In Pompeii, Paul W.S. Anderson brings us another action adventure movie that, like Anderson’s Resident Evil franchise, does what it does best: action. Fast-paced and action-packed, Pompeii gives us a somewhat familiar look into the life of a slave-turned-gladiator. Anderson tries to accurately depict everyday life in Pompeii but obviously it isn’t every day that… Continue reading Film review: Pompeii
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Film Review: Winter’s Tale
With a strong cast and a story about true love, time travel, good versus evil and a magical horse, it’s hard to imagine how Winter’s Tale could be anything other than an exciting, inspirational and thought-provoking film — but it isn’t. The movie is based on the 1983 novel by Mark Helprin — not to… Continue reading Film Review: Winter’s Tale
Film review: The Wolverine
While leaving the theatre after The Wolverine, I felt mildly disappointed. There was nothing particularly wrong with the movie and it was better than X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but the film adaptation of Wolverine’s “Japanese saga” did not live up to my expectations. And to be fair, the film had the… Continue reading Film review: The Wolverine
No pulse in movie about dead police
How many death jokes fit in a review? Let’s begin with this one: R.I.P.D. needs to be taken out back and shot. R.I.P.D. should be the final nail in the coffin of the buddy-cop movie genre which has gotten worse and worse over the last few years. Adapted from Peter M. Lenkov’s Rest in Peace… Continue reading No pulse in movie about dead police
Monster Mayhem
When it comes to fighting giant monsters, no one does it as well as the Japanese. That still holds true after Pacific Rim, Guillermo del Toro’s tribute to giant-robot anime, though it was a worthwhile attempt. Pacific Rim is Gundam Wing, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Full Metal Panic and, of course, Godzilla — for which the… Continue reading Monster Mayhem
Film Review: Monsters University
There are extraordinarily high expectations placed on Monsters University. As a prequel to one of the best films that has come out of Pixar Animation Studios, Monsters, Inc., the result was always going to be compared to the first film. The film doesn’t match up, but it likely wasn’t going to anyway. For the most… Continue reading Film Review: Monsters University
Film review: The Purge
What’s worse than dumbing down an intelligent concept for an audience? Ignoring it altogether. This is the crime of The Purge, a horror movie which could have been one of the best films of the year and is instead is one of the most disappointing. The movie’s premise has almost limitless potential but is used… Continue reading Film review: The Purge
Film Review: The Internship
It’s surprising that a studio took this long to team Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn up to headline another comedy since the Wedding Crashers was released in 2005 and met with critical acclaim and a hefty box office total. But The Internship isn’t the success that Wedding Crashers was, although fans of the two stars… Continue reading Film Review: The Internship
Film Review: Now You See Me
Now You See Me is a film that plays out with a disdain for its audience, always keeping them at arm’s length in hopes that the viewers will never figure out what secrets are hiding beneath its surface. In some respects, it’s like real magicians, who always hope to hide the secrets to their tricks.… Continue reading Film Review: Now You See Me
Film review: Revolution
In his new documentary film, Revolution, Rob Stewart takes us on a deep-water dive into the Coral Sea surrounding Australia and Papua New Guinea and on a trek through the jungles of Madagascar to demonstrate the effects of Earth’s changing ecosystems. While he succeeds in capturing the vulnerability and beauty of our oceans and forests,… Continue reading Film review: Revolution