2010 was a really good year for animation. Some of the best animated movies of the past years have arrived in theaters this year, including highlights such as "How To Train A Dragon" and Toy Story, " and the wonderful "Despicable [...]
Sometimes simple execution can be the best solution. Richard Linklater's underrated drama 'Tape' comes to mind as a film that took a simple approach to telling a story. There were a total of three characters and the film has one location. [...]
Raise your hand if you thought 20th Century Fox was going to give 'Avatar' a barebones release and move on. Now put a hammer in that raised hand and hit yourself in the head. Besides being the highest grossing film of all time, James Cameron is [...]
The horror genre is all about make believe. From animatronics and masks to corn syrup and CGI, filmmakers strive to create the perfect atmosphere for their movie. Every once in a while, a movie crosses the line of illusion and finds itself in a very [...]
I wasn't sure if a feature film remake of a TV series would really fly, but I was definitely willing to give it a shot when 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment's Blu-Ray version of "The A-Team" arrive in our offices. Promising to [...]
Here is a fun game. The next time your friends head over, give them a choice. Ask if they would rather watch a movie directed by Ivan Reitman which stars Eugene Levy or 'Cannibal Girls'. Pairing Ivan Reitman of 'Ghostbusters' and [...]
Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) is a 23 year old slacker with a broken heart. A year prior, his girlfriend dumped him and he hasn't been the same. The film finds Scott between jobs and hooked up with a 17 year old high school girlfriend named Knives [...]
Hal Holbrook first caught my attention in the early 1980's. As a huge horror movie fan, his roles in 'The Fog' and 'Girls Night Out' (a.k.a. 'The Creeper') have always stuck with me. Who could forget the timid character [...]
Rebooting a franchise can be a tricky endeavor. While it presents the opportunity to take creative liberties with well known characters and creatures, there is an obligation to recognize previous entries in the series and how they inspired an updated [...]
Meet The Parents (2000) Universal Home Entertainment In the realm of film criticism, movies must sometimes be judged in the same way as just about anything else in life, that is, did it accomplish what it set out to do? For example, did the comedy make [...]
