not as innovative as its animation, though it often uses established tropes in an interesting fashion.” Chris Butler and Sam Fell‘s “ParaNorman” is an interesting film primarily for two reasons: The first is that it’s made in stop-motion, a painstaking method of animation that involves figures built upon a metal […]
“The most fun you will ever have watching a baby getting socked in the face.” Jay Roach’s “The Campaign” is really funny, but it’s also two different movies. The first is hilarious, and deals with Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis), who appears to live virtually every stereotype that accompanies being queer, and yet he (somehow) manages […]
“”The Dark Knight Rises” is an engaging film, but in the end it’s too grounded in the real to soar.” The devastating events in Aurora, Colorado have cast a pall over the launch of Warner Bros. “The Dark Knight Rises,” though if box office receipts are any indicator, the film is weathering the adverse publicity […]
I don’t know if it’s the beer, I purchased my first six pack of Yuengling Traditional Lager (not bad, though a little bland for my tastes. It would make a great beer on a hot day, though) today, but “Creature” isn’t nearly as bad as all the negative reviews would lead you to believe. The cinematography is […]
In all the annals of film history, I suspect that being a werewolf has never seemed quite so dull. It’s tough finding an entertaining horror film, especially since so many aren’t. A new crop of films recently appeared on Netlflix, but quantity isn’t the same thing as quality. Take “The Howling Reborn,” for instance. It’s an […]
Is “Shark Night 3D” better than the Steven Spielberg classic, “Jaws,” the film that single-handedly make millions afraid to go into the water? No. In fact, it’s not even close. “Jaws” is a better film by just about any metric you could use to measure such things. For those that haven’t seen David Ellis’ “Shark […]
Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” is a triumph on so many levels. For a start, its 3D effects are some of the most effective I have seen, and unlike “Avatar,” Scott doesn’t appear so enamored of them that they become overused (and somewhat self-indulgent). In fact, the movie is so beautiful that that people behind the scenes […]
If you have been reading here for awhile, you probably noticed that I complained about “John Carter” being a terrible title for a movie that–literally–spanned universes (and wanted desperately to play on an epic scale)? It was, though there are films where simple is best. “Charlie Varrick” is one, and Daniel Barber’s “Harry Brown” is […]
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