Review: Away We Go

If there’s one genre of movie I despise, it’s the indie “comedy.” In these movies, the main characters lie constantly and for no reason, they have Wes Anderson-like quirks and aren’t funny at all. Fortunately, “Away We Go” avoids this path and ends up being an extremely enjoyable, and funny, movie.
“Away We Go” starts off [...]

Review: Land of the Lost

In Hollywood’s attempt to remake every TV show, movie, play or YouTube video, the executives at Universal stumbled upon the 1970’s children’s show “Land of the Lost.” Just write a goofy script, plug in Will Ferrel and bam, there’s your movie. Luckily the movie isn’t quite that simplistic, but it won’t be setting off a [...]

Review: My Life in Ruins

According to Nia Vardalos’ character Georgia, “2,500 years ago, Greece was a place of philosophy, art and democracy… then they discovered the nap.” You too will discover the nap should you decide to take incredibly boring trip to Greece that is “My Life in Ruins.”
With the entire country of Greece as its backdrop, “Ruins” follows [...]

Review: Drag Me to Hell

Sam Raimi may be the best tongue and cheek director of all time. The whimsical, goofy and American as apple pie tone he put on all three of the Spider-Man and the ridiculousness of his Evil Dead franchise are perfect examples of the mastery Raimi has over his movies. With “Drag Me to Hell”, Raimi [...]

Review: Terminator Salvation

After conquering his fear of flying in “We Are Marshall”, Joeseph Nichol, better known as McG, decided to take on James Cameron’s epic Terminator franchise. Much like “Star Trek”, “Terminator Salvation” looks to reboot the once great franchise by staying in the future instead of sending robots back in time.
“Salvation” focuses on former inmate Marcus [...]

Review: Slumdog Millionaire

It’s not too often when a film without any big name actors makes a splash in the American movie scene, let alone one starring a no-name minority cast.
Lucky for us, “Slumdog Millionaire” is just one of these movies, and even though it has studio roots, a relatively well-known director and a veteran writer, the movie [...]

Review: Four Christmases

Ever since “Meet the Parents” resounding critical and financial success, the film industry has been hurling turkey day comedies at moviegoers in hopes of recreating their own batch of family humor. This year’s attempt is “Four Christmases,” which might just be the fruit cake of holiday movies.
“Four Christmases” follows Brad (Vince Vaughn) and Kate (Reese [...]

Review: W.

Director Oliver Stone is a pretty strange guy. Best known for his Oscar winning film “Platoon,” Stone has created films covering world leaders from Alexander the Great to Richard Nixon, so it’s no wonder he’s taking a stab at a sitting president.
“W.” is a straight up biopic, mixing in the pieces of President George W. [...]

Review: Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist

Most people have had one of those nights that start out like every other, but ends up being an Odyssey-like quest to return home. People get left behind, wrong turns get taken and not a lot of fun is had, yet these nights tend to be the most memorable. “Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist” is [...]

Review: Eagle Eye

Is it just me, or is Shia LeBeouf in practically every blockbuster movie of the last few years? He was in “Indiana Jones,” “Transformers,” “I, Robot” and a bunch of lesser films like “Disturbia” and “Constantine.” Now we can tack another to LeBeouf’s résumé with “Eagle Eye,” a mid-September blockbuster that doesn’t back down in [...]