— by BEN FOWLER — If you follow some of my work on here at IJM, you may notice a recurring passion of mine — Superman. So, you can appreciate it is with some trepidation that I attempt to bring out the points that I think should be dealt with when developing and producing the [&hel[...]
Archive for the ‘Opinions’ Category
Under Review: ‘Mademoiselle Chambon’
— by RACHEL COYNE — Can anyone do tortured longing and silent agony quite like the French? Probably not, and director-screenwriter Stéphane Brizé’s ill-fated love story, “Mademoiselle Chambon,” is the embodiment of everything you’ve come to expect from French films; it [...]
Under Review: ‘Solitary Man’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — I’ve been writing for It’s Just Movies since Oct. 1 and my first review for the site was one for “A Serious Man.” Since then, my success has sky-rocketed dramatically and I have expanded to other websites and you can now type in my name in Google and have[...]
Under Review: ‘MacGruber’
— by ROB COX — “MacGruber” is a sobering reminder of one of my own basic tenets for reviewing film: an “upper decker” [joke] in the trailer does not a classic comedy make. Sometimes, as with the “MacGruber” trailer, I forget that sage guideline and find myself all a-flutter o[...]
Under Review: ‘Shrek Forever After’
— by ADAM POYNTER — Well our favorite green protagonist is back. Shrek (Mike Myers), Fiona (Cameron Diaz), Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) have returned in the fourth and final installment in the Shrek franchise, “Shrek Forever After” the first to be releas[...]
Book vs. Movie: ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’
— by BEV QUESTAD — Hurt her and she’ll expedite, in a creative way, your karma. Brash, tough and perhaps a savant, Lisbeth Salander, with a photographic memory and Asperger’s-like social distance, is my new female model for justice in the 2000 millennium. And Millennium happens to be[...]
Under Review: ‘Letters to Juliet’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Romeo and Juliet. The ultimate couple. They may have met a tragic, premature end, but their love story has lived on for centuries as a representation of true, unconditional love. Now, the timeless tale is the basis for the token rom-com of the summer movie season. In &[...]
If I Was Making … ‘Sherlock Holmes 2’
— by BEN FOWLER — Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” was a great movie. It had action, adventure, laughs with a few scares thrown in too. The great thing with it is how it ended with anything being possible for the inevitable sequel. The filmmakers have said as much anyway[...]
Under Review: ‘Robin Hood’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Considering Robin Hood has been a folklore icon since the medieval times and stretching into modern literature and art — including countless television and film adaptations — it’s safe to say that director Ridley Scott had immense courage to retell [...]
Under Review: ‘The People vs. George Lucas’
— by KYLA DREWETTE — There’s no question about it, George Lucas has inspired some of the most passionate fans on Earth. From the Star Wars saga to Indiana Jones, Lucas not only created revolutionary film, but also unique worlds that fans wanted to participate in. Nevertheless, Lucas’[...]
Under Review: ‘Harry Brown’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — I have been called many things. One example is sarcastic but many people also call me a cynic. I don’t see where this inference comes from. I just see things as they are. But something I am quite pessimistic about are the social problems spreading like fore[...]
Under Review: ‘Babies’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — Documentaries have been used to show social injustice, portraits of historical figures, and areas of earth that are beyond imagination. The new french documentary “Babies” shows us babies and it’s beyond adorable. “Babies” follows four babies and the[...]
The ‘Star Wars’ Saga: One Man’s Dream
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — I’ll never forget my summer vacation in 1992. I was 17, and every afternoon that summer, I watched “Star Wars” on VHS and ate pizza. “Star Wars” and pizza, every day. Oh, and my crush on Princess Leia… I’ll never forget it[...]