It’s vulgar, its hilarious, it’s…the new film from the director of Pineapple Express, “Your Highness.” Reuniting with some of his cast from “Pineapple,” the film features James Franco, and Danny McBride, the latter being my favorite part of that film. Created in the spirit of fantasy films like ‘Willow,’ or ‘Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Your …
When ‘Tron’ came out from Walt Disney Productions in 1982, must have been quite a sight. Mixing computer generated effects with live action in the scale of the first ‘Tron’ was a major step forward in the types of effects that are quite common place these days. Does ‘Tron: Legacy’ live up to this standard? …
James Gunn’s ‘Super’ starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Paige is doomed to be compared to last years ‘Kick-Ass,’ and it is my job as the journalist to state before I even begin my review, ‘Super,’ is most definitely not ‘Kick-Ass.’ Gunn has assembled an entertaining, darkly funny film with a great cast of actors. Frank …
‘The Adjustment Bureau” is writer George Nolfi’s debut feature. Known for his spec screenplay Honor Among Thieves (which was adapted into Oceans Twelve), Nolfi shows strength in this all new Philip K. Dick adaptation. David Norris (Matt Damon), is a young politician running for Senate in New York. Charming, a clear favorite, but haunted by …
I always say that there are a few different classes of movies, ‘The Mechanic’ lies in the purely ridiculous popcorn popping action category. Starring Jason Statham as the same badass action guy he’s been playing for years, ‘The Mechanic,’ is another hitman movie. While I never saw ‘The Transporter,’ or any of those other films, …
When ‘Tron’ came out from Walt Disney Productions in 1982, must have been quite a sight. Mixing computer generated effects with live action in the scale of the first ‘Tron’ was a major step forward in the types of effects that are quite common place these days. Does ‘Tron: Legacy’ live up to this standard? …
‘A Christmas Carol’ is filmmaker Robert Zemeckis’ entry into a story that has been told countless times in a variety of different ways. Zemeckis tells his version via his favorite motion capture technique. I’m not the biggest advocate for motion-capture movies. Often times the characters look so close to the actors playing them that I …
Films about recent “history” are tricky. Films like ‘United 93,’ ‘W,’ etc. are met with questions like, why? or statements like, “too soon.” There were all concerns in my mind when I first heard about this Fincher/Sorkin project. So many questions. Why a movie about Facebook? Why a movie about Mark Zuckerberg? When the trailer …
The Boston crime movie has become a genre of its own, the past few years have seen ‘Mystic River,’ ‘The Departed,’ and Affleck’s own ‘Gone Baby Gone.’ ‘The Town,’ is another excellent addition to the genre, and shows Affleck becoming increasingly more comfortable in the directors chair. Sam Fuller once said that a movie has …
‘She’s Out of My League’ directed by Jim Field Smith and starring Jay Baruchel in his first major feature film role is a so-so romantic comedy that is fun but ultimately forgettable. The film tells the story of Kirk, a lowly TSA employee, dorky, nerdy, one of those guys that has been abused all his …