“One day, you’re going to have to make a choice. You have to decide what kind of man you want to grow up to be. Whoever that man is, good character or bad, it’s going to change the world.” -Jonathan Kent Superman has always been evolving decade to decade as he has adapted to whatever…
Category: Film Reviews – Written
An archive of my film reviews across all publications.
Now You See Me…Review
It’s a rare treat these days that we get a new property to release a movie right in the heat of summer blockbuster season which is usually limited to huge comic book movies, comedies, and other franchise driven films. “Now You See Me” is making up for its lack of entitlement with an exciting cast…
Fast and Furious 6 Review
“You don’t turn your back on family, even when they do” -Dom Toretto The Fast and Furious series has gone from a franchise about beautiful women, fast cars, and crosstown rivalries to one of heist jobs, an ever growing ensemble cast, and over-the-top stunts. Nobody ever could have predicted back in 2001 that the brand…
Iron Man 3 Review
Apologies for the late posting of this review. It’s been a gloriously beautiful chaos the last two weeks and things have finally settled down enough for me to post my thoughts “Big man in a suit of armor. Take that off, what are you?” -Steve Rogers, Captain America Tony Stark has come a long way since his…
The Great Gatsby Review
“It is invariably saddening to look through new eyes at things upon which you have expended your own powers of adjustment.” -Nick Carroway F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby has seen many attempts at the big screen throughout the decades including an ambitious attempt in 1974 that was penned by Francis Ford Coppola and starred…
Oblivion Review
“Is it possible to miss a place you’ve never been? To mourn a time you never lived?” -Jack Harper Joseph Kosinski hit it big with Oblivion. Having only directed Tron Legacy(which was only a moderate success) ,he was able to get $120 million to write/direct/produce his pet project. This is a huge privilege that some directors spend decades…
Oz the Great and Powerful Review
“There are lots of good men in Kansas. I don’t want to be a good man, I want to be a great one” -Oscar Diggs(Oz) 1939’s The Wizard of Oz is an absolute classic that has captivated generations of audiences by taking all of us to a world filled with magic, excitement, and self discovery. Oz…
Identity Thief Review
Identity Thief reunites Jason Bateman (The Switch, Arrested Development) with director Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses, Four Christmases) for a road trip comedy starring the hugely popular Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids). Identity Theft is a subject that has been pretty downplayed on the big screen so far. Needless to say, when this movie was looking to present such an interesting subject in…
Warm Bodies Review
Warm Bodies is Summit Entertainment’s latest foray to capture the “Twi-hard” audience by delivering a new spin on zombies. Much like Twilight, Warm Bodies is throwing out generations worth of mythology in favor of a more melodramatic and romantic take. Is this the beginning of a new era of zombies or does the movie come…
Zero Dark Thirty Review
“I’m going to smoke everyone involved in this op and then I’m going to kill Osama bin Laden.” -Maya On May 2, 2011 President Barrack Obama issued an executive order to raid a compound which housed the terrorist Osama Bin Laden. Zero Dark Thirty is Academy Award winning director Kathryn Bigelow‘s retelling of the recent historical…
Caleb Masters 