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Chronicle

Chronicle

For well over a decade now superhero movies have been insanely popular with audiences. Nearly all Marvel’s back catalogue has been exploited, DC has gotten in the action and in recent years audiences... 

Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan

Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan

The original Star Trek movie, despite very negative reviews was a box office success for Paramount. Enough of a success to justify a sequel. However, studio execs weren’t willing to spend the same kind... 

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

In 1969 the cult sci-fi show Star Trek was cancelled after 3 seasons and 78 episodes. The writing was on the wall for the show since the end of the second season, and was only saved by a letter writing... 

ChickenStu’s Ten Best films of 2011

ChickenStu’s Ten Best films of 2011

OK. Without any further ado, I’m just going to get into this. 10. Fast & Furious 5: Rio Heist Let me guess. You didn’t know I liked these movies right? Well to be completely honest with you, neither... 

War Horse

War Horse

They say that a pessimist is merely an experienced optimist. This is a rather pessimistic way of looking at things. As such, it appears as though Hollywood either tailors to the inexperienced optimist... 

The Artist

The Artist

 Every once in awhile, I walk out of a movie utterly convinced that I’ve just seen the winner of the fill-in-the-blank Academy Award.  The performance or film is so good, so compelling that I simply... 

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Ethan Hunt exits from out a window and  in a wonderfully continuous, vertigo-inducing shot, we, the audience, are with Ethan as he starts to climb a monstrous towering hotel in Dubai. Why, you might... 

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind: The Special Edition (1980)

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind: The Special Edition (1980)

Three years after the 1977 release of CE3K Steven Spielberg just was not satisfied. It was a box office giant. Critics were unanimous in praise, literally showering the film with acclaim. It single-handedly... 

The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)

The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)

The Incredible Hulk Returns After the popular TV show The Incredible Hulk was controversially cancelled in 1982, angry fans demanded a return. For many years nothing happened. A few years later, “re-union”... 

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

A man of great intellect and eccentricity, detective Sherlock Holmes forces his reluctant assistant, Dr. Watson, to endure his silly experiments. Watson walks into Holmes’ office, dressed up as a wilderness...