The world of Guillermo Del Toro’s upcoming PACIFIC RIM is fascinating. A frightening future where Giant Monsters come out of the center of the earth, and Earth’s only hope are these giant human controller robots to fight them. Everything I’ve seen definitely has me interested in this film.
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 …
Ruby Sparks, starring Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan is a fun, original romantic comedy from Little Miss Sunshine directors Jonathan Dayton, and Valerie Faris. Written by Kazan, she stars with her real-life boyfriend Dano, in a fun, and interesting concept. Calvin (Dano), is a writer who peaked quite early in life. His first novel was …
Gone is the time of adventure films like “E.T.” and “The Goonies,” films held close to my heart. To me what is most unique about these films, to borrow and modify a famed expression, are the seemingly ordinary child protaganists, in extraordinary situations. There are two types of kids in movies, kids who act/speak like …
I shouldn’t be surprised that Stephen Sommers’ big screen adaptation of the G.I. Joe franchise was a big, loud, noisy mess. I think part of it comes from my unabashed enjoyment of the first “Mummy” movie. And I think it is that enjoyment that I take with me into every Sommers movie, trying to recapture …
Crash! Bang! A Technicolor dream full of twists and turns and chimps plays out before you all at hyperspeed. Are you ready? Fasten your seat belts, ‘cause here we go. Summer is now here and ‘Speed Racer,’ is one of the first ones out of the gates.