Mutants and Murderous Robots: X-Men: Days of Future Past Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On May 24 2014 10:40 AM
Since its debut in 2000, the X-Men series has been a bit of a rocky superhero franchise. 2000’s X-Men was a likeable enough effort that emerged just a year before Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man ignited superhero fever at the box office. ...
Return of the King: Godzilla Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On May 16 2014 04:10 PM
In 1954, Japanese production company Toho Co. released director Ishiro Honda’s Godzilla, an apocalyptic reflection about the dawning of the Atomic Age and the horrors of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Godzilla certainly didn’t shy away from delivering ...
Spidey Overload: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On May 2 2014 06:37 PM
Less than two years ago, Sony and Columbia Pictures rushed director Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man to the big screen, just five short years after Sam Raimi’s overstuffed Spider-Man 3. With a brand new cast led by The Social Network’s ...
A Marvel Masterpiece: Captain America: The Winter Soldier Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On April 4 2014 05:25 PM
Last summer, Marvel Studios kicked off Phase 2 of their cinematic universe with Iron Man 3, a film that featured a marketing campaign that hinted that this new set of superhero films would embrace a darker tone. Unfortunately, many were ...
The Return of an Avenger: Thor: The Dark World Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On November 10 2013 12:25 PM
Just six short months after dominating the summer with Iron Man 3 and three short months after announcing details for their Avengers follow-up, Marvel is back with a sequel to Kenneth Branagh’s intergalactic epic Thor. Branagh’s iridescent 2011 effort really ...
Fast Cars, Fast Action, Fierce Rivalry: Rush Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On September 28 2013 12:19 PM
In 1976, little Opie Taylor himself Ron Howard starred in the Roger Corman car chase movie called Eat My Dust, agreeing to be in the film if B-movie king Corman would let him direct his own picture down the line. ...
Politically Charged Sci-Fi: Elysium Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On August 10 2013 02:21 PM
In 2009, South African director Neill Blomkamp took moviegoers by storm with his hugely original directorial debut District 9, a grungy science-fiction gift from the gods that acted as an allegory for apartheid in Johannesburg. Made with only $30 million, ...
Geriatric Action! RED 2 Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On July 21 2013 01:54 PM
About three years ago, director Robert Schwentke’s geriatric action-comedy RED became a respectable success. It raked in a nice chunk of change, it seemed to charm anyone who went to the theater to see it, and it even went on ...
Monster Madness: Pacific Rim Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On July 12 2013 03:18 PM
These days, it is extremely difficult and rare for a major Hollywood studio to take a creative risk, especially during the hot and humid summer months when audiences turn out in droves. The suits fall back on time-tested franchises, overdone ...
Ho-Hum, Silver! Away! The Lone Ranger Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On July 6 2013 02:01 PM
Just under seven months ago, Quentin Tarantino proved that there was still some life in the
western genre with his bold and brutal Django Unchained, which nabbed two Academy Awards and a nomination for Best Picture. Not only did it ...
