So "Watchmen" is not a perfect film. But it is, without a doubt, a damn good one.
Does it hold a candle to the original, or is this just a case of fearful symmetry?
[rating: 4/4] CAMBRIDGE — One of the less pleasant aspects of the American film industry is its unwritten mandate that...
[rating: 2.5/4] The hardest kind of review to write is a review for a mediocre film. I didn’t hate “Friday...
For anyone who has ever questioned their relationship, sat by the phone, wondered where it went wrong, or just can't figure out why he's just not that into you, you'll definitely find it enjoyable.
The Force clearly was with Kyle Newman and Adam Goldberg in the decision to make the movie, though it probably took a Jedi mind trick for the studio execs to get it into the theaters. Which is undoubtedly why it took three years to release.
[rating:1.5/4] I love Steve Martin. I loved him on Saturday Night Live. I love his classic roles in “The Jerk”...
The 18 minutes of "Watchmen" footage reaffirmed what I already anticipated - "Watchmen" is brilliant. Dave Gibbons, co-creator and illustrator of the "Watchmen" graphic novel, discussed with the audience how director Zack Snyder incorporated a combination of scenes both in and outside of the comic book to create a better visual picture for all audiences to appreciate. I was awed how, within the first 10 minutes of footage, "Watchmen" had managed to establish the idea of "the Doomsday clock is always five minutes to midnight" and the fact the film takes place in an alternate time where Nixon is still president.
Blast reporter Kellen Rice and myself teamed up with David Chen and Devindra Hardawar of /Film Saturday evening to discuss a New York Comic-con exclusive showing of the first 46 minutes and 14 secionds of Pixar and Disney's upcoming film, "Up."
[rating:2.5/4] Love triangles. Desperate women. Desperate men. Lots of tears. It sounds more fitting for 3 p.m. on ABC, but...
Don’t expect this movie to change your life. It won’t. But “Push†properly balanced how to take itself seriously without taking itself too seriously. Its jokes are funny and its fight scenes are outlandish and it has its fair share of moments where you ask yourself, “Did they really just do that?â€Â
"Taken" is a familiar scenario: girl gets kidnapped, and father/brother/husband/lover gets her back by kicking ass and taking names.
In the right hands, this actually could have been a decent film. Instead it's an abrasive and unpleasant treatise on the joys of being blue collar; the film version of a "You know you're from the Midwest if..." skit by Jeff Foxworthy.
All in all "Rise of the Lycans" is not a bad movie. In fact it's perfect for what it is: a cheesy vampire flick. Go in there expecting chain mail, bad visuals and some cheesy lines and you'll be all set. If you go in there hoping for the next amazing fantasy movie, you'll be sorely disappointed.
And "Twilight" fans, just stay away from this one altogether. Nighy is too much vampire for you to handle.
"Che", the new biopic directed by Steven Soderbergh is a tight, mostly well-executed history of Guevara (played by Benicio Del Toro), his role in overthrowing the Batista regime in Cuba, and work in Bolivia. But it's also a riveting look at the work and business of being a revolutionary.
Clint Eastwood has yet again shown that he can be more than just Dirty Harry. [...]
Even though you can expect the traditional summer blockbusters, and romantic chick flicks this Valentine’s Day, the Blast staff is...
"Bride Wars" teaches every feminist's worst nightmare: that a woman's lifelong dream is to find a man to marry her, and have a ridiculously extravagant June wedding at the Plaza Hotel in NYC.
In lean times like these, it's good to know where one can scrimp and save on the little things. So here's an excellent tip that will save you an average of ten dollars right out of the gate: If you have seen the extended theatrical trailer of "The Unborn," don't worry about seeing the movie. You will have missed nothing.
Spanning the course of nearly a century, Brad Pitt plays Benjamin Button, a child born with all of the deteriorations of a man in his eighties. Discarded by his father into the loving arms of Queenie (Taraji P. Henson), an owner of an early form of a nursing home, Benjamin ages backwards but, by doing so, is able to learn the important lessons of life both backwards and forwards.
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