— by ADAM POYNTER — A plane wreck, a freeway pile-up, a roller coaster malfunction and a deadly race car accident have all been the pinnacle for launching a franchise. Just when you think that you are safe from death, “Final Destination 5” is coming to get you. In this latest installment, it’s 12 years […][...]
‘X-Men: First Class’ Character Spotlight — Beast
— by ADAM POYNTER — “X-Men: First Class” shows the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, the tale of secret global events that changed history. As mutants began to emerge from mankind and before Professor Xavier was enemies with Magneto, they were just two young men, the best of friends discovering their powers and how […][...]
Is This the Lazarus Pit from ‘The Dark Knight Rises’?
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — The final chapter in Christopher Nolan’s Batman, “The Dark Knight Rises,” has finally begun its production and already rumors are flying in. As you may already know, they are currently shooting in Jodhpur, India, in a scene speculated to feature the League of[...]
Seven Clips from ‘Bridesmaids’
— by ALEXA MILAN — I’ve been pumped to see the Kristen Wiig-penned comedy “Bridesmaids” since I saw the first trailer, and this new batch of clips makes me even more certain the film should be worth my while. Wiig plays Annie, a woman with a tight wallet and a terrible relationship whose best friend […][...]
‘X-Men: First Class’ Character Spotlight — Banshee
— by ADAM POYNTER — “X-Men: First Class” shows the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, the tale of secret global events that changed history. As mutants began to emerge from mankind and before Professor Xavier was enemies with Magneto, they were just two young men, the best of friends discovering their powers and how […][...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Troll Hunter’
— by JESSIKA OWENS — When I hear the word “troll,” I think of a little ugly person who lives under a bridge. This is not the case when it comes to the Norwegian film “The Troll Hunter.” The trailer for this film looks as though “Cloverfield” and “The Blair Witch Project” had a drunken […][...]
Under Review: ‘There Be Dragons’
— by LYNN TACKITT — I have gone to movies that have bored me to tears but I refuse to leave because of how much the ticket cost. Then there are movies that while they didn’t move along at a fast pace, I ended up liking them more on the drive home when I thought […][...]
Short Film Theater: Two Star Wars Short Films
— by H.G. WATSON — There is nothing like seeing “Star Wars” for the first time. Ask any film geek, director, actor, or fan when they saw it and you are sure to get a long story of where they saw it, when, with whom, and the impact it had on their life. Having been […][...]
Under Review: ‘Thor’
— by ADAM POYNTER — “Thor” is a milestone for Marvel and director Kenneth Branagh. It is the the first comic-based film to truly mix our reality with the mystical world shown in the comics. I was so pleasantly surprised by how well the movie blended the mythology in space and science-fiction on Earth that […][...]