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...
2.5/4
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...
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...
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Phantasmagoria is defined as “a sequence of real or imaginary images like that seen in a dream.” Or, simply a copy of the poster from this film would suffice....
The Taking of Pelham 123
Having not seen the original, I can’t and won’t try to compare. Or contrast for that matter. But I will give this one what it gave me: a run...
Angels and Demons
Having attempted to read both The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons and not succeeding, I had little hope for this film. Or rather, I had little hope...
The Hangover
Unconventional in its structure, but conventional in its laughs, The Hangover is a movie that succeeds in a handful of ways: the cast is pitch-perfect. But it leaves something...
Taken
Liam Neeson has become the voice of a lion, taught Batman the secrets of martial arts, and now he’s getting his kidnapped daughter back and all the while kicking...
Wanted
In an orgy of gunfire, shootouts, explosions, car chases, and cryptic language, Wanted tells a story that has as much fun as it has loopholes. Though it’s little more than...
He’s Just Not That Into You
Click here for trailer I expected this movie to fairly superficial, both in its humor and its take on relationships. I also expected it to appeal mostly to single...