"Oh good, we'll just head for nowhere and we should be fine."

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, is the first half of the final installment in the iconic Harry Potter franchise. Harry Potter is a franchise that has rightfully earned its status amongst the most prominent in film history (after all, the books did the same thing). But is Deathly Hallows 1 deliver the high notes expected of (the first part of) the final installment in the saga? Or does the split leave a lot to be desired? Read more

*From what I understand a great deal of creative liberties were taken in The Social Network that differ from real events. I’m not here to compare what really happened to what happened in the movie (especially considering I haven’t done much research on this) so no unnecessary comparisons will be made.*

"Yeah and you catch more flies with honey than vinegar...or something."

The Social Network tells the story of Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook, and the events leading up to (and the events afterwards) the creation of the Social Networking site. But is The Social Network a movie you should “like” or “ignore?” Read more

"His name may seem a little silly, but he'll whup your horse any day."

Secretariat is a film about the racehorse whom many consider to be the greatest of all time (Secretariat, obviously). Does Secretariat fall flat on its face? Or is it a film that races to the finish line? Read more

"....Where are we?"

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (my word, that is an awful title) is the sequel to the 1987 film Wall Street (it seems the popular thing to do these days is make a sequel to a twenty-year old movie). It, like the 1987 original, is directed by Oliver Stone and stars Michael Douglas.  Shia LaBeouf, Josh Brolin and Carey Mulligan also star in this sequel. But does Money Never Sleeps prove to be a money-maker? Or is it looking for a bailout? Read more

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

"I knew I should have called a plumber..."

Inception is the newest film by Christopher Nolan, who is now most famous for directing The Dark Knight. With Batman on a break, Christopher Nolan finally got to work on Inception, a story which he had been fine-tuning for a decade. Does Inception live up to its prestigious director? Read more

*Just as before, I have not read the book on which Eclipse is based, so I won’t be making any comparisons between the two.*

Vampires and werewolves and teen drama, oh my!

Eclipse is the third installment in the wildly popular “Twilight saga,” which tells a love story between human Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen. But also the werewolf Jacob Black.

The books have reached a level of popularity that is very rare, you probably can’t go anywhere without hearing something about “Edward this” or “Jacob that.”

But is Eclipse really worth the hype that surrounds it? Read more

After Gilligan managed to find rescue, the island was never the same.

Shutter Island is the newest film by acclaimed director Martin Scoresese. Like many of Scoresese’s recent films, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio. But does Shutter Island live up to the director’s (and actor’s) lineage? Read more

No shirt, no shoes, hard shell, no service.

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

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?

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