“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…
Category: Film Reviews
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Evil Dead Review
“Everything’s gonna be fine? I don’t know if you noticed this, but everything’s been getting worse… every second.” -Eric In 1981 aspiring film maker Sam Raimi and no name actor Bruce Campbell teamed up to make what is considered one of the best B-movies ever made, Evil Dead. The irony of the movie is that the creative team…
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…
Les Miserables Review
“To love another person is to see the face of God.” -Jean Valjean Victor Hugo’s classic story of Jean Valjean seeking redemption against his pursuer Javert in the midst of a revolution is a powerful one that has already been adapted to film and the stage many times over the last fifty years. Academy Award…
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Review
” I know you doubt me. I know you always have. I often think of Bag End. That’s where I belong. That’s home. You don’t have one. It was taken from you, but I will help you get it back if I can.” -Bilbo Baggins The making of the Hobbit is a story to tell in…
Rise of the Guardians Review
It’s almost Christmas time and with each new season comes its own slew of Christmas themed movies. Some years we’re treated to a retelling of the classics like A Christmas Carol, Elf, or Home Alone while other years we’re tortured by painfully awful cash-ins like Fred Claus and Deck the Halls. This year the Christmas…
Breaking Dawn Part 2 Review
*I’ll get this out of the way. I am not a fan of this series and I have not liked any of the movies thus far. While I thought that Eclipse was actually pretty solid from a production standpoint I simply cannot come around to the series because of the absurdly bad story, cardboard cutout…
Caleb Masters 