As the date of the highlyanticipated fourth Indiana Jones films draws nearer, Paramount is releasing thethird volume of the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles on DVD. Spread out acrossten discs, the likely final volume of the series pulls together several of thelater adventures of the legend in his youth.
Who are the Others? Why are they on the island? And what are their true motives? In its first several episodes, Season 3 of LOST seeks to provide a closer look into the lives of the Others (as well as the now imprisoned Jack, Sawyer, and Kate, the latter two of whom are being held in polar bear cages).
Tim Burton strikes again! His latest project, a silver screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s gratuitously grisly musical Sweeney Todd, is nothing short of brilliant. Starring repeat collaborators Johnny Depp as the titular character and Helena Bonham Carter as his eccentric business partner, Mrs. Lovett, Burton brings this twisted tale to film audiences with the same stylistic panache that made ...[Read More]
Lions for Lambs presents three entwining stories. The connections aren’t clear at the beginning, but as they becomeevident, the poignancy of the story increases. This film focuses on the war in Afghanistan, how failureaffects U.S. policy and ideology, and how people get caught up in the ripplesthat spread out from such a war.
Money is the root of all evil.
What can one say about one of the most intense movies that came out of winter?
What just happened?
The first major action movie produced entirely with motion capture live action (referred to as "performance capture"), Beowulf is noteworthy for its production techniques, but not so much for its production quality or story. A project that aims to be as epic as the original tale, the movie unfortunately fails to fulfill its potential and is as disappointing as it is ambitious.
Either the hype for No Country for Old Men is somewhat exaggerated or the movie is too good to be fully appreciated in one viewing. I’m inclined to agree with the latter, as many aspects are crafted expertly enough to make an immediate impression, but some of the deeper themes and moral implications are a bit too ambiguous to grasp without further reflection. These aren’t aspects that are conventi...[Read More]
I have to admit when I received Disturbia on Blu-ray for review after watching the horrendous Transformers movie, I wasn't too excited. What does one have to do with the other? Shia LeBeouf. I was expecting a goofy, shallow thriller film, and that's really what I got...
August Rush will confuse and irritate you at times. But, if you can stick with it, and if you’re willing to suspend disbelief, you’ll be rewarded in the end by a sweet story and a touching, if sappy, ending.
Who says Disney can’t be self-deprecating? Enchanted takes standard characters from many of the old Disney animated classics, plops them down in the middle of modern Manhattan, and makes it all work in a package that’s as charming as any prince could ever be.