— by ADAM POYNTER — Walt Disney Pictures has been busy at work over the past 70 years producing animated and feature films that enthrall and envelop us in magic foreign lands and introduce us to many new characters and faces. This year alone, we are going to be seeing big releases such a[...]
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Under Review: ‘The Desert of Forbidden Art’
— by BEV QUESTAD — “I found these paintings rolled up under the beds of old widows, buried in family trash, in dark corners of artists’ studios — sometimes even patching a hole in the roof. I ended up with a collection that no one in the Soviet Union would dare to[...]
Under Review: ‘The Adjustment Bureau’
— by ADAM POYNTER — Ever make a decision that you come to regret? Do you think about what could have been if you made a different choice? Fate, destiny and love all collide in the new dramatic thriller “The Adjustment Bureau.” Loosely based on the short story “Adjustment Team” by[...]
Under Review: ‘Rango’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — When I watched the “Rango” trailer, I wasn’t impressed. The character design left me cold and I didn’t find anything cute or cuddly about the lead lizard, Rango. But as a Johnny Depp fan, his name sold me, and so I went in with low expectations, assuming[...]
Under Review: ‘Beastly’
— by AMANDA KOEHLER — Is “Beastly,” the modern twist on the classic “Beauty and the Beast,” a “tale as old as time?” Methinks not. “Beastly” is based on a 2007 young adult novel by Alex Flinn. It tells the story of gorgeous but arrogant teenager Kyle (Alex Pettyfer of “[...]
Under Review: ‘Drive Angry 3D’
— by ADAM POYNTER — As the awards season has come and gone, all of the hype over the Oscar-nominated films has passed and with yet a few months to go before the massive summer blockbusters start to roll into theaters, it’s the perfect time for those films that fit neither of those cate[...]
Under Review: ‘Honey’ (aka ‘Bal’)
— by BEV QUESTAD — You enter through the dark, with the night noises of the forest, the stream rushing over rocks, the bustle of insects thriving in anonymity, and a gentle air brushing through trees. Then it’s daylight and a kindly man with his white horse is scouting the filigreed wo[...]
Under Review: ‘Hall Pass’
— by ADAM POYNTER — Many actors and comedians are known for their wacky and sometimes daring performances in comedies, but very few directors have created as many phrases and iconic roles and scenarios in the last decade of comedy as the Farrelly brothers. They made such films as “Dumb[...]
Under Review: ‘All-Star Superman’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — I am not sure how to feel about “All-Star Superman.” Perhaps if I had never watched the recent animated masterpieces “Superman/Batman: Apocalypse” and “Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths” I would feel at ease with what I just wat[...]
Under Review: ‘I Saw the Devil’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Sadistic is the first word that springs to mind when describing Kim Jee-woon’s “I Saw The Devil.” A revenge film like no other, the unrelenting violence makes prior retribution movies — such as “Taken” and “Inglourious Basterds” — seem[...]
Under Review: ‘How to Die in Oregon’
— by BEV QUESTAD — Her beautiful thin face is surrounded by rich silver-gray hair. Her skin is smooth and tan. She has a radiating vulnerable movie star smile. People tell her how beautiful she is now. But she responds that people just say that because she’s so thin. She criticizes[...]
Under Review: Unknown
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Liam Neeson has always been a likeable actor. Known mostly for dramas, three years ago he shocked audiences with his hard-edged portrayal of a vengeful father in the film “Taken.” Because of his outwardly kind demeanor and methodic voice, up until the Pierre[...]
Under Review: ‘I Am Number Four’
— by ADAM POYNTER — Book-to-movie adaptations are quite common in Hollywood, we have seen it time and time again. And sometimes, a movie is adapted from a book that hasn’t even been released yet. But if the subject matter is engaging enough, a studio can see the potential for a future [...]
Under Review: ‘Putty Hill’
— by BEV QUESTAD — This is a glimpse at the underside of American youth where the disengaged, disconnected, drug-doped undertow of the depressed and depraved self-destruct. Listless floaters, they exist without drive, joy or inspiration. When one of them dies no one cries, not even Mom. [...]