Release Date: May 15th, 2012
Just when I thought I had seen every possible type of super hero movie along comes Chronicle to surprise the hell out of me. I had heard that this movie was very different in a…
Contraband
Release Date: April 24th, 2012
Contraband… what to say about Contraband? Well, of the pile of movies stacked in the corner of my room waiting to be watched and reviewed, I can honestly say I was looking forward to this…
Dark Tide
Release Date: April 24th, 2012
At the top of the stack of Blu-Rays I’m to attack this summer was Dark Tide. This was not a fact about which I was overly pleased. This basically ‘straight-to-dvd’ release about sharks starring Halle…
We Bought a Zoo
Release Date: April 3rd, 2012
People have become more cynical in recent years and, consequently, so have our movies. Today’s movies are darker, reflecting our own mind shift towards the world we live in. Some genres have evolved, even bettered…
Hop
Release Date: March 23rd, 2012
Of all the major American holidays, the mythology of Easter is easily the least explored. As a little kid I never really understood the holiday and found it confusing. Who is this Easter Bunny? Where…
The Sitter
Release Date: March 20th, 2012
In 1987, Adventures in Babysitting was released to box office success and generally positive reviews. People liked this happy tale of babysitting-gone-wrong, in which a hapless sitter bonds with the quirky kids as they are…
The Three Musketeers
Release Date: March 13th, 2012
Anyone who read my theatrical review of this film knows that I did not care for it. In fact, I vehemently opposed its very existence; which is out of character for me as a critic….
Lady and the Tramp: Diamond Edition
Release Date: February 7th, 2012
Disney is opening up its vault once again! Just in time for Valentine’s Day comes the animated love story Lady and the Tramp. Now I’m not sure what warrants a 3D theatrical release for some…
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
Release Date: February 7th, 2012
The stoner duo returns in yet another installment of the Harold & Kumar franchise, but this time they’re not seeking to satisfy their munchies for one particular fast food meal or attempting to escape a…
Real Steel
Release Date: January 24th, 2012
A movie about boxing robots sounds like something that would come from the director of the Night at the Museum films, doesn’t it? It may seem incredibly corny, and the script is indeed filled with…