Movies

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Nick and Norah have an infinite playlist but a finite film

The biggest problem with "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" is that it stays well within the bounds of a normal teen rom-com. It doesn't go above and beyond, nor does it fail in creating a cutesy teen movie. It just was alright. The movie had the potential to be really great, even original, but settled with just being good.
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Beyond the Call

There are many tangible things that can change people's lives, like food or medicine, but what really makes a difference is courage and dedication. These are exactly the qualities that describe Ed Artis, Jim La...
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Transformers 2 will be shot in IMAX

Michael Bay will be shooting key scenes from 2009's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" using IMAX cameras, IMAX Corporation announced today in association with DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures.
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The Women is lacking something: men

The one thing Diane English and Clare Boothe Luce's "The Women" taught me was something I already knew: all men cheat, and so do most women. I went into this movie wanting to simply love it. To throw my...
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Merry go around with Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Three characters left me pensive, lightheaded and in‚ good humor; Vicky,‚ Cristina and the city of Barcelona Woody Allen's latest offering is witty, quick and heartfelt cutting to the raw passion and beaut...
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Has George Lucas lost it?

In a recent review of George Lucas' newest box-office hit but critical flop, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars", I stated that as a writer, director, and creator, Lucas had not really created any new material over the past few years. To back up that statement, I have analyzed Lucas' creative history with help from the International Movie Database.
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Twilight and Dark Knight trailer spoofs

Whether you are an obsessed Twilighter or a hater, these are absolutely hilarious, and we pay homage to the creative minds from Chicago's Evil Iguana Productions, the same guys that spoofed 24 and Aquaman. [...]
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Tropic Thunder will make you laugh

Ben Stiller might not act in the greatest movies, but he sure knows how to write and direct them. With ‘Tropic Thunder', Stiller creates an explosive new comedy that's sure to blow anyone's socks off.
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Pineapple Express: mediocre unless you were high

Judd Aptow seems to be slipping, and ‘Pineapple Express' seemed to be little more than a dream project where the studio just let him stick as many joints (definitely more than 20) into a movie as possible. Let's just hope that with ‘Year One', coming 2009, he gets back to his ‘Superbad'-A-game.