Iron Man 2
If it’s true that superheroes and their stories are the epic tales of our time, then Iron Man (and Iron Man 2) fit the bill. With such obvious Greek...
2010
Hot Tub Time Machine
Like any twentieth-century decade worth its muster, the eighties carved out an oversized niche for itself in American popular culture. The ubiquity of neon and the advent of portable...
Creation
Despite the misnomer of a title and at least one misleading trailer, this film is not a pleasant, idyllic look at a significant man’s relationship with his daughter. It...
Alice in Wonderland
Idiosyncratic, eccentric, and unconventional? Perhaps. Enjoyable, charming, and timeless? Absolutely. This newest take on the enchanting Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass stories by Lewis Carroll is an endearing film,...
Oscars 2010
This is my one post per year (more or less) on this site that is not a review. And I get pretty excited about it. First, my “movies of...
Edge of Darkness
Based on the television series of the same name, Edge of Darkness is a return to the screen both of this particular story, and of a particularly reclusive actor...
Shutter Island
Few know how to do psychological thrill rides like Scorsese. Evoking (if not channelling) 1991′s Cape Fear, Shutter Island manages to pull off another thriller of extensive scope. Both films...
The Book of Eli
Post-apocalyptic stories have a certain resonance now. (“Now” defined as “post-Hiroshima.”) Given our predilection for lone men on missions to save humanity, this post-apocalyptic mankind-savior on a mission already...