“It’s going to be fun.” When Chris Pine, Captain James Tiberius Kirk himself, was asked by a fan on Twitter whether Star Trek Beyond would be fun or if it would be dark, Pine emphatically stated that their goal was to create a film that was just as much fun for audiences to watch as … Continue reading Inside the STAR TREK BEYOND Fan Event
Can we please just stop making new Terminator movies? I get it; for years now, we’ve been living in a time where reviving dormant or dead series to capitalize on brand recognition is Hollywood’s flavor of the day, and after Harry Potter and The Avengers blew open the doors for long-form serialization, every studio was … Continue reading Movie Review – TERMINATOR GENISYS
NOTE: I do not feel that anything I discuss in this review constitutes as a spoiler – I took great pains to ensure this – however, I realize that people tend to be especially spoiler-phobic when it comes to Christopher Nolan movies, so in an attempt to avoid people shouting at me, please be aware … Continue reading Movie Review – INTERSTELLAR
J.J. Abrams’ 2009 reboot of Star Trek was sort of a magical thing. The story was sloppy, filled with coincidences and contrivances, and had a weak central villain, but between some truly excellent performances from the cast, strong moment-to-moment direction from Abrams, and a general sense of fun it managed to sweep you up in … Continue reading Movie Review – Star Trek Into Darkness
Iron Man Three has a strange duality to it: it’s a movie that should be seen with as little prior knowledge as possible, yet I feel it also needs a bit of set up to ensure that you’re in the best frame of mind to enjoy it. For that reason I’m foregoing my standard M.O. … Continue reading DO NOT READ UNTIL AFTER SEEING IRON MAN THREE (Movie Review)
When I walked out of the theater after seeing Pain & Gain I had a hard time trying to decide what I had just watched and whether or not I even liked it. It’s by far the strangest, craziest movie I’ve seen yet this year (full disclosure: I have yet to see Spring Breakers), it’s … Continue reading Movie Review – Pain & Gain
