Foreign Friday: Punch

The nine-to-five been getting you down?  Feeling a little too domestic?  Foreign Friday is here to add that touch of the international to your week.  Our trips so far have been a bit dramatic; some sci-fi here, a little action, maybe something depressing and dark.  This week we have lightened things up.  So come along …

Film Review: Fast & Furious 6

Back in the ’70s, producers like Roger Corman would turn out a movie like any in the “The Fast & the Furious” franchise within a week. These action movies were built on thin, unbelievable plot lines and situations and over-the-top explosions and set pieces. A part of me is happy that films like this – …

Film Review: Star Trek Into Darkness

In the past few years, the feeling of excitement and wonderment I’d once gotten out of big-budget summer tentpoles has been missing; I assumed I’d outgrown it. But with the latest entry in the “Star Trek” franchise, J.J. Abrams has brought that anticipation back to the summer movie line-up. With “Star Trek: Into Darkness,” Abrams …