5 Reasons Why ‘Piranha 3D’ Sank
By now it’s clear: I thought ‘Piranha 3D‘ was pretty great. And I’m pretty sure it’s not the heat stroke talking. I saw the movie twice this weekend, and both times the theater (the largest one at my ...
By now it’s clear: I thought ‘Piranha 3D‘ was pretty great. And I’m pretty sure it’s not the heat stroke talking. I saw the movie twice this weekend, and both times the theater (the largest one at my ...
I’m not sure I saw this coming. ‘Piranha 3D’ – which has been rescheduled for release several times, handed over creatively at least once (Chuck Russell, director of ‘The Mask‘ and ‘Nightmare on...
So this is what the dog days of summer look like – a pool of water filled with razor-toothed piranhas. Also: mediocre studio run-off. There are only a couple of weekends left in the summer, and it seems like the studios have more ...
This weekend could be the one that finally knocks ‘Inception‘ out of the top spot at the box office. Not because a movie of similar quality is storming the multiplexes of America, but because we all really love Will Fe...
Yesterday, when I listed the five best movies of the year so far, I also said that this year has been incredibly bad for movies overall. So here we are, with a look at the worst. For the five singled out here, I’ve probably ...
In the wake of all the 3-D news that’s been rolling out, something’s been bothering me. Something apart from all of the usual complaints about 3-D glasses. It took a while, but I finally put my finger on it. 3-D manufa...
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Last Airbender,’ adapted from the sixty-odd episode Nickelodeon animated show, begins with a title card that reads “Book One: Water.” What it should really say is, “Thi...
Some pretty big heavy-hitters were added to the box office roller derby this weekend. Yet the combined star wattage of Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, and a bunch of unfunny, pot-bellied has-been comedians (Kev...
Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster and his bride, the Wolf Man, the Mummy and the Invisible Man… Just like Coke did for Santa, Universal set the standard for how these famous monsters look, behave, and even sound. Now the...
If it seems like there’s really only one movie opening this weekend, there are in fact a couple of hidden gems and other things I haven’t gotten to talk about yet. But if you do only get to see one movie this weekend, ...
Microsoft’s press event at E3 wasn’t spectacular by any means, but at least it had some interesting new hardware. Sony’s press conference… Well, the bit about ‘Twisted Metal’ was cool anyway.
Let’s be honest, this summer has been abysmal. Like, a bottomless pit of suffering and strife. If Hollywood were Maximus, asking if we’re entertained, I think we would all jeer, “No!” Then probably add, ...