This year, I saw plenty of movies, but Inception was by far my favorite. In fact, I hit a rather obsessive, cult-like following with it, having seen it four times since it came out. The movie was a favorite with many of my friends, too, although some critics did not enjoy it.
The plot of the movie is very complex, holding a theme similar to The Matrix (it confuses you at first). It begins with Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his partner Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) eating dinner talking to an Asian man about training him to defend his mind against
Old Time Acting
by Ronald A. Rowe January 20th, 2011 | Movie Commentary
At the risk of sounding like an old fuddy-duddy, actors today just aren’t in the same league as the silver screen stars of sixty or seventy years ago. I’m not going to belabor the point that they aren’t. Just watch Double Indemnity or Mildred Pierce or the original Twelve Angry Men, and you’ll know how right I am.
The question I have is: why? Professionals are getting better in every other area. Athletes are continually shattering the records set by their predecessors. Runners are faster. Doctors today can do things undreamt of seventy years ago. Science has progressed beyond the
The question I have is: why? Professionals are getting better in every other area. Athletes are continually shattering the records set by their predecessors. Runners are faster. Doctors today can do things undreamt of seventy years ago. Science has progressed beyond the
The Green Hornet—Taking 2011 Back to the Way Movies are Supposed to Be
by Samantha Glavin January 18th, 2011 | Action, Comedy, Movie Commentary, Movie Reviews
Many movies miss the mark when it comes to making a superhero comedy, but The Green Hornet (2011) is not one of them. It hits the bullseye, delivering a thoroughly entertaining and fresh take on a previously dried-out genre, and its accuracy is due to the depth underneath its comedic surface.
After his selfish newspaper-mogul father dies, Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) realizes that he has no prospects in life, a result of his party-boy lifestyle. He meets one of his father’s assistants, Kato (Jay Chou), who turns out to be a secretly-gifted martial artist and genius inventor. Initially driven by
After his selfish newspaper-mogul father dies, Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) realizes that he has no prospects in life, a result of his party-boy lifestyle. He meets one of his father’s assistants, Kato (Jay Chou), who turns out to be a secretly-gifted martial artist and genius inventor. Initially driven by
The Kids Are All Right and Despicable Me: The Reviews
by Jaclyn Abergas January 13th, 2011 | Comedy, Family, Movie Reviews
Two very different movies. Despite the title, one is a family movie and the other one involves a family but is not a family movie.
Despicable Me
The studio started advertising Despicable Me in early 2009, which was good thinking on their part. It built up the anticipation. It is, however, unfortunate, that they followed one of the best animated movies ever, Toy Story 3. But Despicable Me is still an enjoyable movie.
Despicable Me features Steve Carrell as the voice of Gru, a mad scientist who wants to steal the moon. But his plans are ruined when a younger villain named
Despicable Me
The studio started advertising Despicable Me in early 2009, which was good thinking on their part. It built up the anticipation. It is, however, unfortunate, that they followed one of the best animated movies ever, Toy Story 3. But Despicable Me is still an enjoyable movie.
Despicable Me features Steve Carrell as the voice of Gru, a mad scientist who wants to steal the moon. But his plans are ruined when a younger villain named
A Fan of the Fox: Fantastic Mr. Fox Review
by Samantha Glavin January 25th, 2011 | Animated, Comedy, Family, Movie Commentary, Movie ReviewsFantastic Mr. Fox is based on the Roald Dahl story of the same name. Mr. Fox, once a fast-living