Originally written and posted on October 2, 2009. Zombieland Is there really any point in summarizing the plot of a zombie movie anymore, or even bothering with a vague introduction to the genre and what to expect? To be entirely blunt, chances are that if you know what a zombie is, you know what Zombieland [...]
Originally written and posted on June 19, 2009. Year One Sometimes I wonder why I even bother looking forward to comedy movies. The trap these films set… it’s so predictable, yet I keep falling for it time and time again. It starts with word of the casting, then the teasers hit, and before you know [...]
Originally written and posted on May 1, 2009. X-Men Origins: Wolverine The first question that ought to be asked by the prospective audience of X-Men Origins: Wolverine is, “can the lead actor carry the film?” If the answer is yes, then all that’s left to ask of the film is that it goes through the [...]
Originally written and posted on March 6, 2009. Watchmen Watchmen is a peculiar movie in that it has a large part of the film going community somewhat divided. There is the nerdy purist faction who hails the Watchmen as a sort of counter culture bible, the oblivious common film goers who are looking for a [...]
Originally written and posted on December 11, 2009. Up In The Air Having only directed three feature films so far in his career, Jason Reitman is a relatively new name in Hollywood. Most people likely know him as the director of Juno from 2007, and even still may not be all too aware of him since [...]