Film Review: Contagion

Two seconds prior to the movie starting a man to the far right of where I was sitting starting hacking, as if on cue. This was followed by a sporadic slew of coughing throughout the film, followed by a general ill feeling moving through my body, throat to stomach. These are the things you are […]

Film Review: 50/50

Let’s be honest, cancer is not funny. Even if your worst enemy got cancer tomorrow, you wouldn’t be laughing at all, but trying to comfort him in his worst hour. So when writer Will Reiser was diagnosed with a type of spinal cancer, a part of his healing process, along with his friends Seth Rogen […]

Film Review: Attack the Block

For ages and ages (I have a knack for exaggeration) I have been hearing nothing but praise for Attack the Block from places all over the country. Week after week I continued to check Fandango for Friday releases in hopes that it would finally grace the fine people of STL with its presence, but each […]

Film Review: The Debt

When I see films like this I start to think about how The Bourne Identity and its sequels have ruined the espionage genre for many people, sometimes me included. Why I say this is because it created this want for people to Bourne out on everyone they come across, fighting for survival and being totally […]

Film Review: Fright Night

“Ugh, not another 3D horror film,” said the person who didn’t even watch My Bloody Valentine. “That’s such a waste of money.” Often true, but what isn’t true is the stigma against the cheesy b-rated films of this genre in concern to what is not expected of them. At least when it comes to Fright […]

Film Review: Fright Night

Fright Night is a fun time at the movies with some solid creature effects, good 3D, a couple of great turns by Colin Farrell and David Tennant, and a cast as a whole that is ‘in on the joke.’

Summer Movie Reviews Catch Up: Part III – July (Cont.) & August

Ok, last of the summer movie catch up articles. Make sure you check out Part I & Part II if you missed them, for 12 more mini-reviews, and then you can read Part III right here:

Summer Movie Reviews Catch Up: Part II – July

So this is part II of my quite crazy summer catch up. for me and I haven’t written a ton of reviews. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been seeing movies though, and this is going to serve as a catch up of sorts. I am going to just throw out some quick thoughts on anything […]

Film Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rise of the Planet of the Apes is one of the finest entries of the summer, features a phenomenal performance by Andy Serkis, and features some of the most impressive special effects integration from WETA yet.

Summer Movie Reviews Catch Up: Part I – May & June

So this has been quite the crazy summer for me and I haven’t written a ton of reviews. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been seeing movies though, and this is going to serve as a catch up of sorts. I am going to just throw out some quick thoughts on anything I didn’t review in […]