The Amazing Spiderman Review

In 2002 Sam Raimi launched the first Spiderman movie which along with  2000’s X-men pioneered the modern superhero genre. It has been 10 years since then and 5 years since the mostly disappointing Spiderman 3 hit theaters in 2007. In the years since 2007 The Dark Knight was released and Marvel launched a fleshed out…

Moonrise Kingdom Review

“Jiminey Cricket, he flew the coop!” -Scout Master Ward Over the course of the last decade  writer/director/producer Wes Anderson has successfully carved out a very successful little niche for himself in the fused genre of dramedy. Anderson has a very distinct style with his dry(but not British dry) humor, quirky characters, and very stylized settings.  Moonrise Kingdom is his…

Brave Review

“Are you willing to pay the price your freedom will cost? “ -Queen Elinor Last year Pixar proved that it was not invincible with the release of Cars 2. This year Pixar is making another less risky film that delves into the world of fairy tales that they have generally stayed away from. The movie…

Prometheus Review

“A king has his reign, and then he dies. It’s inevitable. “ -Meredith Vickers Prometheus is Ridley Scott‘s return to science fiction over thirty years after he created the two very influential classics Alien and Blade Runner. Prometheus  is the quasi-non-sequel/prequel/reboot(?) of the Alien Franchise that actually ties very loosely to the actual classic. The film has been…

Men in Black 3 Review

“Don’t ask questions you don’t want to know the answer to.” -Agent K What would a sequel to Men in Black look like?  This is certainly a question we wish we wouldn’t have asked when the  2002 sequel was released with a flat story, an unnecessary revisit to characters whose  story  arcs were wrapped up, and an…

The Avengers Review

”If we can’t protect the Earth, you can be damn sure we’ll avenge it!” -Tony Stark to Loki This is is it. This is the movie fanboys have been hyping ever since we got a glimpse at Nick Fury at the end of Iron Man. The Avenger’s is Marvel’s very ambitious attempt to bring their…

In Time Review

“For a few to be immortal, many must die.” -Henry Hamilton In Time is another tale in producer/writer/director Andrew Niccol‘s string of high concept but low key sci-fi films(Gattaca, The Truman Show). His films have not failed to do some interesting things in the past, and In Time appears to have a similar feel to it….

John Carter Review

“When I saw you, I believed it was a sign… that something new can come into this world. “ -Tars Tarkas In a world where every  space science-fiction movie seems to be inspired by either Star Wars or Star Trek, it is interesting to see a film that is not only cut from a different…

Hugo Review

 “Maybe that’s why a broken machine always makes me a little sad, because it isn’t able to do what it was meant to do… Maybe it’s the same with people. If you lose your purpose… it’s like you’re broken.” -Hugo Cabret Martin Scorsese is a legendary filmmaker that has given audiences many terrific films such as Taxi…

The Grey Review

“Once more into the fray. Into the last good fight I’ll ever know. Live and die on this day. Live and die on this day.” -Ottway Man versus nature stories are as old as time itself and through the years we have seen many films that have covered this territory before including Castaway, The Birds,…