I begin this review with a simple question: why? Why did they have to make this rotting piece garbage, why did they make it a musical, and why did this even happen?
Mitchie Torres is an aspiring, talented musician who wants to go to Camp Rock, a music camp. (obviously) Meanwhile, rock star Shane Gray [...]
Pixar has struck gold for the ninth time. 13 years, 9 masterpieces. That’s a track record that no other studio or filmmaker has never made, and possibly never will. What started with a light-headed but classic adventure about living toys has now evolved into a deep, topical film that touches on so many levels it [...]
Jack Black - kung fu master. That very thought is both questionable and hilarious, but then again, the entire concept of Kung Fu Panda is questionable and hilarious. The story of a lovable, overweight panda becoming a kung fu legend is more original than it seems.
Po is a well-intentioned but goofy panda in ancient China [...]
Mike Myers was once my favorite comedian. In the day of Austin Powers, SNL, and Wayne’s World he could do no wrong, and relied on physical humor and wordplay. The Love Guru, however, has very few gags that actually work, and I don’t think there’s a single joke in here that isn’t potty humor. Forget [...]
The original 2003 Hulk was bogged down by melodrama, too long a running time, and the fact that Nick Nolte had more time on-screen than the actual Hulk. This fixes everything where the original went wrong. It tosses out the director and the entire cast, and makes one of the best actors around into the [...]
Adam Sandler decides to dub an Israeli accent for his new comedy, You Don’t Mess With The Zohan. This gets into its preachy moments from time to time but overall is his funniest since 2004’s 50 First Dates, and succeeds in not being offensive - instead being just plain funny.
Zohan is an Israeli counter-terrorist agent [...]
One of the coolest moments of my life occurred in my screening of Son of Rambow. Last year I participated in a summer camp where I could make a movie at the Michigan Theater, and given the subject matter of Son of Rambow, at the Michigan Theater during the screening they asked me to speak [...]
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe was an action-packed, if too long movie that was entertaining, even if it didn’t quite reach the heights it set out to achieve. This sequel, Prince Caspian, loses much of the action and entertainment that drove the first one, and doesn’t reach the heights [...]