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Weekend Roundtable: Least Believable Screen Couple

Josh Zyber — Fri, 03 May 2019 17:00:43 +0000

The new rom-com Long Shot would have us imagine the stunning Charlize Theron falling for schlubby Seth Rogen. That movie plays the mismatch for laughs, but it reminds us of other screen romances that were less than convincing. David Krauss Sandra Bullock and… a couple of guys. You’d think it would be a cinch for...

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Weekend Roundtable: In the Shadow of One Iconic Role

Josh Zyber — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 20:00:41 +0000

Just about any actor would be thrilled to catch a break as great as Mark Hamill did when he landed the part of Luke Skywalker. One of the downsides of fame, however, is that some actors never achieve nearly as much success in anything else they do. Our Roundtable this week is about actors who...

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‘Swiss Army Man’ Review: An Oddball Delight

Philip Brown — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 19:00:33 +0000

‘Swiss Army Man’ is a deeply strange movie. It’s utterly unique, except for how it plays on the expectations set up by a cavalcade of movies that have come before. Part slapstick ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ goof, part body horror, part indie loner dramedy, part whimsy, part tragedy, and all fart joke, there’s simply nothing else...

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‘Now You See Me 2’ Review: Magic for (and by) Dummies

Philip Brown — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 19:00:32 +0000

It would be hard to defend ‘Now You See Me’ as a good movie. The ridiculous magic heist fantasy was far too silly and stupid (willfully and otherwise) for that. However, it was a fun movie often as amusing when it went wildly wrong as when it delivered genuine thrills and laughs. When I admit...

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The Trailer Park: Living in a Fantasy World

M. Enois Duarte — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 16:00:07 +0000

Whether it’s a child living amongst giants, a survivor finding an unusual friend on a deserted island, or a blundering, seemingly inept private eye, the latest trailers for upcoming movies feature characters stuck in their own fantasies. ‘Swiss Army Man’ At first, seeing Paul Dano on a deserted island making friends with the corpse of...

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‘Victor Frankenstein’ Review: It’s Not Particularly Alive

Philip Brown — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 02:00:29 +0000

‘Victor Frankenstein’ is a movie that tries to reinvent the old Mary Shelley tale, but the filmmakers don’t seem certain of how or why they want to do that. The flick announces that we know this story, then never gives viewers a reason why it’s being told again. The changes are primarily cosmetic, the narrative...

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The Trailer Park: Treats or Tricks?

M. Enois Duarte — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 19:00:52 +0000

Tis the season for blood-curdling screams, buckets of gory guts and a thick air of spine-chilling creepiness. Well, we’re not technical there yet, but with summer quickly coming to a close, it’s time to start preparing for the spookiest time of the year with trailers for the latest horror movies. ‘Victor Frankenstein’ I’m a bit...

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‘Horns’ Review: Horndog Harry

Philip Brown — Tue, 21 Oct 2014 19:00:41 +0000

If nothing else, ‘Horns’ can’t be faulted for lacking ambition. The quirky, Magic Realist comedy with hints of horror desperately wants to be one of those cross-genre head-trips that tosses various influences into a blender in the hopes of creating something fresh. Unfortunately, the weirdo flick is more of an act of posturing than originality....

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The Trailer Park: Equal Horns for Equal Trolls

Luke Hickman — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 19:00:34 +0000

With the summer movie season now completely out of the way, it’s time to set our gazes on the horizon. Let’s look ahead to see what’s opening between now and the end of October. While the first third of the year before summer is usually slim pickings for moviegoers (although there were some very fun...

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‘What If’ Review: When Harry Swore at Sally

Philip Brown — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:00:51 +0000

‘What If’ poses the question “Can men and women really be friends?” for about the billionth time in a romantic comedy, and the answer is once again, “No, because they’re probably, secretly super in love.” For anyone who has seen ‘When Harry Met Sally’ or pretty much any romantic comedy with ambition since, ‘What If’...

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Weekend Movies: Hollywood Needs to Step It Up

Luke Hickman — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 17:00:51 +0000

The future of the Galaxy is at risk of being upset by Michael Bay’s second waste of time this summer. ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ will face stiff competition this weekend from the Bay-produced reboot of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles‘. Director Jonathan Liebesman (‘Battle: Los Angeles‘ and ‘Wrath of the Titans‘) helms this retelling of the...

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Now Playing: Hello, ‘Darlings’

Bryan Kluger — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 20:00:44 +0000

Over the past few years, the Beat Generation that spawned writers and poets such as Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac has returned to cinema screens in documentaries (‘William S. Burroughs: A Man Within’), bio-pics (‘Howl’) and adaptations of their work (‘On the Road’). However, none has covered the time period where all of these writers...

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