‘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...
‘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...
Get taken in
Horror movie fans are used to thinking, "Don't go upstairs," when the dumb blond runs into the dark and creepy house while being chased...
Last 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...
An expendable movie
The Expendables is an action movie like an orange is a fruit. The advertisements gave no false impression as to the premise of this...
Cold 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...
‘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...
‘Inception’ pushes our imagination through many levels
What you dreamed and thought Inception would be is true, but it doesn't end there. It becomes a vastly complex, imaginative and emotional film,...
Laughs for everyone in ‘Despicable Me’
Despicable Me's premise is simple; an evil villain uses a group of little girls to foil the plot of a young villain who aims...
‘Predators’ pit audiences versus their expectations
Anticipation is a double-edged sword when it comes to the release of movies. If you lack any anticipation in your audience, they are unlikely...
‘The Twilight Saga’ finally gets one right with ‘Eclipse’
The phenomenon known as The Twilight Saga has finally seemed to catch on its rails. Plagued by over stylized direction and a meager budget...
‘Knight and Day’ is a reminder how Hollywood has lost itself
Why do we put up with the same useless garbage year after year? Ever since the release of Jaws in 1975 the studios have...