After the Bourne Ultimatum wrapped up an excellent action trilogy 9 years ago, did we really need another Bourne film? I’m not counting Legacy, which while okay was essentially a Bourne film only in name. If Jason Bourne is to … Continue reading Jason Bourne – The Entertaining Bourne Redundancy
Amid all the craziness with hackers, threats, and abrupt removal from wide theatrical release, it became a patriotic duty for some Americans to find a way to watch The Interview. Having done so through my usual legal channels, I’m confused … Continue reading The Interview – Controversy Unfolded
The recent trend of adding part IIs and IIIs has likely happened for monetary creative reasons, but if the road to hell is paved with good intentions, maybe the road to heaven is paved with bad intentions? I don’t agree … Continue reading The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – $plit that Book!
Who wants to pretend X-Men: The Last Stand didn’t exist? *Raises hand* No worries, your wish has finally been granted. The events of X3, along with nearly the rest of the established cinematic X-Men continuity, have been wiped out. It’s … Continue reading X-Men: Days of Future Past – Time Travel Triumph
It’s a testament to Godzilla’s iconic status that a 16-year wait had little effect on its hype this summer. I don’t consider the 1998 movie to be quite the total abomination it’s widely made out to be, but it clearly … Continue reading Godzilla – A 2nd American Try at the King of Lizards
A couple years ago, I thought The Amazing Spider-Man was a decent reboot after the mess that was Spider-Man 3. Marc Webb imparted enough of a different vision and Andrew Garfield enough of a different take on Peter Parker … Continue reading The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Not So Amazing
My disappointment after watching Transcendence was compounded by the lingering feeling that it could’ve been a lot better due to its intriguing premise. The concept of a human conscience being transferred to an AI system can be taken in various … Continue reading Transcendence – An Ambitious Bore
One’s tolerance of bad screenwriting will be strongly tested by Need for Speed. No attempt is made, for example, to explain why a racer challenging another for six figures would let a friend come along to essentially make the race … Continue reading Need for Speed – Mindless Vehicular Mayhem
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