THE MARTIAN Debut Dominates Box Office
Summer blockbuster season may have ended, but that doesn't mean big box office earners are done for the year. In its opening weekend in theaters, Matt Damon's efforts helped earn THE MARTIAN a little over $54 M 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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Abrams Hits Warp Speed: Star Trek Into Darkness Review
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On May 19 2013 09:24 AM
It has been four long years since JJ Abrams ventured into the Star Trek universe and left both die hard Trekkies and casual moviegoers hungry for more deep space adventures from the brash Captain James T. Kirk and the brilliant ...
Looper: A Fresh but Flawed Science Fiction Thriller
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On September 29 2012 11:05 AM
For quite some time, I’ve been griping about the never-ending stream of recycled ideas coming out of Hollywood over the past few years. I’d say that one of the most original films I’ve seen recently is without question Christopher Nolan’s ...
Movie Review: Dredd 3D
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On September 23 2012 10:48 AM
Ever since Dredd 3D premiered at the July San Diego Comic Con, surprisingly positive word of mouth has been spreading through the internet faster than SLO-MO inhalers across Mega-City One, something that is very shocking because action films released in ...
Movie Review: The Watch
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On August 3 2012 10:47 AM
What do you get when you put Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, and Jonah Hill in the same movie? Apparently, an extremely mediocre product with a flabby screenplay and a small handful of memorable chuckles. The Watch is the newest comedy ...
DC Comics Movie Review: Watchmen
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On July 18 2012 02:04 PM
One of the most controversial comic-to-movie-screen adaptations is without question Zack Snyder’s 2009 superhero epic Watchmen. To many comic book aficionados, Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore’s stunning DC Comics graphic novel was considered un-filmable by many who have poured over ...
DC Comics Movie Review: Superman Returns
In Movies | By Steve Habrat | On July 16 2012 11:41 AM
I’ll never forget the jolt of excitement that I felt when I first saw the Superman Returns teaser trailer, the one with Marlon Brando’s Jor-El commanding the speakers and explaining to Kal-El why he has sent his only son to ...
