The toys are back in town.
Toy Story 3 is the third installment in the series that made Pixar what it is today, Toy Story. The previous two Toy Storys are amongst my favorite films of all time. Does Toy Story 3 live up to its perfect predecessors? Or does it suffer the curse of the threequels? Read more
No, that's not the Heat Miser.
Ever since the original film’s release in 2001, Shrek has become the poster boy for Dreamworks animated features. The series has seen a sequel hit theaters every three years, with the good-but-not-as-great-as-the-original Shrek 2 in 2004 and the disappointing and mediocre Shrek the Third in 2007. Now we have Shrek Forever After, or as it is now apparently named, The Final Chapter. It is said to be the final film of the Shrek series (not counting the upcoming Puss in Boots spinoff), but where does it fall in the Shrek pantheon? Does it recapture the charm and humor of the first and second entries, or does it fall in the same category as Shrek’s third outing? Read more
I can't think of a funny caption, so just pay attention to Steve Carell, he's a funny guy.
Date Night is the new comedy film starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey. But does the movie itself live up to its to famed comedian stars? Read more
A very merry Unbirthday to you!
Alice in Wonderland is the newest film by director Tim Burton. It is, of course, based on the book by Lewis Carroll. Alice in Wonderland has received an almost unparalleled amount of hype (I only add the word “almost” because Avatar was released just a few short months ago). But has director Tim Burton created the quintessential Alice in Wonderland film? Read more
The real Animal House.
Fantastic Mr. Fox is a 2009 stop-motion animated film directed by Wes Anderson, who is known for directing such live-action films as The Royal Tenenbaums. Fantastic Mr. Fox is Wes Anderson’s first forray into animated cinema, but how well does Wes Anderson transition into the medium? Read more
Imagine that.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a film by Terry Gilliam, who is probably most famous for his work on Monty Python (particularly, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, one of the funniest films ever made). The film stars the late Heath Ledger in his last major film role, and Christopher Plummer. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a film about the power of the imagination, but does the film have the power to captivate the imagination?
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
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
First I would like to get something off of my chest…
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA!
I’m sorry about that, but if we don’t laugh, we cry. And there is plenty of laughing and crying when it comes to Dragon Ball Evolution, the cinematic “adaptation” of the famed manga/anime by Akira Toriyama. Read more