Bryan Bertino’s directorial debut, ‘The Strangers’ had a lot of promise. The film started off surprisingly decent, following Kristen and James as they return from a wedding. Their relationship is strained as James proposes at the reception and Kristen says no.
After 19 years, Indiana Jones is back. The character that so many of us grew up with has returned fedora and all. So, does it live up to the hype? Well, kinda. I’m not going to go over the plot. Read it somewhere else, if you’re that concerned about it. ‘But the movie,’ I hear …
It’s hard to walk into an Indiana Jones film and not have expectations. For many, the love of film stems from the original Indiana Jones trilogy: the films act as a spade, digging up a child-like sense of fun, adventure and bewilderment.
What benefited the viewing of this film for me, was the fact that I hadn’t read a single shred of information on it. I knew nothing more then its basic premise and who was in it. I did not read a single review save for the snippets they highlight in the TV spots.
Based off of the popular manga and anime series by Tsugumi Ohba, “Death Note” was remade as a live action film in 2006. Viz Pictures dubbed it and brought it over seas for a limited run this month in theatres across the US.
‘The Kingdom’ inspired by the bombings in Riyadh May of 2003, is an entertaining film that deals with an investigation into a complex attack on a US compound on Saudi soil.
No, no, no, no, no. ’27 Dresses’ claims to be a romantic comedy. No, it is not. Katherine Heigl is supposed to be the ugly duckling, always lying down and letting her friends walk all over her.
Jean-Luc Goddard said that truth is 24 frames per second. What about still photographs? How many lies do they tell? How much truth do they leave out?
In defense of my manhood, I wanted to hate it, I honestly did. But I didn’t. Call it a soft spot, or an understanding of its intended audience. What you have here is a silly unoriginal comedy that is a decent date movie to compete with the crowded not-quite-date-friendly summer-fare.
Sometimes the summer blockbuster season kind of meanders in almost unsuspectingly until it’s July and you realize you’re halfway through the season and you haven’t seen anything worthy of the phrase “kick ass popcorn flick.” Other times the season Rochambeau’s you as soon as the gates drop and you’re left elated and a little sore …