Just kidding, J. Edgar wasn’t in 3D – but it probably would have been more interesting if it had been. J. Edgar is Clint Eastwood’s newest biopic about the architect of the Federal Bureau of Investigations, J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo DiCaprio). The film’s excellent actors, legendary director and fascinating source material ultimately fail to live […]
I remember watching MTV news one time when they were discussing Michael Jackson. He had somehow fallen out of the spotlight and was being referred to as Janet Jackson’s brother. It astonished me; but what would be more astonishing is if in a few years’ time, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen weren’t being referred to as […]
Novels and biographies are often very hard to translate to film. A semi-autobiographical novel must be doubly hard. The Rum Diary is just that. Dramatized from his personal experiences in Puerto Rico, Hunter S. Thompson’s The Rum Diary struggles as a result of poor page-to-film conversion. Johnny Depp stars as the Thompson character, Paul Kemp. […]
With Fall comes the beginning of Oscar season – the time of year when we get to see truly amazing films and truly mediocre films that want to be amazing. Anonymous is the latter. Anonymous features a rather amazing cast. Rhys Ifans headlines as the Earl of Oxford, a nobleman who is thought to have penned […]
Margin Call is a film that could not have come at a more opportune time. Coming at a time where the Occupy Wall Street protests are in full swing, this engaging film chronicles the first hours of our current financial cluster-fuck. The outstanding cast shines more than any other aspect of this film, however as a […]
Comedy can be an exceptionally subjective art form. Some prefer dry humor, others prefer slapstick. From intellectual highbrow to the bluest dick and fart jokes, comedy can run the gamut. British comedy is often held to a very high regard. Which is why movies like Johnny English Reborn exist – to remind us that just […]
Kevin Smith is perhaps one of the most frustrating filmmakers of this generation. His best movies are amazing, Clerks, Chasing Amy and Dogma are part of our cultural Zeitgeist and yet for every Clerks, he has given us a Clerks 2, a Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back or a Jersey Girl. Oddly enough, Red […]
Tonight on Spike’s awful Scream awards, George Lucas announced that Star Wars will be re-released in Feburary in 3D. No other details are known yet, but keep checking back for more details. What do you think of this? Can Lucas keep reaching in our pockets time and time again?
Of all the recent remakes, reboots, sequels and prequels, John Carpenter’s The Thing stood as a film that many consider to be a classic. Its meticulous editing and mathematical composition have made it practically legendary. However, even with its strengths, it lacks a certain character depth and has become slightly dated. Considering John Carpenter’s The […]
There’s been a lot of bad blood (pun intended) surrounding this fourth installment of the Scream franchise. Many have said the characters are less developed than the first, that it focuses too much on comedy and that it doesn’t have the same scare factor than the original. It seems like these critics have forgotten what […]
