Archive for category: Theatrical Reviews

/ May 17, 2012 11:53 am

NEW RELEASE REVIEW: WITH GREAT POWER: THE STAN LEE STORY

I am a Fanboy. Though, I’m starting to think I should have my geek-card revoked. See, this film isn’t exactly new. While it’s just finding distribution, it premiered nearly two [...]

/ May 12, 2012 5:08 pm

NEW RELEASE REVIEW: DARK SHADOWS

Usually, the least that can be said for a Tim Burton film is that he chose style over substance. Even when that style is the same derivative nonsense he’s been pushing for [...]

/ May 7, 2012 1:09 pm

KAI’S NEW RELEASE REVIEW: THE AVENGERS

Dear Avengers, Thank you for being everything I hoped you would be and more. Sincerely, Your Friendly Neighborhood Kaiderman P.S. Joss Whedon – XOXOXOXOX You may notice this is actually the [...]

/ May 2, 2012 4:38 pm

NEW RELEASE REVIEW: THE AVENGERS

My anticipation for The Avengers was low. I know this puts me in a minority, but given the uneven quality of the films that made up its predecessors, I don’t feel [...]

/ May 2, 2012 11:53 am

NEW RELEASE REVIEW: SAFE

  Our very own Dylan wrote something that really resonated with me in regards to my man Jason Statham, and it becomes an even more pressing question after seeing his [...]

/ May 1, 2012 4:57 pm

NEW RELEASE REVIEW: THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT

    Every time I begin writing about The Five-Year Engagement, the most recent offering from the minds of Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller (re-teaming after the success of Forgetting [...]

/ April 28, 2012 1:43 am

NEW RELEASE REVIEW: THE RAVEN

It is possible to make a pretty engaging or at least curiously interesting narrative using historical figures, even if the basic premise is viciously ridiculous. For instance, I am really [...]

/ April 26, 2012 9:38 pm

VOD REVIEW: GOD BLESS AMERICA

There is something to be said for a film that addresses controversial topics with nothing but righteous, indignant candor. Sometimes toeing a line or trying to be thoughtful of other [...]

/ April 24, 2012 7:32 pm

NEW RELEASE REVIEW: THE RAID: REDEMPTION

Were it not for certain professional and ethical concerns, I would probably write the words “hell yes” all in caps with a few exclamation points and call this review finished. [...]

/ April 14, 2012 5:38 pm

NEW RELEASE REVIEW: LOCKOUT

Sometimes I distress over the trends of modern movies. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the emphasis on novel new filmmaking technologies, experimental narrative techniques, and a kind of added dose of [...]