Movie Review: “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas”, Leave Your Thinking Caps At Home And Enjoy The Ride Zach Oldenburg, November 4, 2011November 4, 2011 As a “Harold & Kumar” fan, I’ll be the first to admit the series is very hit or miss. The first film will remain as my generation’s comedy classic, but the second film made little effort and left quite a bad taste in my mouth. It had it’s share of…
Movie Review: Melancholia Jon Burke, October 30, 2011 Director Lars Von Trier has had a controversial career and a reputation as an egomaniacal iconoclast. He was part of the influential Dogme 95 collective – filmmakers who pushed a new cinematic realism by setting-up a series of rules one must follow when making a film. Von Trier has since…
Movie Review: “Drive” Is A Sleek and Thrilling Ride Michael Lee, September 15, 2011September 15, 2011 High-octane car heist themed films haven’t lost their luster, they’ve always had excellent pulse pounding stylized car pursuits, but at the same time they have been quite predictable. Fortunately, Nicolas Winding Refn’s reformulates all of that with Drive, a fiercely intense drama that will put any audience member on the…
Movie Review: “Apollo 18” Makes A Mess Out Of A Good Idea Dan Koelsch, September 3, 2011 This weekend, Dimension Films released Apollo 18, a found footage sci-fi thriller for which we have been covering the viral campaign. Read my full review after the break (warning: some spoilers).
The A-Team: I Love It When A Film Comes Together Scott Caldwell, June 11, 2010October 18, 2011 There has been a barrage of films lately that some will call unoriginal, unnecessary, and quite frankly, lazy. These are the films that have either been taken directly from those before them, or tweaked enough to release as their own. 9 out of 10 times, these films are ripped into…