Dad Says: The Hunger Games has already achieved “worldwide phenomenon” status. The books were a runaway hit and the film is smashing records for opening weekend. Strong word of mouth should continue to fuel the fires of big box office returns for many weeks to come.
There are two distinct audiences for this film: those who read the books and those who haven’t. It seems to me that the film was really made for the former group. There are several major plot beats that go without explanation in the film but are well-familiar to fans of the book. Interestingly enough the
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The Hunger Games: A Father and Son Review
by Ronald A. Rowe April 3rd, 2012 | Action, Movie Reviews, Sci-Fi
Detachment
by Josef Hodgkins March 30th, 2012 | Drama, Movie Reviews
Henry Barthes (Adrien Brody) is a substitute teacher in a troubled district. He's a substitute by choice, and does not seem to mind that there is no permanence in the job.
The movie begins with interesting anecdotes by real teachers, and evolves into an entire movie with occasional reflections of the story's main character, Henry. Henry meets and befriends a troubled, prostituted teenager, Erica (Sami Gayle). The chemistry between the two actors is incredible. This story within the story is well worth the watch. These two become inseparable, even if only for a little while, with Henry being the father
The movie begins with interesting anecdotes by real teachers, and evolves into an entire movie with occasional reflections of the story's main character, Henry. Henry meets and befriends a troubled, prostituted teenager, Erica (Sami Gayle). The chemistry between the two actors is incredible. This story within the story is well worth the watch. These two become inseparable, even if only for a little while, with Henry being the father
21 Jump Street
by T Akery March 27th, 2012 | Action, Comedy, Movie Reviews
21 JumpStreet should have been renamed Two Screwball Cops. If it had had that particular name, then the expectations for this movie would have been spot on. Instead, this movie was a disappointment to the fans of the televised series 21 Jump Street.
Two opposites in high school meet up again at the police academy. Fast forward a little and brains help the brawn and the brawn helps the brain survive and graduate the police academy. Paired as cops, they patrol on bicycles until a screw-up lands them in a resurrected 21 Jump Street. Located at an old Korean church,
Two opposites in high school meet up again at the police academy. Fast forward a little and brains help the brawn and the brawn helps the brain survive and graduate the police academy. Paired as cops, they patrol on bicycles until a screw-up lands them in a resurrected 21 Jump Street. Located at an old Korean church,
Like Crazy
by Josef Hodgkins March 23rd, 2012 | Drama, Movie Reviews, Romance
This is a very tea and crumpets type of movie. Why the reference? The lead, Anna, played by Felicity Jones, is British. She falls in love with Jacob, played by Anton Yelchin.
Tea and crumpets, tasty, but plain, are not earth-shatteringly delicious together. The movie is similar if you can translate taste into feelings. It’s nice if you need a couple hours off to watch a love story.
Anna falls in love with Jacob while the two are studying at a university in Los Angeles. She is so in love, she decides to overstay her visa. She chooses to spend the
Tea and crumpets, tasty, but plain, are not earth-shatteringly delicious together. The movie is similar if you can translate taste into feelings. It’s nice if you need a couple hours off to watch a love story.
Anna falls in love with Jacob while the two are studying at a university in Los Angeles. She is so in love, she decides to overstay her visa. She chooses to spend the
Friends With Kids
by Josef Hodgkins March 21st, 2012 | Comedy, Movie Reviews, Romance
This film follows the lives of two single friends, excluded from their own larger circle of friends, because they have not yet had children. Jason (Adam Scott) and Julie (Jennifer Westfeldt) have been friends for many years. These two are as close as it gets between a man and a woman, without having sex.
They begin to see their closest friends growing distant, because they are entrenched in the raising of children. Jason and Julie agree to an interesting plan. They decide to have a child together, to eliminate the loss of romance that sometimes can come in being married with children. They think
They begin to see their closest friends growing distant, because they are entrenched in the raising of children. Jason and Julie agree to an interesting plan. They decide to have a child together, to eliminate the loss of romance that sometimes can come in being married with children. They think
