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It is a futile endeavor to review a movie directed/produced by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the duo responsible for such "classics" as Epic Movie, Date Movie, Vampires Suck, Meet the Spartans, and the Scary Movie franchise. This movie is what it is. Nothing I say will discourage those who like this sort of thing … Continue reading The Starving Games Review
For many of my teenage years and into my twenties I was one of those dorky retro kids obsessed with old vinyl records and bands that, if my friends had heard of, they did not care about. I say that because when a film is made about a sub-culture, it is important to get that … Continue reading High Fidelity Review
What do you get when you take bits of the Blair Witch Project, Raiders of the Lost Ark, National Treasure, and Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey, cram them into a giant blender and hit “puree”? This movie; As Above, So Below. The main character here is a female Indiana Jones type searching for the mystical … Continue reading As Above, So Below Review
Two beach bums, one with a military past, and both in an open three way relationship with a hot blonde named Ophelia, start a homegrown marijuana business that becomes very successful. Said business attracts the wrong kind of attention from a very powerful Mexican drug cartel. So, together with the aid of a dirty DEA … Continue reading Savages Review
I saw this movie in 3D with my wife, who liked it far less than I did, feeling the movie was long on chase scenes and short on story. I say that up front for a little context, but personally I loved that the entire movie is just one long adrenaline rush. The story was … Continue reading Mad Max: Fury Road Review
79 A.D was a very bad year for the city of Pompeii. One of the worst natural disasters of the ancient world occurred as a killer Volcano named Vesuvius erupted and wiped out thousands upon thousands of lives. So now I guess enough time has passed to attempt to turn that tragedy into a silly … Continue reading Pompeii Review
Imagine if Sex and the City had been written by gay women about straight men instead of by gay men about straight women. Three best friends make a pact to not enter a relationship and just be tail chasing besties who share an apartment in New York City, but of course all of them wind … Continue reading That Awkward Moment Review
The Purge (2013) starring Ethan Hawke was one of my big disappointments. I thought the premise (all crime being legal for one night) was bloody brilliant, and had mucho potential for social commentary, plus a ton of groovy action in the vein of Escape from New York. Instead, the whole story took place in the … Continue reading The Purge: Anarchy Review
This story takes place in Nazi occupied Paris, where a young and beautiful blonde cinema owner has been tasked with hosting a big event for the entire Third Reich. At the same time, a Dirty Dozen like crew of Allied Nazi Hunters lead by Brad Pitt are looking for a way to end the way, … Continue reading Inglourious Basterds Review
Wednesday is Halloween, and if you've got nothing going on then you should plant yourself on a couch and tune into TNT for a good old Supernatural marathon. This all-day marathon, last from 7am to 7pm CT, is bringing the "spooks, chills and thrills" with select episodes from the first four seasons of the hit … Continue reading TNT Celebrates Halloween With Supernatural Marathon
‘Security’ is a movie that aims low and stays on target. Antonio Banderas, far removed from his days as the guitar case gunslinger in Desperado, plays a two dimensional archetype—a former soldier, struggling to find work to see his family who are forced to live two states away. The soldier finds work as an overnight … Continue reading Security Review
Allan Ungar, director and writer of Gridlocked and Tapped Out, has posted a short 14-minute Uncharted fan film he wrote and directed to his YouTube channel. The film stars Nathan Fillion as Nathan Drake, giving Fillion a role he's wanted to play and fans of the game a glimpse at the guy many wanted to … Continue reading Watch This Uncharted Fan Film Starring Nathan Fillion
