Last night, I got an early look at “The Dictator,” the new film from “Borat” star Sacha Baron Cohen. I went into the film feeling like I was taking one for the team, but I came out of it pleasantly surprised by what I’d seen. Here’s an excerpt from my review: I admit it, I [...]

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Ever since “The Avengers” opened and nearly everyone I know went to see it once, twice, and possibly thrice, I’ve been getting asked what I know about what’s next for the Marvel movie-verse. Clearly, I have become an ambassador of nerdery to quite a few people, and it’s a position I’ve chosen to embrace and [...]

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So, yeah… I reviewed “Safe” and while it wasn’t an AMAZING film, it was a nice reminder that Jason Statham really is this generation’s version of Chuck Norris, Jeane-Claude Van Damme, and every other action hero who starred in dozens of films that were basically the same, but were still awesome because they featured a [...]

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I reviewed the new sci-fi film “Lockout” for Digital Trends, and I think this just might be the most negative review of a film I’ve ever authored. I really, really didn’t like this movie, and that’s a shame, because I wanted to like it so darn much. I mean, come on — it’s a movie [...]

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“Mirror Mirror” premieres in theaters today, and as you might have already seen me mention online, it’s far better than the trailers make it seem. Much like “John Carter,” Tarsem Singh’s new film is actually a very fun, family-friendly movie that impressed the heck out of me with its balance of all-ages adventure elements and [...]

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I interviewed director Tarsem Singh ahead of this weekend’s premiere of “Mirror Mirror,” the first PG-rated movie from the filmmaker who gave us “The Cell” and more recently, “Immortals.” It was an interesting conversation that covered a lot of ground, including lots of talk about “Mirror Mirror” and some of his earlier projects (like REM’s [...]

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Ever since I mentioned on Twitter that I saw “John Carter,” people have been asking me what I thought of it. Apparently, I’m one of the few people I know who read, loved, and most importantly, remembered the books, but I’m hoping that this film changes that a bit. Without spoiling my official review of [...]

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