We haven’t been huge fans of the Transformers series, mostly because, well, Michael Bay is kind of a hack. But truth be told Transformers 3 was by far the best in the ongoing saga, and at the end of the day what’re ya gonna say? They’re essentially beautifully rendered giant robots beating the everliving shit […]
6
Mar
More giant robots beating the shit out of each other
2
Apr
Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis & a dirty old bear
Seth MacFarlane moves on from TV to features with his first film, Ted. The infamous Family Guy creator voices the title character, an animated Teddy bear from Boston whose best friend, Mark Wahlberg, has just met the girl of his dreams in Mila Kunis. As can be expected, debaucherous activities ensue. Ted opens in theaters […]
4
May
Pretty much pretending "Planet of the Apes" never happened
Rise Of the Planet Of the Apes is the upcoming origin story for what 20th Century Fox certainly hopes will become a franchise effort for the studio. Pretty much pretending that the Mark Wahlberg-led Planet of the Apes abomination never happened, the film tells the cautionary tale of genetic experiments gone wrong in San Francisco […]
13
Apr
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg save New York
I will readily admit that I’m a shameless Will Ferrell fan. I know he can be a bit stupid, utterly sophomoric, and has a tendency to repeat his roles like Al Pacino, but dammit if they guy just doesn’t make me laugh. I think the only movie of his I didn’t see in theaters recently […]
9
Dec
Peter Jackson returns to his narrative roots
It’s nice to see Peter Jackson going back to his roots, in a way, and directing a film that’s closer to Heavenly Creatures than to his recent big budget extravaganzas (awesome as they are — except King Kong, let’s just sweep that one under the rug shall we?). The Lovely Bones, like Heavenly Creatures, is […]
