Middle of the Row – The Podcast: 035 – Does The Dark Knight Still Stand Atop The Superhero Heap?

Film Review: Sully

Sully is nothing great, well Hanks is great, but I was entertained as Eastwood makes the most out of this truly incredible event. What is interesting about the story of Sully is that nothing dramatic really happens in the film. Yes, the plane is successfully landed in the Hudson, everyone survives with minor injuries and […]

Film Review: The Rum Diary

Years ago when Captain Jack Sparrow was wondering where all the rum had gone, he probably would have never guessed that it was being stockpiled for another movie by the man filling his shoes. That traitor! Johnny Depp’s appropriately titled new film, The Rum Diary, has lots of rum, and not much else.

Now Playing Review – Battle: Los Angeles

With the impending doom of 2012 just around the corner every movie about an apocalypse is probably going to resonate a little more with me than it should. Don’t give me that look; I’m a slightly paranoid pessimist with an active imagination and an inability to resist watching movies involving such destruction… And though it […]

Review: ‘Towelhead’

Alan Ball’s feature directing debut is an edgy and biting look at suburbia and the coming of age story of a young girl in this awkward and interesting environment. Jasira is a Lebanese/White girl who lives with her mom in Syracuse, and after a shaving incident with her Mom’s boyfriend; she decides to ship her […]

Review: The Dark Knight

Christopher Nolan returns with his follow up to Batman Begins and has crafted one of the finest comic book adaptations in film history. Batman’s (Christian Bale) presence in Gotham is driving down crime, driving the Mob mad, and inspiring people like Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) to make a tangible difference in the city. Enter The […]