Anonymous opens in the cheesiest way: an actor, in modern day New York City goes on stage for an actual show, which is also the storyline of the film. After a painstakingly dreadful monologue attempting to depict legendary writer William Shakespeare. Suddenly, the audience is taken into the olden...

A lot of people may ask, “how did Annie Hall take the Best Picture Oscar away from Star Wars?” The majority of those people probably never saw Annie Hall and don’t realize what an innovative and creative film this was. Just because Annie Hall didn’t spawn whiny-talking Woody...

Does The Double get too convoluted, crushing under its own weight, or does it rise above the rest of the 24 wanna-be’s? Growing up in the 80′s, I was surrounded with Cold War television.  My father, a WWII vet as tough as anyone you’d ever meet, warned me that “The world...

As a guy, I like action films. It helps if they have some semblance of a plot, but let’s face it, the real reason to enjoy action films are all the explosions, gunplay, gratuitous use of F-bombs, and the sexy women who will probably either dress real sexy or lose their clothes at some random point....

Can we even consider a film that stars Kimbo Slice as a quality film? I asked myself this question upon learning about The Scorpion King 3. As you can tell, my expectations going into the film were very low, and what I was expecting was exactly what I got. The Scorpion King 3 was very difficult to...

The Whistleblower tells the true story of Kathryn Bokovac, a police officer from Lincoln, Nebraska who lost custody of her children in a divorce settlement. In search of a new job that would allow her to live closer to her kids and earn a lot of money in a short period of time, she joined the UN Police...

Restless aka Pointless aka Lifeless is supposed to be a romantic drama flick that offers neither romance nor any kind of empathy for the main characters. Annabel (Mia Wasikowska) is dying of cancer, likes reading about birds, and takes pleasure sorting Halloween candy. Enoch (Henry Hopper) is obsessed...

I recently saw Gary Oldman’s performance in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.  This is a role that requires an incredibly quiet, authoritative individual, who plays things incredibly close to the vest.  It is some of Oldman’s best work.  Of course, Gary Oldman has also been known for playing larger...

It is easier to latch onto some horror series than others.  Much like what people laugh at in comedies, things that can scare someone differ from person to person.  For me, the Paranormal Activity movies have been quite effective, both in the theater and then later at home, when I am left to sleep...

The Dead Poets Society is one of those films that you’ve either seen it or have definitely heard of it. It’s directed by Peter Weir, whose films also include Gallipoli, Witness, and The Truman Show. He has done well here in creating a classic. It was one of the first movies where Robin...

 Is Bucky Larson destined for cult film status or the $5 bin at Walmart?  The answer might be both.  I like cult films. Whether it’s classics like The Dark Backward or Begotten, cult films represent a genre that is not easy to define. For me, these films underperform and are ridiculed by the press,...

I only recently noticed that the biggest difference between Vietnam War movies and other war movies (WW1, WW2, American Civil War) is the humor. No one watches a war film hoping to get a good laugh, but surprisingly, the best three Vietnam War movies can be as funny as they can be serious, shocking,...

Religion and politics are always tough topics to discuss in any media. I feel like it is always a bold move to pick either one. For those who believe in religion, it is always a subject that is seen from two sides of a simple and internal spectrum: There are those people that have a strong belief...

When Fox cancelled Futurama in 2003 after its fourth season, it was seen as typical behavior on the part of the network. Fox, in a seemingly endless effort to make themselves look stupid, decided that the futuristic nerdfest from Matt Groening wasn’t worth its timeslot and killed it. But those of...

I had held back on watching this series mainly because at the time when they were available on DVD there was another vampire in the block, Blade. Naturally, in my awkward way of thinking, I would save my time and just pick one of the two and well my choice was the Blade trilogy. No way was I going to...