A film he’s wanted to make since buying up the movie rights since before Jonathan Lessem’s novel was published in 1999, Edward Norton wrote, directed and starred in Motherless Brooklyn. Set in 1950’s New York City, Lionel Essrog (Norton) is…
Director Blake Edwards had a long, successful, and influential career. He is the man who brought us Inspector Clouseau, The Great Race, 10, and Victor Victoria among others. Released in 1987, Blind Date was originally intended for the then-married Madonna…
GI Joe: Rise of Cobra was largely considered to be a mess. Despite a critical drubbing, the film managed to make over $300 million in worldwide box office, resulting in the sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Paramount overhauled things a bit,…
Most long-running movie franchises come to a point where they become little more than self parody, and for the Die Hard franchise, this fifth installment A Good Day to Die Hard, is that moment. Given the thin story, dull characters,…
After the dull Chéri and the uneven Tamara Drewe, the generally reliable Stephen Frears appears to be in something of a slump. Unfortunately, his frivolous, superficial adaptation of Lay the Favorite, Beth Raymer’s memoir about her path from stripper to…
Whether or not you’ll enjoy The Expendables 2 is a very easy question to answer. If you’re an action junkie, Sylvester Stallone and the rest of his buddies have provided the perfect medicine. For the rest of you, have aspirin…
2005’s Hostage is one of those films that are perfectly enjoyable if you allow yourself to get past the plots implausibility’s. Hostage represents another attempt by Bruce Willis to produce a thriller with the kind of broad appeal exhibited in…
Called “one of the most wanted Blu-ray titles of all time” (IGN) and ranked as such on numerous critics’ lists, Pulp Fiction is “nothing less than a cultural phenomenon” (Moviemaker Magazine). The film was honored with an Academy Award® for…
Warner Bros. | 2010 | 107 mins. | Rated R I should begin this review by stating that I admire many of Kevin Smith’s films. Chasing Amy remains one of the sharpest, self-aware rom-coms available today, and I always seem…
Disney / Buena Vista | 1998 | 150 mins. | Rated PG-13 Released in July of 1998, Armageddon became a box office smash. Despite largely negative reviews from critics, filmgoers flocked to theaters, leaving the movie with a gross of…