Take 5 — Superhero Edition
If 2011 was the year of the sequel, 2012 is set to rival that moniker with additional superhero franchise installments. Most notably is the uber-anticipated…
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Take 5 — The Russia’s Power Mad She Wants to Take Our Cars From Out Our Garages!
So, in yet another film that has been “inspired by a true story” (OED definition: adj. vaguely related to something that happened to someone at…
Take 5 — At Year’s End
2011 came to and end, and now it’s time to recap those things we saw, those things we enjoyed, and those things we abhorred. In…
Great Movie Quotes: The Rock
There are many things I love about The Rock. In fact, there are perhaps no things I don’t love about The Rock. In particular, I love…
Take 5 – Eddie Murphy Edition
In my other life, when I’m not writing about movies, I write about basketball. And one column I have contributed to frequently is an ESPN…
Spoilers in the Preview? Time to Cull Your Marketing Department
Some might suggest that a movie like The Usual Suspects is overrated and garners undue praise because its narrative is predicated on a lie, namely…
This Will Probably Only Last One Night Anyway
Filmmakers are immune to the adage that those who don’t learn from history are destined to repeat it. Therefore, this is happening: Universal hasn’t given up The…
Tips for the Upcoming Apocalypse
As I gather my Bible, Torah, Koran, copy of Watchmen, and print of Dali’s “St. John on the Cross,” I ready myself for the inevitable…
Peeps of the World, Unite! – or at least Bring in the Platypus!
In the last four weeks, Hop has split the top box office spot with the also animated, three-lettered Rio and the alliterative Fast Five, grossing…
Date Night: Hanna (And Other Things)
Two months ago, the Liberian Girl and I were lying in bed trying to fall asleep. The TV, which was trying to watch us, spit…