Movie Reviews

Reviews of movies from any era and on any medium, be it cinema or at home on your television.

The Wolfman

The Wolfman

A good werewolf film is a hard thing to come by these days. If you look at most of the popular canine creature features of the past 30 years, you will see that all of the good ones have taken a satirical... 

The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones

There is a great movie hiding somewhere within The Lovely Bones. Peter Jackson’s latest film is often beautiful despite the melancholic setting. Its main character, 14 year old Susie Salmon, is a... 

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

In a non-scientific observation, Arthur Conan Doyle’s “Sherlock Holmes” appears to have a fairly shallow relationship with modern generations. He is at once a pop culture icon that everyone... 

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

It’s been 10 years since the MacManus brothers shot up a bunch of mobsters and earned their place as likable characters in a cult classic. The Boondock Saints was a strange, hip film that mixed religion... 

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Let’s pretend for just a moment that vampires actually do exist. You have these ancient mythological creatures who prey on the weak and steal their blood, and yet this girl, Bella, manages to find... 

The Box

The Box

It is difficult to imagine anybody being keen on seeing a film entitled as blandly as John Carpenter’s 1982 horror remake “The Thing.” Nevertheless, no work of art should be judged on... 

Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are

I must start by admitting to never having read the original 1963 children’s book. How it’s existence managed to hide from my radar, I don’t know. As strange as it is for me to admit,... 

Paranormal Activity

Paranormal Activity

Why do people stay in houses that scream “Get out!”? This is a question that has plagued me for years! I guess, in Micah and Katie’s case, the answer is that leaving the house wouldn’t... 

Zombieland

Zombieland

It’s hard to take the undead seriously. They are often characterized as slow, brainless drones who manage to sneak up on people and render the world a barren wasteland. Therefore, the only good zombie... 

Special Review: A Serious Man

Special Review: A Serious Man

From Toronto International Film Festival Hardheartedness frequently plagues the films of two of the most talented, clever, unconventional and elaborate filmmakers working today, Joel and Ethan Coen. Almost...