Long gone are the campy memories of Adam West as Batman. No more do we have the gothic tales of Burton’s tortured soul Batman. And Schumacher’s neon fetish Batman is now dead and buried (and, seriously, we’re all better for it). Thanks to Nolan’s gritty, neo-realistic interpretation of Batman in his 2005 flick ‘Batman Begins’, …
Michael Haneke is kind of a riddle in his 2008 shot-for-shot remake of his own 1997 horror film, ‘Funny Games.’ His film is a criticism on violence in film; it plays out more like a deconstructive essay than it does an actual film, goading the audience on, mocking them for the violence he feels the …
While I don’t consider myself a sci-fi enthusiast (and definitely don’t fall into the charming category of “geek”), I can say that when a sci-fi movie is good, I mean really, really good, I’m all over it.
Converting J.K. Rowling’s novel, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, into a film was clearly going to be a challenge.
No one can accuse Werner Herzog of not being a risky director. While his directorial style doesn’t contain a lot of flash, it is definitely stylized in its ability to capture riveting stories. And no one can accuse Christian Bale of being a personality actor.
I’m usually of the opinion that DreamWorks’ animation releases overall water-down the Kool-Aid of animation films.
It probably comes as little surprise that almost all of us who write reviews on films harbor some sort of deep, secret desire to pen our own screenplays
Louis Leterrier’s ‘The Incredible Hulk’ was going to inevitably draw comparisons to Ang Lee’s 2003 ‘Hulk.’ Only 5 years have passed since we had our first major outing with the character. For me, this was an interesting opportunity to have another look at Marvel Comics’ big green monster.
In our heart of hearts, deep down in our souls, we knew this movie would eventually make the Saturday Afternoon Sweetness list. So let me just start out by saying, on the record, I know this is not a good movie. It’s an awful idea, it’s an awful script, its got awful effects and the …
Let there be no mistake: Sean Connery is James Bond. After begrudgingly conceding that Daniel Craig needs to have at least one more outing as the secret agent with the license to kill to claim the throne, my vote for the title of the “best” Bond clearly falls to Connery, who’s cool and confident approach …