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- Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Gainesville, Georgia
Archive By Section - Movie reviews
‘2012’ puts disaster genre on a new level of bad
Everybody run for your lives - it's a Roland Emmerich movie! Director Roland Emmerich loves to destroy the Earth. He used aliens to devastate much of it in "Independence Day," trained "Godzilla" to tromp all over New York City and blanketed the world with snow in "The Day After Tomorrow." Apparently, Emmerich found all those scenarios limiting, because in "2012," he goes for the terrestrial jugular by tampering with the very core of the planet. How ...
Once you get comedy in 'Goats,' you get the film ... sort of
"The Men Who Stare at Goats" begins by issuing the statement "More of this is true than you would believe," the same way many films tell us their story is based on true events.
With Dickens film, Santa brings bad presents early
Happy birthday, Jesus. Hope you like nightmares.
Big scream fest in low-budget film
Unless you've been in a sensory deprivation chamber for the past month, you've heard there's some horror movie named "Paranormal Activity" ruling the box office. It was made for, like, $10 and has grossed $1 billion or something.
Unoriginal 'Astro Boy' full of scraps
It seems the makers of "Astro Boy" wanted to combine every science fiction theme into one movie.
Staying true to book creates thin storyline in 'Wild Things'
The trailer for "Where the Wild Things Are" manages to dazzle our senses and evoke a host of emotions. Ironically, by the end of the film itself I felt almost nothing.
Forget the film; buy a plane ticket instead
"Couple's Retreat" is a sitcom episode masquerading as a feature film.
Movie lovers, rejoice in this week's releases
Three new comedies and the re-release of two animated classics hit theaters simultaneously this Friday, and incredibly, all are worth seeing.
‘Meatballs’ full of hearty family fare
Has there ever been a more appropriate week to review a movie called "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs?"
‘Jennifer's Body’ lets pretty girl show her teeth
"Jennifer's Body" is the perfect movie at the perfect time for Megan Fox. She has become a huge star without playing a single lead role or having to really act at all (something even she admits). She has built a career on rocking red carpets and lending her eye candy to action movies.
Fall Preview 2009: Escape economic woes with great flicks
For most of 2009, optimism has been in shorter supply than H1N1 vaccines. I'm happy to inject a dose of good news by telling you things are about to get better - at the movies, at least.
Finally, we get a funny comedy in 'Extract'
Writer/director Mike Judge captures the hilarity of the workplace as well as anyone. His "Office Space" (an American classic, in my opinion) and "Idiocracy" both flopped in their theatrical runs but have become DVD hits.
Film gives tedious look at fake history
Quentin Tarantino's films have been called many things: brilliant, self-indulgent, operatic, ultra-violent, hyperkinetic, irresponsible, and more. But never has Tarantino been boring. Until now.
Talented cast can’t tutor ‘Post Grad’
There aren't enough quality movies made for young women, and "Post Grad" does nothing to improve the situation.
‘The Goods’ is a summer guilty pleasure
Everybody could use a good laugh these days, and humor right now seems all the more fun if we feel we're getting away with something. In other words, it's a great time for a guilty pleasure comedy.
Articles by Section - Movie reviews
‘Man of Steel’ buckles under pressure
One thing I can virtually guarantee is "Man of Steel" will not receive a fair chance to succeed, either critically or commercially. And so much is riding on this movie.
‘Purge’ fails to deliver on promises
"The Purge" suffers from an identity crisis.
Duo attempts to grow up, falls short
Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are back in theaters trying to grow up again, and the result is about as good as the previous 10 times they've attempted it.
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