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Man Of Steel – Review
Zack Snyder (300, Sucker Punch) delivers a power house of a film that everyone can enjoy. It’s like he reached back and took all the cool elements of the first two Reeves films, blended them, updated them, and added a good dose of adrenaline. Man of Steel is the first summer blockbuster of 2013, and
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Star Trek: Into Darkness – Review
J.J. Abrams has done it again, delivering an epic sequel to his 2009 reboot to the popular franchise. Star Trek Into Darkness is a fantasticly energetic re-imagining of one of the most popular Trek adventures ever. When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within
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Iron man 3 – Review
I was a little leery about Shane Black directing Iron Man 3 with his last and first directorial effort being Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. He definitely proved himself capable then, but to hand off such a high profile franchise…. Black comes through though. Iron Man 3 is a fun, action packed spectacle that successfully brings
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Olympus Has Fallen – Review
Antoine Fuqua delivers a more solid action flic than expected from his gritty portfolio. Olympus Has Fallen plays out with the confidence of a new Die Hard film, easily better than the last installment. It’s loud, well paced, a little ludicrous, but a lot of fun! Disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped
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Red Dawn (2012) – Review
Stuntman turned Director Dan Bradley takes on the task of remaking the John Milius (Conan the Barbarian) 80′s classic, Red Dawn. The remake is predictable, yet enjoyable for a popcorn actioneer, but it never really manages to achieve that level of depth that the original had going for it. A small American city awakens to
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Spiders 3D – Review
Tibor Takacs directs this (what I’m assuming) straight to video film about mutated space spiders stalking the streets of New York. Spiders is definitely a step up from the average Asylum type movies, but not much. After a small piece of a Soviet space station crashes into a New York City subway tunnel, a species
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Tower Block – Review
James Nunn and Ronnie Thompson direct this suspenseful thriller about tenants of an apartment complex trying to survive the assault of a sniper killing everyone on the floor. Tower Block is suspenseful and fun, if not just a little predictable and unfortunately, impossible. A year after witnessing a murder, residents of Tower Block 31 find
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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters – Review
After the cult hit Dead Sno, I anxiously awaited writer/director Tommy Wirkola’s next genre film. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters is that film. Wirkola’s reminds me of a younger Raimi with his over the top action horror. There’s no asking “hey, is that plausible?”, nope, it’s more like “hey, that’s f’n awesome!” His films aren’t
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Looper – Review
Rian Johnson brings us this futuristic action drama about men hired by a future mob to conduct assassinations in the past. Looper is refreshingly new, and although a little predictable at times, it’s premise is cool… and once it hits the third act, it doesn’t let go! In the year 2072 time travel is forbidden.
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Dredd 3D – Review
Pete Travis, best known for the 2008 film Vantage Point, brings the newest incarnation of the long running British comic book series Judge Dredd to the big screen in a violent tour de force that leaves you wanting more. The future America is an irradiated waste land. On its East Coast, running from Boston to
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Resident Evil: Retribution – Review
Paul W.S. Anderson and wife Milla Jovovich dive once again into the action packed, undead mutant filled world of Resident Evil. Based on the popular Capcom video game franchise, Retribution is high on action but has the depth and attention span of a 12 year old with attention deficit disorder. The Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus
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Total Recall (2012) – Review
From the man who brought us the Underworld franchise, Len Wiseman tackles the remake of the 90s Schwarzenegger cult classic Total Recall. Apparently more faithful to the source material “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” by Philip K. Dick, Wiseman pumps up the action and packs the screen with sharp, visually stunning eye candy.
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Batman The Dark Knight Rises – Review
Christopher Nolan is back to finish off his Batman trilogy in what is probably one of this year’s most anticipated films. The Dark Knight Rises brings to a close one of the best Batman adaptations ever, touching on some of the more popular events and characters in the caped crusader’s history. Nolan has crafted a
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The Amazing Spiderman – Review
Marc Webb directed one of my favorite romantic comedies a few years ago called (500)Days of Summer. He showed a real knack for relationship material. He hasn’t done much more than TV since then, but now he tackles one of Marvel’s most iconic characters in what most fans feel is an unnecessary, and in some
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Father’s Day – Review
In some circles, one would say Troma has a definite winner here when compared to prior releases. Father’s Day is a trashy grindhouse calibre film that surpasses most of Troma’s low budget efforts, and takes us into a dark disturbing, yet surprisingly funny as hell cheezy gorefest. Ahab, a man obsessed with exacting a brutal,
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