‘Ramona and Beezus’ is the perfect family film
When Beverly Cleary originally wrote her classic children’s novels she probably never had a thought in mind as to when and how they would be [...]
View ArticleCold War enemies return in ‘Salt’
In times when we had clear-cut enemies, our country could easily point out USSR as the last of our biggest enemies. The ingenious plot written [...]
View ArticleLast chance to catch ‘Avatar’ on the big screen
On July 23, 2010 James Cameron announced to a sea of eager fans that August 21 would be known as Avatar Day. So on the [...]
View Article‘Going the Distance’ is worth the travel
Romantic comedies are a dime a dozen, with Katherine Heigl and Gerald Butler dominating the majority of the juicy roles. Unfortunately that dime is more [...]
View Article‘Machete’ revives the memory of the ‘Grindhouse’
Robert Rodriguez (Planet Terror) and friends are at it again. Born through the Grindhouse movement that produced Planet Terror and Death Proof, Machete is the [...]
View ArticleRobbery finds its home in ‘The Town’
First time at bat Ben Affleck showed us he was no slouch as a director with the critically acclaimed Gone Baby Gone. His second time [...]
View Article‘Money Never Sleeps’ at the box office
After the recent financial collapse, people wanted Oliver Stone to do a follow-up to his hit from the 80′s. With the issue still being a [...]
View Article‘The Virginity Hit’ is an innovative riot
It’s unknown what makes boys losing their virginity, or their sad attempts at trying to, such iconic comedies. Sure we are all tired of the [...]
View Article‘Wall Street’ the original
In this classic film from 1987 we are introduced to young Bud Fox, played by Charlie Sheen. Eager to get ahead in the financial game, [...]
View Article‘Legend of the Guardians’ soars in 3D
Powerhouse director Zack Snyder, known for his violent films such as Dawn of the Dead, 300 and Watchmen, was tasked with taking a beloved children’s [...]
View Article‘The Social Network’ is a landmark
Greatness never shines in the light that you might expect it to. Mark Zuckerburg created the finest social networking site to ever grace our society. [...]
View ArticleLife as we sadly know it
Chick flicks and romantic comedies are plagued with unoriginal concepts and worn out story ideas, often using oxymoronic techniques to achieve some sense of ironic [...]
View Article‘Waiting for “Superman”’ urges a new dialogue
In 2006, Davis Guggenheim teamed up with former Vice President Al Gore to direct the outstanding hit An Inconvenient Truth. This documentary let the world [...]
View Article‘RED’ should have never left retirement
Take one of our most “deadly” intelligence agents from the cold war and prior and retire him. Imagine the life he led before being forced [...]
View ArticleNo need to hurry to ‘Hereafter’
Provided you’ve seen any form of marketing for Hereafter, from TV spots to trailers, you’ll expect the opening tragedy. As a tsunami rips through a [...]
View ArticleLocally raised David Derrick contributes to ‘Megamind’
Growing up in Farmington you might not be sure of where you are going to end up but the odds are you won’t end up [...]
View Article‘Megamind’ blows away the competition
DreamWorks has been gunning to take over the animation world since the studio’s inception. Not afraid to take on subjects and stories that have already [...]
View Article‘Tangled’
Disney returns to its more successful roots with another princess movie, this time moving on from its traditional hand drawn medium and embracing computer animation. [...]
View ArticleThe Harry Potter epic slowly comes to an end
Until two weeks ago Harry Potter was a cultural figure that had very little influence in my life. However, with the first installment of its [...]
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