The original Robocop directed by Paul Verhoeven was a cult hit when it was released in 1987 and has since become a modern classic thanks to its forward thinking commentary, cutting edge special effects, use of brutal violence and sex, and honest portrayal of a decaying Detroit(which is ironically more in line with today’s Detroit than this…
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6 Movies to Get Excited About in 2014
We’ve wrapped 2013 and it was a great year for movies! Every genre had some champions with critics and audiences even coming together for movies like “Gravity”. The awards season is among us, but aside from that, 2013 is over. I’m looking ahead to the year to come and it’s also shaping up to be…
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Review
“Where does your journey end? You seek that which would bestow upon you the right to rule. A quest to reclaim a homeland, and slay a dragon!” -Thranduil It’s been a year since Peter Jackson dropped us back into Middle Earth with “An Unexpected Journey”. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the first film or…
Catching Up: Fall Movie Micro-Reviews
Once again I’ve gotten very busy and my full blown written reviews have been put on the back burner for the last couple of months, but fear not! I have still been working on weekly video reviews for the cinemaniacs youtube page and I’ve still been doing a little bit of work with my monthly…
12 Years A Slave Review
12 Years A Slave has been one of the year’s most anticipated movies for cinephiles because of its high profile cast, new take on a familiar subject matter, and Steve McQueen’s first film following his critical hit and cult breakout “Shame”. The movie looks to present American slavery in a new light by telling the…
Captain Phillips Review
Director Paul Greengrass has built a name for himself in the last decade with his action hits in the Bourne franchise as well as his ventures into documentary style drama with United 93. Captain Phillips looks to retell a true story about a captain whose ship was attacked by Somali pirates. It may look like…
Rush Review
It’s been a few years since director Ron Howard has delivered a truly memorable movie to the big screen, but Rush looks like a return to the genre that made him the Oscar caliber director of legends. Like “Apollo 13” and “A Beautiful Mind” that came before it, Rush is looking to deliver a heightened form of…
Summer 2013 Report Card: Pass or Fail?
Another summer gone, another round of superhero movies, explosions, and wildly huge action driven movies have come and gone. The biggest time of the year in blockbusters is over, but exactly how well did this season perform? School’s back in session and I’m pulling out all the stops to grade Hollywood’s track record in all…
Playing Catch-Up: Summer 2013 Micro-reviews
We’ve hit the end of August which means that the summer blockbuster season is finally coming to an end. It has been a summer filled with blockbusters upon blockbusters upon flops and explostions. In an upcoming post, I’m going to give a report card to the 2013 summer blockbuster season that starts in May and…
Kick-Ass 2 Review
“I try to have fun. Otherwise, what’s the point?” -Colonel Stars and Stripes What would happen if the every day comic book nerd tried to be a superhero? We’re not talking Watchmen realism, the down and dirty Punisher realism, or even the Christopher Nolan Batman realism; we’re asking what would happen in our world? This…
Caleb Masters 