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District 9 is a sci-fi film produced by Peter Jackson, and is the feature film debut for director Neil Blomkamp District 9 is based on a previous short film by Blomkamp that came about after Peter Jackson’s Halo adaptation fell through. So how does District 9 hold up as a sci-fi film? Read more

Yes, James Cameron’s sci-fi epic, Avatar, has out-grossed Cameron’s previous film, Titanic, to become the highest-grossing film in history. Read more

Yo Holmes, to Bel-Air!

Sherlock Holmes is, of course, a detective. His intellect and deductive reasoning have made him so endearing, that the character has remained an icon for over a century. Many popular characters from today, such as Dr. House and Mr. Monk, have been inspired by the characters of Sherlock Holmes. Even the concept of super villains is often credited as originating from the Holmes novels. As such, this new Sherlock Holmes film had some big shoes to fill. Read more

Sorry, no air benders here.

Avatar is the first major film release by James Cameron since 1997’s Titanic, which went on to become the highest grossing film in history. And as such, Avatar received a considerable amount of hype, but is Avatar the next Titanic? Read more

Why was 6 afraid of 7?

9 is a new animated movie produced by Tim Burton and based on a short film from a couple of years ago by the same name. 9’s primary goal was to be a more “mature” animated film, but did it achieve this goal? And is it a good thing even if it did? Read more

Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon?!

I feel somewhat guilty that I just now have my review for Pixar’s newest feature, Up. But quite frankly, this one took me awhile to get right, and for all the right reasons. It wasn’t like the case with Transformers, in which I felt a cold indifference, but rather that Up is so great, I literally had a hard time trying to describe it.  It is just that unbelievably good. Read more

*Note: I never like to spoil any details of a movie in my reviews, but in this case I may spoil some of the nature of plot twists, but I’ll refrain from outright spoiling anything. So if you want to see this movie and don’t want any kind of details spoiled whatsoever, you may want to wait to read this.

Pork-chop Sandwiches!

This is a terrible movie. You may as well know that. In fact, calling this movie terrible may be insulting to one of my most used adjectives. Read more

Note: I always try to refrain from spoiling too much of any movie, which was particularly difficult when writing about this film. So some things will be left a little vague in this review, but I’m sure any Harry Potter fan would already know what I’m talking about.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the sixth and penultimate chapter in the Harry Potter saga (although the final act will be divided into two films), and to many, the best entry in the series. But just how does The Half-Blood Prince fair as a film? Read more

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is the third installment in the Ice Age series of animated films. Usually, by the third film most series tend to run out of steam, but how does Ice Age’s third outing fair? Read more

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is the sequel to 2007’s Transformers, and had many fans of the classic franchise anxiously awaiting its release, but did it live up to the hype? Read more