The Rocketeer
While The Rocketeer never crashes, it’s a bumpy ride of cartoonish characters, a flimsy plot and an overall sense of letdown.
Category: Reviews
The Help
A film that says all the right things while tackling tough subjects. It’s hard not to respect its message of love and equality. Despite all this, The Help plays it too safe.
The Captains
By offering an insightful look at some of the key players that made it happen, Shatner is able to break down some of the barriers that scare some people off from the Star Trek franchise.
Films: P · Reviews: P · Sucky Sequels
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides continues to steer the same course as its predecessor sequels, focusing on convoluted storylines that zap all the fun and energy that made the first film so great.
Yogi Bear
One of the worst family films I’ve seen since another animated adaptation: Garfield. Talking bears aside, the film lacks logic, energy and, most of all, fun.
Wild Rovers
Blake Edwards proves that he was a more diverse filmmaker than perhaps he is given credit for. Sure, he can still whip out the laughs like few other directors could, but there’s a lot more substance here as well showing a deeper mind at work.
Finishing School
Although not wholly entertaining from a cinematic perspective, Finishing School still a fun watch when you take its age and subversive attitude into consideration.
The Learning Tree
Film is a powerful medium that can reach and teach audiences unlike any other. The debate will always continue as to the extent with which the “teaching” side should influence[…]
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
It might be filled with endless chases, but I was still completely bored throughout. Despite a glitzy facade of stunning desert visuals, the action felt recycled.
Vengeance
A film that never delves into the cartoonish or absurd but rather maintains a high level of intensity and purpose.
