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Here’s an animated film that I never got around to seeing, but heard enough good things to make me kind of regret not doing so. Maybe it has to do with curiosity surrounding Nic Cage playing a caveman in an animated film (though not being animated would make me more curious) or maybe it has […]
Turbo presents the idea of a snail racing in the Indy 500. There are reasons why this happens and the fact that the film is animated and intended for children allows for an obvious amount of suspension of disbelief, but let me reiterate that this is a film that presents the idea of a Snail […]
Liz, Brenna and guest reviewer Jami Philbrick review this new animated movie about a pre-historic family on the run. A prehistoric family’s world is shattered by an earthquake. So they must venture into a strange new land to find safety. But when they meet a clever boy, their journey gets complicated. WATCH US ON PBS […]
I have to admit. I know it sounds cheesy, but this film really was an adrenaline rush from start to finish for me. I’m talking about the Denzel Washington/Ryan Reynolds vehicle, Safe House, that is. I actually saw it twice in the theaters. Unless it’s The Dark Knight, that’s something I usually don’t do, but […]
Safe House has a lot of elements that should make it a pretty good watch. A first rate cast, a solid story setup, and an “R” rating earned through the use of non-gratuitous violence, are all aspects that had me excited from the trailer alone. For the most part, this film delivered just that, but […]
If Michael Bay directed Safe House, a fast-paced, spies-on-the-run thriller, it could have been this generations The Rock. With novice director Daniel Espinosa at the helm, it comes across as a Jason Bourne meets Training Day mish-mash that falls apart in the end and will wash from your memory soon after seeing it. A better […]
And now it’s time to review a Blu-ray title that I know everyone out there is probably jealous and envious of me for. Eat your hearts out because today we’re tackling a motion picture that took the box office by storm earlier this year. No one could have ever predicted that this little superhero flick […]
Studio Head: Man, remember back in the 80s when all of those body-switching comedy movies were really popular? We made tons of money then. Do we have any ideas like that out there now? Studio Plot Pitcher: Well sir, there are some big, big comedies recently, which have all benefited from having an R-rating, as […]
It is sad when a movie, capable of being better than its actual results, goes down the inevitable path of disappointment. Initial footage of Green Lantern was met with lukewarm reactions. The completely computer generated costume never seemed to click with the masses. Only the power of Ryan Reynolds’ charisma and the intrigue that stems […]
I remember last year sitting outside the 6,000-seat capacity Hall H at the San Diego Convention Center. It was a cool, gray-skyed morning as the line of pedestrian traffic snaked around the dewy grass. We all shared a common eagerness to experience the discussion panel of the Green Lantern. The almost-year since then has passed quickly and the […]
So the time has come to prepare for the onslaught of summer blockbuster entertainment. I previously put together a list of films I anticipated for the spring, and with that now out of the way, it’s time for the next stage of this year – massively large budgeted entertainment. The number of films coming out […]
Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to be “buried” alive? Well, I can’t say I ever have, but now that I think of it, I don’t think I would like it so much. And I did not have to give much thought to that either. LOL. So this next press release needs […]
Buried works with what it has, and it does it very well. What am I referring to? This is a film that takes place entirely inside of a coffin, unfolding the desperate situation that star Ryan Reynolds is in as he faces the task of doing everything he can do to get himself out of […]
Most of the time it pays to be a member of press at Comic-Con, but not when it comes to the lines. We must stand in the same lines as everybody else. And so was the tale of our early 7 AM departure on Saturday morning to get the first glimpse of Green Lantern footage […]
2009 was an interesting year for films. By mid-summer, I was wondering if I was going to be able to fill out this list. Hasbro made a splash with two of its most successful lines appearing in theaters. Sandra Bullock had two films surface this year. Vampires seemed to be at the turn of every […]
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