Category Archives for Theatrical Review
Theatrical Review: Skyfall
While it seems that the last three Batman films and Inception had been overwhelmingly influenced by the James Bond series that Christopher Nolan grew up with, it seems that now perhaps the opposite has happened: Bond writers are being influenced … Continue reading
It’s Not about Joss: Concerning The Avengers, Science Fiction, and New York Times Critics
Note: I outright stole this from Tee’s blog. Tee is awesome. Read his blog. The original is posted here. Since 3 a.m. last night, I have been singing the praises of The Avengers, the über-anticipated epic directed by one of the … Continue reading
Theatrical Review: The Raid: Redemption
Rama is a new Indonesian SWAT team cop who has a young wife who’s about to give birth to their first child. As we’re first being introduced to him, He’s getting himself prepared for what will be the most intense … Continue reading
Theatrical Review: Paranormal Activity 3
Paramount Pictures certainly knows when they have a good thing. Two years ago, the first Paranormal Activity took audiences by storm and the studio was quick to follow it up with last year’s terrific Paranormal Activity 2, which also did … Continue reading
Theatrical Review: The Thing
It’s winter of 1982 and our location is Antarctica. A Norwegian scientific research team has made an amazing discovery below the ice; a spaceship and it’s inhabitant, completely frozen in ice. Top scientist Sandor Halvorsen is called in for the … Continue reading
Theatrical Review: Real Steel
It’s a few years in the future and down-on-his-luck former boxer Charlie Kenton tries to eke out a living and regain some former glory. The sport of boxing no longer uses human players and has now gone high-tech with massive … Continue reading
Theatrical Review: The Devil’s Double
The Devil’s Double is loosely based on the true story of Latif Yahia. Latif Yahia was an Iraqi army lieutenant hand-picked to be the “fiday” (body double) for one of Saddam Hussein’s sons, Uday. If Latif refuses, his family would … Continue reading
Theatrical Review: Conan The Barbarian
I think that director Marcus Nispel has waited his whole life to make this movie. He’s best known for earlier helming the Michael Bay-produced remakes of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday The 13th. He got his “warm-up” of sorts … Continue reading
Theatrical Review: Cowboys & Aliens
Our setting is the Old West and as the movie begins, outlaw Jake Lonegran abruptly awakens out in the wild. He’s been beaten and has no clue as to who he is and how he’s ended up where he’s ended … Continue reading
Theatrical Review: Captain America: The First Avenger
Flat out, right from the start, I think Marvel hit one out of the park with this one… While comic book super-hero movies are all the rage now (and I certainly remember a time when they weren’t) to the point … Continue reading