What To Look Forward To in … Summer 2010
Before the season actually gets kicked off in two days, I thought it was necessary to spell out my five most anticipated movies of summer 2010. Rather than bore you with verbose observations, I will...
View ArticleWhat To Look Forward To in … June 2010
Summer heats up with June’s releases. We have the welcome return of an old franchise (“Toy Story”) and the unwelcome return of a newer one (“Twilight”). We have reboots (“The A-Team”) and remakes...
View ArticleThe Comedy Flops of 2009
I don’t often put much thought into what is written on DVD cases. However, I saw a particularly interesting one on the cover of “Year One.” Rene Rodriguez of the Miami Herald wrote: “I double dare...
View ArticleRandom Factoid #312
Just my luck. On Thursday, I went to see “Kick-Ass” at AMC Studio 30 (you know, the one I always gripe about). After the movie was over, I headed to the automatic ticket kiosk before returning home....
View ArticleREVIEW: Get Him to the Greek
Some movies really do need to come with a health warning. ”Get Him to the Greek,” for instance, should inform all moviegoers that that it packs enough laughs in under two hours to make you hurt all...
View Article10 for ’10: Quotes
Catch up with the idea behind this series here. A single line can have so much power in a movie. It can make us laugh, make us think, or make us cry. It can delve profoundly into the soul, give...
View Article10 for ’10: Best Movies (The Challenge)
Catch up with the idea behind this series here. By the time the clock runs down on 2010, I will have seen over 90 movies. Most of them were average, nothing special but nothing horrible. An alarming...
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