'300: Rise of an Empire' Review
Before anything else: the sex. There is a sex scene in '300: Rise of an Empire' that is an all-timer. Put it right up there on the shelf next to 'Don't Look Now,' 'A History of Violence,' 'Blue is the...
View Article'Mr. Peabody & Sherman' Review
“I forbid you from fighting in the Trojan War!” It's something any father would say to his son, provided that the pair regularly traveled through time. In the case of 'Mr. Peabody & Sherman,'...
View Article'Need For Speed' Review
There are 35,000 deaths due to motor vehicle accidents in the United States each year. Every ten seconds someone is given emergency treatment because of a car crash. According to a report by the CDC...
View Article'Ernest and Celestine' Review
There are two chief takeaways from 'Ernest & Celestine.' The first is that in France and Belgium they don't have a Tooth Fairy, they have La Petite Souris, which is, basically, “The Tooth...
View Article'Noah' Review
The story of Noah as it is written in the King James Bible is about three pages. If you want to Google it, read it, then come back to this you can go ahead. I'll wait here as I continue to stream some...
View Article'Afflicted' Review
Here's a tip. If you and your bros ever decide to “never stop filming,” reconsider. Not the filming – make the most of that graduation present – but whatever epic trek you are about to take. Something...
View Article'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' Review
Whereas Tom Hanks' Captain Phillips talked, finessed, sweated and went into shock to rescue his crew, Chris Evans' Captain America jumps onto a hijacked boat from a helicopter without a parachute. His...
View Article'Transcendence' Review
When I was a young man and the Internet was new, I made the same joke every time I dialed-up and heard those dissonant, scratchy tones. “Chhhhhhh-CHHHHHH-Chhhhhh” my modem would bray, and as soon as...
View Article'Bears' Review
"Nature, red in tooth and claw." - Alfred, Lord Tennyson "It's like a freakin' Country Bear Jambaroo around here!" - Homer J. Simpson Disneynature, the French production arm that's probably something...
View Article'The Amazing Spider-Man 2′ Review
Most of what I know about complex science comes from comic books, so forgive me if my understanding of quantum mechanics is a little off. But, I think it can mean that particles can exist in two states...
View Article'Godzilla' Review
'Godzilla,' the 2014 version from relative newcomer Gareth Edwards, is just about as good as a big fat summer tentpole movie gets these days. It's fun, scary and awe-inspiring in just the right places....
View Article'The Signal' Review
One might exit the theater after seeing 'The Signal' and feel compelled to run down a list of its seeming influences. 'Chronicle,' 'Dark City,' 'The Island' and John Byrne's acclaimed 'Next Men' comic...
View ArticleIn Honor of 'Inherent Vice,' the Best Thomas Pynchon Character Names, Ranked
In an effort to speed along the effort, we've taken it upon ourselves to list our eighteen favorite character names from Pynchon works. Why eighteen? Well, that's a hidden reference to a conspiracy...
View Article'Game of Thrones' Season 8 Episode 1: Five Best Moments
‘GoT’ is back and these are the moments that knocked us on our Essos. Continue reading…
View ArticleWhy One of the Least Exciting 'Game of Thrones' Is Also One of Our Favorite...
“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” was a hang-out episode in Westeros. Continue reading…
View ArticleThe Most Shocking Moments From 'Game of Thrones' Battle of Winterfell
The deaths! The surprise victories! Other deaths! Here’s the craziest moments from the new ‘Game of Thrones.’ Continue reading…
View ArticleWhich 'Game of Thrones' Character Had the Crappiest Week?
There’s a of competition for the title on “The Last of the Starks.” Continue reading…
View ArticleIt Doesn't Matter What 'Game of Thrones' Does Next Week. The Show's Beyond...
Forget the finale. It’s too late to save it. Continue reading…
View ArticleWho Won 'Game of Thrones'? A Character By Character Breakdown
The game is over. Who sits on the Iron Throne? Continue reading…
View Article'Shang-Chi' Review: Great Martial Arts and Iffy CGI
Marvel’s newest movie is a mixed bag. Continue reading…
View Article'The Legend of Hercules' Review
In the late 1950s, American bodybuilder Steve Reeves somehow ended up in Italy and made a cheapo production of 'Hercules.' It spawned an avalanche of knockoff strongmen films -- some starring Reeves,...
View Article'Frank' Review
Mixing genres never works, especially surrealist comedy and character-based drama. Indie filmmakers often try it, and the seesaw of quirk and forced pathos is what makes people roll their eyes and wish...
View Article'To Be Takei' Review
It's more than just “OK to be Takei.” If you are one of the six million people who follow the internet meme-machine that is George Takei on social media, you know that this catchphrase was just one...
View Article'I Origins' Review
When Mike Cahill took the stage after the world premiere of 'I Origins' at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival he spoke excitedly about how special speakers were installed in the theater to take advantage...
View Article'The Voices' Review
There's nothing funny about schizophrenia. 'The Voices' understands this, and shows the horror of the disease. And then has you cracking up anyway. It's this diabolical blend of shock and candy-colored...
View Article'A Most Wanted Man' Review
Nobody shoots people through windows quite like Dutch photographer-turned-filmmaker Anton Corbijn. After coming out of the gate with the splendid Ian Curtis biopic 'Control' and the gorgeous but muted...
View Article'The Raid 2′ Review
The Sundance cut of 'The Raid 2' is 148 minutes. I think I saw 138. Ten minutes before the end I turned to a colleague and said "all right, enough of this," and walked out. It is the first time I've...
View Article'Happy Christmas' Review
There's a moment in 'Happy Christmas' when Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey and Lena Dunham have a few cocktails in a basement converted to a tiki bar, and that moment quietly strikes gold. The scene –...
View Article'The Monuments Men' Review
“They don't make 'em like that anymore!” That's what my old man always liked to say when we'd watch a black and white Hollywood classic. Sometimes he meant it as a sign of respect. Sometimes he meant...
View Article'The LEGO Movie' Review
"Everything is Awesome!" Much has been said about our recent cinema kowtowing to nerds. From the massive success of 'The Avengers' to the ill-fated sci-fi odes of 'Paul.' (Anyone remember 'Paul?') The...
View Article'Nurse 3D' Review
So, listen....Do you have a sleazy side? Don't look over your shoulder to see who's watching, just answer. If the answer is “a little” or “kinda” or even “Oh God, yes!” then I have the movie for you....
View Article'RoboCop' Review
A few weeks back I was watching TV with friends who don't follow movies that closely. On came the ad for 'RoboCop.' They were baffled. “Who needs this?” they asked. Forget that we were all old enough...
View Article'Winter's Tale' Review
'Winter's Tale' makes 'Safe Haven' look like 'The Godfather.' It is an absurd story adapted in the most dreary way possible, with lifeless performances, dull dialogue and laughable special effects. I...
View Article'The Grand Budapest Hotel' Review
Wes Anderson has finally done it. He's gone and created his own country. Zubrowka, the fictional town at the heart of 'The Grand Budapest Hotel,' is positioned on the farthest Eastern edge of Europe's...
View Article'Non Stop' Review
The opening shot of 'Non-Stop' has Liam Neeson pouring whiskey in a coffee cup and stirring it with a toothbrush. He then reaches out to a photo of a young girl to stroke it with his fingertips. After...
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