Got a bad case of Pandorum
Starring: Ben Foster, Dennis Quaid and a bunch of low priced talent. Director: Christian Alvart There are a lot of films that on their face, look like they must be […]
Up In The Air…sort of
Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick Director: Jason Reitman This is a conventional movie about an unconventional occupation. George Clooney is a charming man, given an charmless job as […]
Time Traveler’s Wife – Suffering like the best of ‘em
Starring: Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams, Ron Livingston Director: Robert Schwentke Time travel in films can be a tricky proposition, even if handled in a near linear manner. I was influenced […]
A Pretty Good, if not A Perfect Getaway
Starring: Timothy Olyphant, Kiele Sanchez, Steve Zahn, Milla Jovovich Director: David Twohy In the age of HD, a movie like A Perfect Getaway will get me to rent a little […]
2012 – Just when you thought the world had about ended…
For those of you who did not sense a pattern in Roland Emmerich’s repertoire, the guy likes to put his characters through a lot of permanently changing scenery. Starting small with […]
The Journey of Job – “beauty will rise” by Steven Curtis Chapman
“Heaven is the face of a little girl With dark brown eyes That disappear when she smiles. Heaven is the place Where she calls my name Says, “Daddy please come […]
In which there are plenty of jokes about fat guys…Paul Blart: Mall Cop
I have to admit, I never have been a fan of Kevin James. His routine is to be the butt of jokes by everyone else in the room. This is […]
In which there is plenty of “Fighting”
Channing Tatum seems like a model pretty boy, but after half an hour of Fighting, it is apparent he is a good fit for this type of movie. Playing a down on […]
J.J. Abrams’ STAR TREK – One for the Ages
I was in absolutely no hurry to see Star Trek‘s 2009 reboot. In fact, it had been out for 3 weeks before I went to see it, really out of […]
Ebert Did It Better: Gasbag Reviews 