Walking into the theater with my excited niece in tow, I was amazed at what I was perceiving to be the demographic for High School Musical 3. Children, ages six through twelve, were all eagerly awaiting the new arrival from the HSM franchise with baited breath. Baited, no doubt, with the promise of endless requests to their parents for the avalanche of HSM3 merchandise sure to … [Read more...] about High School Musical 3
Archives for October 2008
Doomsday
To save humanity from an epidemic, an elite fighting unit must battle to find a cure in a post-apocalyptic zone controlled by a society of murderous renegades. That pretty much sums it up. Rhona Mitra does her best Kate Beckinsale impression as Major Eden Sinclair, the leader of a special operations unit tasked to find a cure among the quarantined survivors of a lethal virus … [Read more...] about Doomsday
Quarantine
"Break out the Advil!" I missed the press screening for this film and actually paid my hard earned money to watch it, albeit on a Saturday afternoon showing - yea, I am cheap. But, thank God I didn't go on opening night or anything. Turns out I did something that Saturday I have never done in my life, I walked out of the theater. No, it wasn't because the … [Read more...] about Quarantine
American Pop
Everyone has a beat I had heard of this film off and on for years, but never actually watched it until today. A friend of mine at work brought it in for me to watch, knowing about our little site - so I popped it in and was expecting to be mildly amused. Having experienced other Ralph Bakshi films in the past, I kinda knew what to expect, lots of expression and … [Read more...] about American Pop
Happy-Go-Lucky
Poppy (Sally Hawkins) is a primary school teacher that seems to have all the answers to happiness. Her whole life seems to be devoted to turning tough times into flashes of pleasure. When her bike gets stolen, the only thing she can think to say is, "I didn't even get to say goodbye." Rolling with the punches is an understatement...Poppy can take it from the best of … [Read more...] about Happy-Go-Lucky