Being dumb is not a kiss of death for a movie, at least not necessarily. There are plenty of dumb movies that manage to be highly entertaining thanks to some combination of a good cast, a talented director, and a charismatic dedication to fun in spite of any silliness of the story. Roland Emmerich is … Continue reading Movie Review – White House Down
In many ways 2001’s Monsters, Inc. is a perfect example of a fully self-contained movie. The story of the film, from the opening sequence in the scare simulator all the way up to the one-word closing line, is perfectly complete. There are no loose threads, no hanging questions; absolutely nothing needs to be added. In … Continue reading Movie Review – Monsters University
It’s sort of astounding to me that of the five previous films featuring the single most well-known and well-loved superhero of all time only two are any good at all (only one of which can actually be called great). Superman is beloved by millions, yet only Richard Donner has ever been able to get the … Continue reading Movie Review – Man of Steel
There’s a fairly interesting concept at the heart of The Purge. Set roughly ten years in the future, crime in America is at an all-time low, the unemployment rate is a measly 1%, and murder is almost nonexistent. The reason? One night a year, for 12 hours, all crime (with a few caveats) is legal; … Continue reading Movie Review – The Purge
What happened to M. Night Shyamalan? I know this is pretty much a dead horse by this point, but I still can’t quite wrap my head around what happened. In the early 2000s he was one of the most promising new filmmakers; The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs were at least very good and at … Continue reading Movie Review – After Earth
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