Has there ever been a movie more destined for Wal-Mart’s $5 bin than Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore? If there has, I’d sure like to see it. On second thought, scratch that. No, I wouldn’t. A sequel to Cats & Dogs, the 2001 film that was a surprise hit. It centered on […]
The Simpsons’ spot-on Behind the Music parody contains one of my favorite lines in the history of the show. As they’re going to commercial the narrator solemnly intones, “The dream was over. Coming up: Was the dream really over? Yes it was. Or was it?” That, in a nutshell, describes Angelina Jolie’s new vehicle Salt. […]
Based on a popular series of children’s books, Ramona and Beezus stars Joey King and Selena Gomez, respectively, in the title roles. Ramona is an excitable 3rd grader whose energy is exceeded only by her imagination. A tendency to get lost within her own flights of fancy combined with an accident-prone nature makes her quite […]
Don’t read this review. Seriously. Don’t. Christopher Nolan’s latest film is such a twisty-turny fantastical film that, if you have any desire to see the film, you’d probably be best served walking in cold. And honestly, it’s good enough to warrant that you stop reading right now in order to keep your slate clean. However, […]
You know you’re in trouble when a film opens with a flashback only to immediately follow it up with…another flashback. Such is the case in the new Nicolas Cage film The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and it creates the odd sensation that we’re watching a sequel to a movie never filmed. Cage plays Balthazar, a sorcerer locked […]
Predators begins (brace yourself, I’m about to get all fancy on ya) in medias res with our hero (Adrien Brody) awakening at 10,000 feet in free fall. Upon landing (he had a parachute) he discovers that he’s been dropped into a remote locale and he’s not alone. Finding themselves in a similar position are a […]
In the new animated feature Despicable Me Steve Carell voices Gru, a super villain so reprehensible that he delights in making balloon animals for children solely so he can then pop them. However, Gru’s spotlight is being usurped by Vector (Jason Segel) a younger super villain who has exploded onto the scene by stealing one […]
Not much has changed since last time. Victoria (Bryce Dallas Howard) is still plotting to avenge her lover’s death at the hands of the Cullen clan. Bella (Kristen Stewart) is still mopey, (though slightly less so) now that she and her vampire beau Edward (Robert Pattinson) are officially a couple; much to the consternation of […]
The Twilight Saga returns with its second installment, New Moon. The series revolves around Bella (Kristen Stewart), the love interest of Edward (Robert Pattinson), sparkly vampire extraordinaire. (Seriously, he looks like a stripper sneezed on him.) Bella being decidedly non-vampiresque – that’s a word now – creates quite the conundrum for Edward. He’s desperately in […]
I’m a comedy snob. You should probably know that. That’s not too say I can’t enjoy a good pratfall or I only laugh if someone makes a reference to Kierkegaard. But give me Saturday Night Live over MADtv any day of the week. And I’ll take Kids in the Hall over both of them. Or […]
