THE BIG SHORT: Tall With Talent, Information
The trailers for THE BIG SHORT let you know just how star-studded the cast was, with Oscar nominees all over the place. It would be a monumental failure to have this set of actors and end up with anything less than ...
Fury: Strong Performances Anchor Atypical War Film
I guess something that weighs over 30 tons isn’t all that safe after all.
It’s April 1945 in Nazi Germany, towards the end of WWII and the Allies seem to be kicking all sorts of ass and taking names. A tank ...
The Counselor: Too Confusing For Its Own Good (Review)
Why I Saw It: The cast of THE COUNSELOR has some good names in it (Michael Fassbender, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Brad Pitt, Dean Norris), and it's a Ridley Scott film. Plenty of potential to go around.
Rating: 7.6 out of 10
This had ...
Zombies Go Global: World War Z Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On June 22 2013 10:58 AM
In 1968, Duane Jones and a rag-tag group of desperate and confused survivors holed up in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse as undead cannibals roamed the yard waiting for their meals to emerge from their boarded up safe-haven. The survivors, who ...
Times Are Tough For Gangsters Too: Killing Them Softly
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On December 9 2012 01:02 PM
I can’t really say that I’ve ever left a crime thriller with my stomach in a knot. I didn’t know it was possible for the crime thriller genre, which seems to be stuck on repeat and incapable of surprises, was ...
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 ...
Drive for 66: Month 7 & 8 (July & August 2011)
In 2011, my goal is to see 66 movies I had never seen before the year began. The start was optimism-inspiring for the potential to surpass the goal. In January and February I saw a combined 11 films, putting me ...
Movie News: 5/9/2011
In Movies | By AverageThomas | On May 9 2011 06:38 PM
There’s so much going on in movie news right now that instead of covering it in a dozen separate articles, I wanted to give some summaries all in one spot.
First, the money…
Box ...
Brad Pitt Linked to Red Dead Redemption Movie Adaptation
Millions of people own the Red Dead Redemption video game for either Sony's PlayStation 3 system or Microsoft's X-Box 360. It received an "Incredible" ranking from IGN.com and is widely considered to be a top contender for any of the ...
