Film

Mar 222010
‘The Bounty Hunter’ provides cheap laughs

“The Bounty Hunter” is a romantic comedy with two big name actors Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler. It may satisfy audiences who are already fans of these two stars or just out for a Friday night date, but if you are looking for a quality movie that you will want to see twice, this will not be your choice.

Action-packed ‘Green Zone’ may be best Iraq War movie yet

Director Paul Greengrass may be known best as the director of two of Matt Damon’s “Bourne Identity” action-thrillers. But the British filmmaker also directed “United 93,” a harrowing recreation of 9/11 events aboard the hijacked flight, easily the best 9/11 movie ever made.

Mar 082010
Alice in Wonderland

The anticipation for Tim Burton’s 3D “Alice in Wonderland” could not have been higher. A better match in artistic sensibilities than between director Tim Burton and Lewis Carroll’s classics “Alice in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass” would be hard to imagine, as the material seemed custom-made for the director.

Mar 012010
‘Last Station’ has history, farce, drama, and Tolstoy

At the beginning of the 20th century, Leo Tolstoy was one of the most famous authors in the world. It was a time when movie cameras were a novelty and capturing footage of famous people, like the aging author of “War and Peace,” was new enough that celebrities had not yet learned to shy away, a time when World War I and the Russian revolution are both on the horizon.

‘Valentine’s Day’ is over-rated

Posted by Matthew B. Poposky at 5:23 pm Comments Off
Feb 222010
‘Valentine’s Day’ is over-rated

Take the theme of love, spice it up with Valentine’s Day specifics, and add in 20 or so big-name actors and you get the movie “Valentine’s Day,” which premiered in theaters on Friday, February 12.

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