Full throttled fun! Swift shot: "It's Cars 2, Planes!" - That's how my five year old kid described the film. But only a few of the Disney Cars make any kind of appearance. I didn't laugh as much as I thought I would, but the film did leave a mark in more mature ways. Director Klay Hall uses remarkable Disney magic to transport you on what you might … [Read more...] about Planes
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Only God Forgives
"Wanna fight?" The H-Bomb: Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive was one hell of a great film. Easily one of the very best of 2011, and it will in all likelihood end up somewhere on my list of favorite films of the decade. With its striking visual style, its potent violence, its kick ass soundtrack, and, most of all, its understated-but-arresting lead performance by Ryan Gosling, … [Read more...] about Only God Forgives
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
When we last left Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman), he had rescued his mother from the clutches of Hades and returned Zeus’s stolen lightning bolt to Mount Olympus. It was an epic quest, one that brought him and his friends Annabeth (Alexandra Daddario) and Grover (Brandon T. Jackson) across the United States, down to the Underworld, and up to Mount Olympus. Now he was … [Read more...] about Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
The Body (El Cuerpo)
Written and Directed by: Oriol Paulo Cast: José Coronado, Belén Rueda, Hugo Silva, Aura Garrido, Jaime Pena Sometimes a little mystery from across the pond makes its way over here just to thrill and confuse us. This quirky item from Spain is just such a film. From the very opening, a moody, dark, misty shot, to the first-rate conclusion, it’ll suck you in and keep you … [Read more...] about The Body (El Cuerpo)
Red 2
Movies today try to blend different genres together to gain a broader audience, and none did it better in the past few years than the action-comedy Red. Well, Red 2 delivers what audiences got from its predecessor and MORE! Skeptics may find it hard to believe that a sequel can deliver the same quality that the original delivered, but fans will be pleasantly surprised in the … [Read more...] about Red 2