‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Trailer

Can Michael Bay make a movie where buildings aren’t being pulverized?  As a child was he almost hit by a piece of falling masonry, forever embittering him against buildings and their ilk?  I didn’t see “Pain & Gain” but I have to wonder if any were destroyed in that film too. Though Bay only produced “Teenage Mutant […]

‘Elysium’ Review

Neil Blomkamp’s “Elysium” is somewhat of a novelty these days:  A science fiction film that has something not only to say about where we are as a species, but where we are going.  Though, before I begin, I need to get something off my chest. Some critics, who actually get paid for their work, have […]

‘Phantom’ Trailer

I had never heard of this film before I saw the poster when I went to see “Mama.”  It takes place during the Cold War, and is based upon a true story (whatever that means).  It stars David Duchovny, Ed Harris, and William Fichtner, though what interested me more was that two of the producers […]