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‘Hunger Games’ Leaves You Satisfied Yet Wanting More (Review)
In Books and Magazines | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 28 2012 12:57 PM
There's something to be said for a movie that takes a well-done book and transfers it to the big screen almost flawlessly. When the basis for a film is so solid, why would you go out of your way to ...
Movie Review: The Devil Inside
First film of the new year and it’s already earned itself a spot on one of the year end lists.
At once spooky and grisly, this film follows a woman’s quest to find the truth behind claims that her mother killed ...
Film Quest 12 #2 – PoliteUndeadWrestlingAlienSlayers
I introduced Film Quest 12 in our last installment, but I'll intro it once more... then in subsequent articles I'll get right to business.
About Film Quest ’12 – For each of the past three years, I set a goal for ...
21 Dumb Street (Review)
In Movies | By Bryan Lienesch | On March 23 2012 12:56 PM
It’s never going to happen, but the 109 minutes 21 Jump Street forces you to sit through should be charged as police brutality. That’s because the remake, which is supposed to be a satirical parody of the original series, is ...
Movie Review: John Carter
In Movies | By Adam Shaftoe | On March 9 2012 07:10 PM
Summary Judgement: A convoluted pastiche of poorly aged source material that yields an utterly forgettable plot despite the best efforts of the actors.
Directed by: Andrew Stanton
Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, and Willem Dafoe
John Carter is probably the first time I’ve hoped ...
Movie Review: The Tree of Life
In Movies | By Adam Shaftoe | On March 1 2012 08:13 AM
I usually begin my reviews with a “summary judgement”; I’m taking a different tack with The Tree of Life. Today I’m going to offer a disclaimer.
Warning: I could only watch forty-five minutes of this self-important movie before walking away. I doubt ...
Film Quest 12 #1 – Limitless Cooking Desperado-bots
About Film Quest '12 - For each of the past three years, I set a goal for the number of films I wanted to see in that year which I had never seen before and do reviews for them. 2012 ...
Pandorum
As an avid watcher of movies on the Syfy channel, I can tell that a vast majority of them, particularly the channel's originals, are pretty bad. However, some of them are so bad that they become enjoyable. One movie that ...
‘Act of Valor’ Packed with Vigor
In Movies | By Bryan Lienesch | On February 24 2012 11:58 AM
Anytime a film comes out with a huge gimmick attached to it, most moviegoers cringe in anticipation. Rarely does a movie that was made with seemingly only the intention of making money deliver a worthwhile experience. And when a mass-release ...
‘This Means War’ Is War-th Watching
In Movies | By Bryan Lienesch | On February 20 2012 01:35 PM
At the risk of being bombarded with hate mail, I’m about to take a somewhat bold stance: “This Means War” is a good movie. It doesn’t break barriers or make any monumental leaps in the three genres – comedy, romance, ...
