Beowulf
Robert Zemeckis’ take on Beowulf is a marvel visually but eye-popping effects are still no challenge for good old-fashioned human emotion.
Category: Reviews: A-E
Becoming Jane
Even though it looked great and was moderately engaging, something was also always missing.
The Aristocats
The Aristocats is largely an up-scale cat version of 101 Dalmatians minus the deliciously dastardly villain.
Cloverfield
Cloverfield brings chaos and terror in one of the most memorable American monster films in some time.
Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight
A poorly animated tale that offers little new to the genre or the Dungeons and Dragons franchise in which it is based.
Evil Behind You
Provides an alternative to the often very graphic and gratuitous horror films of Hollywood.
Braveheart
With a sweeping look, lots of emotion, a classic hero, occasionally corny dialogue and forced romances, Braveheart is a flawed classic.
Arctic Tale
Capitalizing on the successes of both March of the Penguins and An Inconvenient Truth, the sappy Artic Tale is more akin to a commercial for a McDonald’s Happy Meal.
Casshern
Like the similarly stylized Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow and, to a certain extent, 300, Casshern is more about visuals than story. It’s a CG playground where cartoon and live action collide.
Disturbia
Towards the end, Disturbia does unravel into something not nearly as smart but that doesn’t stop the first two acts from being a slick little observation on the multiple levels of reality that surround us today.
