Originally written and posted on November 12, 2008. Role Models To be a successful comedy in this day and age requires a few key things. First, there’s the obligatory romantic drama that has to resolve if it’s a central aspect of the film from minute one, or magically develops and resolves itself because these clichés [...]
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Originally written and posted on May 8, 2009. Star Trek Depending on what you expect from a revitalized Star Trek franchise, what J.J. Abrams is offering will likely leave newer audiences thrilled and older fans frustrated. As for myself, I don’t belong to either audience. I’m a passive observer aware of the series’ finer details [...]
Originally written and posted on November 12, 2008. Role Models To be a successful comedy in this day and age requires a few key things. First, there’s the obligatory romantic drama that has to resolve if it’s a central aspect of the film from minute one, or magically develops and resolves itself because these clichés [...]
Originally written and posted on November 14, 2008. Quantum of Solace Remember in the last minutes of Casino Royale when Bond pegged Mr. White in the leg with his assault rifle, walked up to him nonchalantly as he attempted to crawl away, and announced himself for the first time ever as “Bond… James Bond” before [...]
Originally written and posted on December 7, 2008. The Punisher: War Zone I’ve always been bothered by comic book movies. Every time a new super hero gets a feature film treatment, I find it difficult to look past the stink of desperation that surrounds the project, especially when it’s a second or third attempt to [...]