"Tell your stupid story . . . and die already!" - Elaine Benis on the English Patient Benjamin Button takes you on a long, pointless journey with a passionless void of cliched themes and uninspired screen-writing. So many other critics have labeled this a rip-off of Forrest Gump, but as this film was based on a Fitzgerald work, I guess it would be the other way … [Read more...] about The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
My Life in Ruins
Laughing is a good thing. Brought to you by hopeless romantics Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson, My Life in Ruins is a love-affair for all things Greek. Enjoy the bumpy ride, and remember to laugh; OPA! Georgia (Nia Vardalos) is a professor without a class, convincing herself that living in Greece and applying to university after university to realize her dream is a fool's … [Read more...] about My Life in Ruins
Terminator: Salvation
Red Dawn meets Total Annihilation The fourth installment of the Terminator franchise leads us into the heart of the battle between the humans and Skynet. It is early in the war and John Connor is commander of a small group of resistance fighters trying to outwit and destroy the terribly ruthless machines following Judgment Day. Christian Bale, fresh from his nefarious … [Read more...] about Terminator: Salvation
Angels & Demons
"Be careful; these are men of God." Dan Brown's latest adapted film is slightly altered from the novel but fares well in theater form. The suspense is set in just one night, one terrible night following a horrific week for the Vatican. The pope is dead and conclave must begin to elect a new pope, cardinals travel from every nation serving the (as the film reminds us twice) … [Read more...] about Angels & Demons
Star Trek
"Which path will you choose?" J. J. Abrams brings his unique writing to a classic franchise. With Star Trek, he takes by far the most influential sci-fi series of all time and dons a Jedi cloak to reinvent the franchise with more grit, grime, and guts than the classic fare. Always with my friends was the question, which is better Star Trek or Star Wars, as Abrams … [Read more...] about Star Trek
