50/50 Review

“That’s what everyone has been telling me since the beginning. ‘Oh, you’re gonna be okay,’ and ‘Oh, everything’s fine,’ and like, it’s not… It makes it worse… that no one will just come out and say it. Like, ‘hey man, you’re gonna die.’”  -Adam 50/50 was a movie I had heard some great buzz about…

Underworld Awakening Review

“My heart’s not cold, it’s broken.” -Selene When I was much younger I used to watch quite a bit of the sci-fi channel. I went through a phase where that was what I watched for many hours on weekends during the B-movie movie marathons. Among the movies I used to watch, the first and second…

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Review

*This review contains some graphic descriptions of the graphic material found in the film.   “The fear of offending is stronger than the fear of pain. “ -Martin Vanger When it was announced that David Fincher would be re-adapting The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo there was a split in the fan base of both the…

Mission Impossible IV: Ghost Protocol Review

Mission Impossible returns yet again with another intense and action packed adventure for Ethan Hunt(Tom Cruise) with his new team made up of the returning Benji(Simon Pegg) and newcomers Jane(Paula Patton) and Brandt(Jeremy Renner).  With Tom Cruise beginning to show his age and Brad Bird(The Incredibles, Ratatouille) stepping in to direct his first live action film;…

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Review

“The question is which of us is the trout and which of us is the fisherman Mr. Holmes?” -Moriarty In 2009 Sherlock Holmes became a break out hit making over half a billion dollars and successfully brought the brand into the mainstream blockbuster film community making both Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson both known…

Batman Year One Review

“Ladies, gentlemen, you’ve eaten well. You’ve eaten Gotham’s wealth. Its spirit. But your feast is nearly over. From this moment on, none of you are safe. “ -Batman  Batman Year One is the latest installment of DC’s short animated films that they release roughly three times a year. Year One is an adaption of the…

The Muppets Review

“Statler: Is this movie in 3-D? Waldorf: Nope! The Muppets are as one-dimensional as they’ve always been! “ The muppets haven’t been in the theatrical realm since 1999’s flop Muppets from Space and since then they’ve been reduced to TV movies at best which has left them to fade away into the memory of their…

Paranormal Activity 3 Review

The Paranormal Activity franchise is now entering its second sequel(prequel) and I’ve been left wondering if the franchise can really sustain itself relying on the same tricks its been using since the original. The series was certainly really cool and inventive when it was released by demand in 2009, but now the really cool following has erupted into a…

Double Indemnity Review

“It’s just like the first time I came here, isn’t it? We were talking about automobile insurance, only you were thinking about murder. And I was thinking about that anklet. “ -Walter Neff Its been many years since film noir was the popular genre of film in Hollywood. There was once a time when nonlinear,…

Drive Review

“If I drive for you, you give me a time and a place. I give you a five-minute window, anything happens in that five minutes and I’m yours no matter what. I don’t sit in while you’re running it down; I don’t carry a gun… I drive” -Driver The title of Drive may be a…