Category: Films
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‘Phantom’ is a surprisingly strong submarine story
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This film may seem familiar, as it borrows from many submarine movies before it, but it does a rather good job of telling its ‘true’ tale.
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‘The End of Love’ is the beginning of something special
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Writer/director/producer Mark Webber also stars in his 2nd feature film with his real-life son Isaac and it is a winning combination.
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’21 and Over’ is lowbrow comedy… for better or worse
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If you judge a lowbrow comedy like ’21 and Over’ strictly by how many laughs and how much box office it generates among its target audience, this is going to be a very successful movie.
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‘The Sweeney’ brings an old Brit TV copper show to the big screen
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Starting in 1975, British fans of ‘realistic’ police drama on television would tune in to ITV to watch The Sweeney. Now that television series has been updated and brought to the big screen by writer/director…
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Dwayne Johnson delivers his most vulnerable performance in ‘Snitch’
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This flick is like a Certs breath mint: It’s two, two, two films in one!
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Danielle Panabaker saves rape-revenge flick, ‘Girls Against Boys’
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Rape-revenge films seem to receive some support from feminists, but I think even they would be hard-pressed to be in favor of this one.
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‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ shows the franchise may be terminally ill
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John McClane and the ‘Die Hard’ franchise deserve better than his soulless sequel.
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‘Sound City’ is a very sound investment of your moviegoing time
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Anyone who has even a tiny bit of love for music needs to see this film.
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Blockbuster vs. Mockbuster: A Tale of Two Hansel & Gretels
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Dueling tales of the ill-fated siblings who have an unhappy encounter with a witch. But which film does it better: The Hollywood heavyweight or the Low-Budget straight-to-DVD?
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‘Safe Haven’ plays it safe… but that’s not necessarily a bad thing
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If you’re looking for a Valentine’s Day date movie, it doesn’t get much better than this.