Film Review: Lucy

Lucy opens in theaters nationwide today, July 25. Check your local listings for showtimes. There was a time when cinephiles could actually get excited for the latest Luc Besson film. No, no, not one of the many films the guy is credited for writing, or the even more he produces. I am talking about those …

Film Review: The Last Stand

Arnold Schwarzenegger is back this January in “The Last Stand.” While having appeared in both “Expendables” films, he hasn’t been a lead character since 2003’s “Terminator 3.” Director Kim Ji-Woon’s film, “The Good, The Bad, The Weird,” had a decent run in the American Festival circuit, and “The Last Stand” marks the director’s jump to …

Review: The Mechanic

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, …

Live Action ‘Cowboy Bebop’

Anime nerds unite! This could our next target for geek outrage. Apparently someone decided to green light a live-action version of the kick-ass anime series, ‘Cowboy Bebop’ without consulting me first. This one makes me nervous like the idea of a live-action version of ‘Thundercats’ makes me nervous (is that even happening any more?). Check …