“SUPER 8″– 2 1/2 STARS
“Super 8″ is a film that does so many things right. That’s why it was so disheartening to see it’s numerous flaws which are just too glaring to overlook. Crafted from the collaborative minds of J.J....
View Article“WAR HORSE”– 3 1/2 STARS
“War Horse” is a Steven Spielberg movie throughout. It’s broad in scope, has huge production value, and soaked in melodrama. Spielberg produced and directed this war time period film and it features...
View ArticleTop 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2012
TOP 10 MOST ANTICIPATED FILMS OF 2012 2011 gave us some memorable movies but overall it wasn’t the best year for film lovers. But fear not, 2012 seems to have a fantastic lineup of potentially great...
View Article“THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN”– 3 1/2 STARS
Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson’s “The Adventures of Tintin” has been in the works for close to 30 years. Spielberg first purchased the rights in 1983 but the main filming didn’t actually begin...
View Article5 PHENOMENAL WORLD WAR 2 FILMS
How on earth do you narrow a list of top World War 2 movies down to just five? Since the war itself, there have been so many high quality films from across the globe that focused on this troubled time...
View Article“SCHINDLER’S LIST”– 5 STARS
Many movies have looked at the Jewish Holocaust from a variety of different angles. There have been films that examined it through the eyes of children, those that have focused on specific regions, and...
View Article5 PHENOMENAL MOVIES FROM 1981
I recently did a Phenomenal 5 on the movies of 1980. Well now it’s time for 1981. As a kid of the 80’s, there are so many of these films that strike a nostalgic chord with me. There are also many...
View ArticleTHE TOP 10 FILMS OF 2012
Folks, its time for the big one! The 2012 movie year is over and done so that means its Top 10 time. This is my favorite part of the movie season – a chance to reflect back on the past year in movies...
View ArticleREVIEW: “Jurassic World”
When will they ever learn? Sure, the idea of mixing living, breathing dinosaurs with a theme park sounds like a lucrative can’t-miss idea. But three movies have proven that it leads to nothing but...
View ArticleREVIEW: “Bridge of Spies”
A Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks collaboration is a sure-fire attention getter. Such is the case with “Bridge of Spies”, an old school Cold War espionage drama made to bloom as awards season...
View ArticleTHE TOP 10 FILMS OF 2012
Folks, its time for the big one! The 2012 movie year is over and done so that means its Top 10 time. This is my favorite part of the movie season – a chance to reflect back on the past year in movies...
View ArticleREVIEW: “The Post”
Steven Spielberg’s “The Post” is set in an era when the media (generally speaking) wasn’t egregiously compromised by the political pulls of the left or the right. It was a time (more often than today)...
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