Just got out of a screening of Nolan’s Inception. It’s good, really good. Maybe the boldest and ballsiest summer movie in some time. It’s also proof that Christopher Nolan is the best filmmaker right now. His non-Batman related work proves that he’s the only director alive willing to tackle high-wire material and succeed wildly. Ebert [...]
I hate to just cut and paste about four paragraphs from Roger Ebert’s review of Ridley Scott’s upcoming Robin Hood. But he seems to strike at a larger truth that has been developing at the movies and that is that big, Hollywood historical-war-pictures, aka Sword and Sandal movies, need to take break for a little [...]
Speaking of Matthew Vaughn and superhero movies, Kick-Ass opens tomorrow. Unfortunately, Roger Ebert hated Kick-Ass, and now the fanboys are upset. To put it mildly. It should be of no surprise that Ebert didn’t enjoy Kick-Ass, which to him is a morally bankrupt piece of empty satire. The early scenes give promise of an entirely different comedy. Aaron Johnson [...]
There’s no possible way I believe this positive review of the upcoming SNL skit-turned-movie, MacGruber. But it’s worth noting that someone likes it. Part homage, part spoof of some classic action films from the ’80s (Rambo III, Top Gun, Die Hard, the Lethal Weapon series), MacGruber avoids the pitfalls of its predecessors by deciding to [...]
His 70-minute review of The Phantom Menace was one of the best things to hit the internet since cats, and now Mike Stoklasa is back with another takedown, only this time it’s box office champion Avatar. I don’t know about you, but his droll style would be perfect as a weekly television show. I would [...]
Heeb Magazine interviews Mike Stoklasa, the man who created the 7 part, 70 minute evisceration of The Phantom Menace. So good that review is. And actually, the interview is filled with excellent film geekery, so it’s got that going for it.
Now that James Cameron’s Avatar has cruised past the $200 million mark at the box office, it’s safe to assume the movie will have some legs throughout the slow winter season and maybe reach the $300-$400 million range due to strong word of mouth. Cameron has made a spectacular movie, highly deserving of all its [...]
Well, consider the gauntlet thrown down then, shall we? From his highly enthusiastic four star review: “Avatar” is not simply a sensational entertainment, although it is that. It’s a technical breakthrough. It has a flat-out Green and anti-war message. It is predestined to launch a cult. It contains such visual detailing that it would reward [...]
So James Cameron’s Avatar finally screened and though many critics were under embargo from publishing reviews of the film until opening day (Dec. 18), reviews effusing high praise have tumbled out onto the nets. And from the sounds of it, the movie is a work of maniacal genius that has to be seen to be believed. [...]
Luckily for us (and to be sure I was keeping my fingers crossed this would happen), Ask a Ninja set out to review James McTeigue’s gruesome ninja opus. The real ninja’s take is pretty hilarious, “this is like the Saving Private Ryan on ninja movies,” his threats of killing you if you don’t see it over [...]
