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World War Z 2013
This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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Man of Steel 2013
For DC Comics fans, Zack Snyder's Man Of Steel represent more than just a chance for them to finally see the Superman movie they want, but the first step to getting a shared movie universe for the DC characters at long last. But of course it's not only comic book readers that love Superman -- just as many regular moviegoers have been waiting to see the big blue boy-scout take to the skies again since the disappointing (though underrated imo)…
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Star Trek Into Darkness 2013
This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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Iron Man 3 2013
s Tony Stark's opening narration (yes, we get a voiceover this time) leads into the strains of Eiffel 65's "Blue" while the Marvel logo flashes, it's already clear that director Shane Black has delivered a very different Iron Man movie from the previous two -- and indeed, all previous Marvel films. Is that a good or a bad thing? Well, that's going to depend on how light-hearted you like (or don't like) your movies.
The story begins with a flashback…
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation 2013
Sometimes a movie can overcome its shortcomings by really excelling in some particular way. It happens a lot with certain types of action flicks - you just get hammered into submission with the sheer level of inventive carnage on display that you find yourself having fun despite stifling a laugh every time anyone opens their mouth. GI JOE: Retaliation is not one of those movies.
I didn't expect much - I mean let's be honest, the first movie was pretty…
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The Place Beyond the Pines 2013
This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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Stoker 2013
This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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Django Unchained 2012
A gloriously bloody, sometimes hilarious throwback, which should satisfy any QT fan. Others may have issue with some of the more brutal (and it does get BRUTAL) violence but personally the only thing that bothered me was a silly third act decision by one of the characters that pretty much renders the entire plot pointless. It's one of the only times I felt that a Tarantino film suffered from poor writing. Still, it's forgivable given the brilliance on display in every other area. Waltz and DiCaprio are great, Foxx is very good, and you'll be chasing down the soundtrack as soon as you leave the theater.
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Gangster Squad 2013
Not completely without merit, but still a huge waste of talent. Cliched, silly, and rife with underwritten characters. The cast do their best but the usually brilliant Gosling feels almost like a caricature of himself here, along with a ridiculous squeaky voice. Brolin is just...there, while Penn is predictably OTT but at least he tries to have some fun. A few decent moments, but ultimately it aims for LA Confidential, hits Dick Tracy..only not as enjoyable. Disappointing.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2012
Right off the bat, let me say that I am a massive Tolkien geek, and I think Peter Jackson's Lord Of The Rings trilogy is just about the greatest thing ever filmed - so yeah, expectations! But as much as I looked forward to returning to Middle Earth, I was also aware of how inferior the source material was. Granted it is a much more child friendly book, and an altogether simpler tale, but the fact is, The Hobbit just…
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Skyfall 2012
So yeah, Bond. It's not that I hate the movies, they just never really held my attention. As a kid I found them entertaining more often than not, but as I got older the shtick just wore thin. Bond shags a couple of chicks, spouts a few one liners, uses gadgets, beats the bad guys - ad infinitum. I know for most fans this is all part of the appeal, and the movies are fun, I was just never able…
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Looper 2012
Sci-fi in general is a tricky genre to get right, but add in time travel and it gets even trickier. One of the main reasons so many of these type of movies fail is that they make things so complicated that they end up bending - or breaking completely- their own rules, and when that happens it just takes you out of the movie, no matter how much balletic gunplay is on display. Thankfully writer/director Rian Johnson knows this, and…
