I was skittish about Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The 2001 remake was just plain bad and there were elements of the trailers for this new movie that didn’t make me feel like this was going to be a good movie. It was a pleasant surprise to find that this Apes is a [...]
28Aug11
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
15Aug11
The Help
How refreshing to get a movie of this caliber in the summer movie season. The Help is the kind of film that normally shows up in December to appeal to Oscar voters. But how outstanding to get to revel in this kind of film after a summer of superheroes, robots and a lot of 3D [...]
Marvel pulled off quite the feat this summer with three great superhero movies–starting with Thor, then X-Men: First Class and now Captain America: The First Avenger. Thankfully Captain America strikes the same notes as some of the other Marvel movies in that it has a lot of heart and soul. The story is valued over battle [...]
20Jun11
Beginners
Beginners is a quiet yet chaotic movie that features some excellent performances, tender moments, funny moments and some confusing story telling. Overall, it’s a good movie that leaves you not feeling completely satisfied. The plot has been pretty widely discussed since the movie rolled out in limited release a couple weeks ago. An elderly father [...]
12Jun11
X-Men: First Class
After a disappointing X-Men: The Last Stand in 2006 its taken four years for the franchise to put itself back together again (I don’t count X-Men Origins: Wolverine as truly part of the franchise because of its limited scope). X-Men: First Class doesn’t live up to the high standard set by X2, but it is [...]
11Jun11
Super 8
Sometimes a movie’s trailers can ratchet up expectations so high that the movie falls flat. I’m happy to report that Super 8 lives up to every expectation its trailers created and then exceeded them. Its style reminds me of the awesome genre movies I grew up with–solid story, characters you cared about, cool effects that [...]
8May11
Thor
We haven’t been to the movies since we went to the documentary Making the Boys back in early March (and before that our last big studio release was The Eagle in early February). Thankfully our return to the multiplex was a good one. Thor was a thoroughly good time. It’s a superhero movie with heart [...]
