The western genre was all but defeated when science fiction broke through to the mainstream with films like Star Wars in the 1970s and 80s. This is mostly because the tried and true formula of westerns was getting very stale and science fiction offered a way to tell similar stories in flashier and more robust…

“I’m just a kid from Brooklyn” -Steve Rogers Sigh. Another superhero movie  this summer?  This will have been the fourth major superhero movie this summer and by this point most of us are tired of it. The only shot Captain America has this summer is doing something different than its other competition by giving us…

“Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living and above all, those who live without love. “ -Albus Dumbledore  After years of waiting the epic conclusion of the tale of Harry Potter ends on the big screen. For many people this will mean saying goodbye to a childhood friend and for others it will…

“From here, the fight will be your own.” -Optimus Prime The Transformers films have had a long problematic journey ever since the decent and promising original came out in 2007.  The original may not have been the greatest or most intelligent movie, but it was fun to watch and looked like a hopeful start to…

Green Lantern is DC’s biggest hope to launch the DC universe to the big screen. Other than Green Lantern the only real DC adaptions have been either Batman or Superman adaptions. DC promised that Green Lantern would not only bring that character to the big screen and but would also lay the ground work for their future…

“Production value!” -Charles Super 8 takes us back to a style of film making that has been long forgotten. Things like camera flare, charming child characters, camera glare, and certain types of camera tricks have been done away with in the modern film making era.  This movie goes back to the fundamental style of film…

“A new species is being born. Help me guide it, shape it… lead it. “ -Charles Xavier   X-men First Class brings the X-men franchise back into the spotlight after two pretty lackluster X-films. First Class goes back to the very beginning of the story of Professor X and Magneto showing us their journey to…

“There should be a “Captain” in there somewhere. “ -Jack Sparrow After a couple of overly complicated and convoluted sequels Pirates of the Caribbean returns to a more straight forward storyline with a new director,Rob Marshall of Chicago and Nine fame, and an almost entirely new cast. Only Johnny Depp, Geoffry Rush, and Kevin McNally return from…

You are unworthy of your title, and I’ll take from you your power! In the name of my father, and his father before him, I cast you out! -Odin to Thor Thor is Marvel’s next film in their ongoing Marvel film Universe that so far consists of Iron Man, Iron Man 2, and The Incredible…