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 ...
Suburban Throwdown: Neighbors Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On May 10 2014 11:45 AM
Last summer, Seth Rogen made his directorial debut with the uproariously hilarious This Is the End, a star-studded apocalyptic comedy that revealed Rogen and fellow director Evan Goldberg’s affection for horror movies. In addition to writing and directing, Rogen also ...
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 ...
Hammer’s Horror Debacle: The Quiet Ones Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On April 27 2014 01:44 PM
Over the past four years, the once-glorious production company Hammer Films has been slowly trying re-establish itself in the horror genre. From the 1950s through the early-1970s, Hammer enjoyed financial and critical success with gothic horror films such as The ...
That Evil Mirror: Oculus Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On April 15 2014 01:49 PM
In 2009, Hollywood revived the supernatural horror film with Paranormal Activity, the “found footage” hit that spawned four lucrative sequels. While the Paranormal Activity series has rapidly descended into a bloated cash grab, the upside is that it shifted America’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 ...
