Goon, a new film from Michael Dowse that is loosely based on the real life of ex-hockey enforcer Doug Smith. When a hockey player enters the stands to confront rowdy fans, the fan who cleans his clock does not merely become an instant folk hero – he earns a tryout with the local team.
Category: "Movie Reviews"
‘Wrath of the Titans’ is Enjoyable Junk at Its Most Forgettable
Greek mythology has never been more grandiose than in director Jonathan Liebesman’s Wrath of the Titans. A big-budget, silly, special effects overload that ends up being the kind of goofy B-movie fun that dazzles, and then quickly fades from memory.
“Jeff, Who Lives At Home” Is A Big Believer In Destiny
It is a brave choice to open your film with your main character in close-up speaking at length about M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs, a 2002 film that asks a great many questions about faith and fate, particularly because there may be any number of viewers unfamiliar with it. But it’s central to Jeff’s existence.
DVD Review: “OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies” (2006)
Despite being based on a popular series of novels by French author Jean Bruce that he began writing 14 years before Dr. No, this 2006 film from Michel Hazanavicius, most famously of The Artist, feels distinctly like Lt. Frank Drebin got dressed up in a James Bond costume for Halloween and then accidentally found himself in a time machine transporting him back to 1955.
‘The Raid: Redemption’ A New Pinnacle of the Action Genre
The soon-to-be-infamous Indonesian film from director Gareth Evans will raise your heart rate, cause your draw to drop in awe and seriously blow your mind. The Raid is being hailed as one of the best action films to hit cinemas in years, and this is the truth. I can’t think of a film that contains action so hard-hitting and convincing, nor one so intelligently filmed.
Channing Tatum Stands Out in the Surprisingly Hilarious ’21 Jump Street’
Perhaps 21 Jump Street lives and thrives on the virtue of vacuous anticipation but for what it amounts to, it’s an uproariously funny and charming action-comedy. The unlikely pairing of Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum makes for a truly likable and effective comedic duo.
DVD Review: ‘Like Crazy’ (2011)
Like Crazy is the latest in this recent trend of romantic dramas depicting the flaws and vulnerability of young love. It is much less The Notebook and much more Blue Valentine if you catch the drift. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that but unlike these aforementioned movies, Jacob and Anna’s central romance, though cute, is superficial and unexciting.
“Margaret” Is Noble, Wayward, Seismic, Excruciating, Boring, and Brilliant
How can one possibly summarize writer/director Kenneth Lonergan’s long-delayed and two hour and twenty nine minute Margaret, a noble, wayward, seismic, excruciating, boring, brilliant film that does not merely inject opera into its proceedings to class up the joint but to illustrate its own insane attempt to encapsulate the entire spectrum of an operatically angsty teenage existence in its run time?
Put Away The Sleeping Pills, ‘John Carter’ Will Do The Trick
Following great success with Pixar’s Finding Nemo and Wall-E, Andrew Stanton is making his first foray into live-action filmmaking with Disney’s John Carter. If you think this looked a bit like Avatar, you’re right. It is almost exactly the same. Read the review after the jump!
‘The Lorax’ is Kids-Friendly but Growns-Ups Will Be Bored Stiff
For better or worse, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax is not a universally viable animation film. It’s designed for younger children, and for a majority of the runtime it will satisfy the targeted demographic. While there are adults who can still enjoy a children’s film, most grown-ups over 20 will be bored stiff.
