‘Rocky’ socks some robots in ‘Real Steel’
I’m going to be honest, when I first saw the trailer for this film, I thought it was going to basically be an attempt...
Chances are good that you’ll love ‘50/50’
Seth Rogen isn’t known for his dramatic roles. Neither is he known for clean jokes or keeping on his pants. Finding him in a...
You will question the ‘Dream House’
Dream House is a film that has a fairly interesting back story, one that is an all-too-common tale of the director versus the production...
Lautner the action star
Before I go into reviewing Abduction, I have a little housecleaning to do. Yes, I am aware that Taylor Lautner is in Twilight, and...
‘Moneyball’ is not a good investment
Sports movies don’t have a complicated formula. Take a bunch of ragtag characters who are unlikely to become friends, make them play a sport...
One ‘Drive’ not worth taking
The concept of Drive seemed simple enough. A Hollywood stunt driver who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Something like that isn’t easy...
‘Straw Dogs’ takes bad to whole new places
If movies are to be believed, then small Southern towns are backwards nightmarish places and anyone with any common sense would flee them the...
‘Warrior’ is a knockout
When I say the phrase “sports movie,” what may come to mind are films such as Field of Dreams or Remember the Titans. When...
Hollywood and the animated film, part 2: 2D vs. 3D
Last week we took a look at the history of animation, studying its evolution up through the Disney Renaissance and the rise of Pixar....
‘Contagion’ is the cold you want to catch
There’s a word in German which best describes Contagion. The word is schadenfreude, and it means happiness at the misfortune of others. There’s something...
Tower, Broadway offer high class cinema in Utah
Few can argue that it’s fun to watch a multi-million dollar Hollywood actionfest of a movie, but occasionally it’s nice to watch a film...
‘Apollo 18’ makes you think twice
There is a new style that has become “hip and edgy” in recent years, the found-footage narrative film. It began in the 90’s with...