“Star Trek Into Darkness” arrived in theaters this weekend, and I reviewed it last week for IFC. Here’s an excerpt from my review: In some ways, “Into Darkness” is an improvement on its predecessor, taking the outer-space action and ambitious effects sequences of “Star Trek” to the next level and upping the visual ante. The [...]
My review of “Star Trek Into Darkness” (a.k.a. “Set phasers to deja vu”)
May 18th, 2013 · No Comments
My review of “Iron Man 3″ (a.k.a. “Shane Black wins again”)
May 3rd, 2013 · No Comments
Spoiler alert: I enjoyed the heck out of “Iron Man 3.” Of course, you probably knew that already if you follow me on Twitter (or Facebook), but just saying I enjoy it isn’t enough. I need reasons, don’t I? Well, here’s an excerpt from my official, published “Iron Man 3″ review: Where [Robert] Downey seemed [...]
My review of “Admission” (a.k.a. Why Tina Fey and Paul Rudd should co-star in everything)
March 22nd, 2013 · No Comments
I really liked “Admission.” I liked it more than I expected to, even though I like anything Tina Fey does these days. Not only was it a funny movie, but it took an interesting angle on the public-vs-private school debate (a subject of much discussion in our family) and managed to provide a lot of [...]
A chat with “Admission” screenwriter Karen Croner about higher education and writing for Tina Fey
March 21st, 2013 · No Comments
“Admission” premieres this weekend, and I can’t say enough good things about this movie. In the film, Tina Fey plays an admissions officer for Princeton University who has a crisis of faith when she meets a quirky, brilliant teenager who may or may not be the son she gave up for adoption years ago. Paul [...]
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My review of “Oz the Great and Powerful” (a.k.a. “Is it okay to get sick on the yellow-brick road?”)
March 8th, 2013 · No Comments
I caught an early screening of “Oz the Great and Powerful” this week, and although I enjoyed the movie overall, it felt a little too much like “Wrath of the Titans” and Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” for all the wrong reasons. I’m not usually the sort who get queasy during 3-D movies, but those [...]
My “Warm Bodies” review (a.k.a. “Human-zombie love is apparently less disgusting than I was led to believe”)
January 31st, 2013 · No Comments
“Warm Bodies” is one of those movies I really, really hoped would be good, but had prepared myself mentally for the possibility that it would be very, very bad. And hey, guess what? I liked it. I really, really liked it. If you haven’t seen the trailer yet or heard about the Isaac Marion book [...]
My review of “John Dies At The End” (a.k.a. “Move over, Buckaroo Banzai…”)
January 25th, 2013 · No Comments
I was fascinated by the teasers for “John Dies At The End” that I saw online a few months ago, so when I had the opportunity to review it, I jumped at the chance to do so. Not being familiar with Jason Pargin’s novel that inspired the film, I was a little worried that the [...]
