- Before Witch Hunters…The Brothers Grimm in Film
Posted on 24 Jan 2013 in Movies, Movies & TV
With the release of Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters, I examine three films inspired by The Brothers Grimm: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Red Riding Hood and The Brothers Grimm.
- The Office Recap: ‘Suit Warehouse’ (Season 9, Episode 11)
Posted on 18 Jan 2013 in Movies & TV, Television
Moreover, it brings back something that has been dreadfully missing over the past few years — actually working and interacting with clients. Last year, this element was virtually absent as the show’s idea of work seemed to be characters holding the phone or crying about “quotas.”
- The Best Movies of 2012
Posted on 11 Jan 2013 in Movies, Movies & TV
Brett Harrison Davinger and Dan Fields offer their 10 favorite movies of 2012. Plus some honorable mentions.
- The Office Recap: ‘Lice’ (Season 9, Episode 10)
Posted on 11 Jan 2013 in Movies & TV, Television
As the title “Lice” suggests, the office must contend with lice. Pam’s daughter Cece had lice, and, after cleaning the entire house, Pam unintentionally brings it in and infects more than half of the office.
- The Worst Movies of 2012
Posted on 10 Jan 2013 in Movies, Movies & TV
Brett Harrison Davinger and Matt Newlin present their most despised movies of 2012.
- Movie Review: Promised Land
Posted on 28 Dec 2012 in Movies, Movies & TV
In certain movies, there comes a single moment that completely changes one’s opinion of it. It can be due to an unnecessary twist, an out-of-character action, or the film completely switching gears, but really any individual thing can cause viewers to re-evaluate how they view a movie. I will not spoil Gus Van Sant’s new movie Promised Land, but, suffice it to say, it has one of those, which I will call Moment X for purposes of this review.
- Early Review: Warm Bodies
Posted on 18 Dec 2012 in Movies, Movies & TV
The latest attempt to capitalize on the zombie craze, Warm Bodies tries to provide a different spin on the genre by presenting a love story between a zombie and a human.
- The Worst High Profile Christmas Movies Ever Made
Posted on 17 Dec 2012 in Movies, Movies & TV
The tone for the entire film is mostly depressed, angry, pessimistic, and confused, which is best evidenced by Fred himself, a repo man who steals Christmas presents for his own apartment. He is a total jerk, and more of a depressed burnout than the fun-loving slacker that the trailer makes it seem.
- Movie Review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Posted on 15 Dec 2012 in Movies, Movies & TV
Seeking to reclaim their home and treasure from the dragon Smaug, the group heads to their former home Erebor and encounter orcs, giant spiders, shapeshifting men, and, of course, Gollum (the scene-stealing Andy Serkis, reprising his role).
- Movie Review: On The Road
Posted on 14 Dec 2012 in Movies, Movies & TV
Salles treats the material with a needless seriousness. It brings the bodies of the chapters of the book, but not their souls. It shows sex-and-drug fueled parties without imbuing them with the spirit of those moments and thus they become very repetitive and boring.
- The Office Recap: Dwight Christmas (Season 9, Episode 9)
Posted on 07 Dec 2012 in Movies & TV, Television
A recap/review of The Office‘s Dwight Christmas (Season 9, Episode 9), and a look at the first, mostly successful, half of the long-running series’ final season.
- The Office Recap: The Target (Season 9, Episode 8)
Posted on 30 Nov 2012 in Movies & TV, Television
A recap/review of The Office- The Target (Season 9, Episode 8)
- Revolution Recap: Nobody’s Fault But Mine (Season 1, Episode 10)
Posted on 27 Nov 2012 in Movies & TV, Television
A recap/review of Revolution- Nobody’s Fault But Mine (Season 1, Episode 10)
- Revolution Recap: Kashmir (Season 1, Episode 9)
Posted on 20 Nov 2012 in Movies & TV, Television
A recap/review of Revolution- Kashmir (Season 1, Episode 9)
- Movie Review: Red Dawn
Posted on 19 Nov 2012 in Movies, Movies & TV
Unlike the original film, which begins the invasion with an eerie sequence as paratroopers silently float into the schoolyard, this one makes sure to hit you with sounds blaring. Houses rattle, planes fall out of the sky, guns rat-a-tat-tat, and thousands of paratroopers occupy the sky. It lacks the visceral impact from the first film and doesn’t provide anything of comparable intensity. However, it does prepare you for the rest of the movie — a redundant exercise of gunfire and explosions.
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