Marc Webb’s reboot of the Columbia Pictures / Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy is entertaining enough, yet its very existence is troubling.  Let me address that for a moment.  Raimi’s trio of webbed movies were released in 2002, ’04 and ’07.  Thus, […]

Woody Allen’s latest is a mixed bag.  It combines classic whimsy with gorgeous Continental scenery (many of his most recent films have been shot on location in Europe), typically Allenesque neurotic characters and a genuine interest in promoting romance and […]

There are films, and then there are movies.  The Watch is definitely a movie, and not a very good one.  The initial distinction involves seriousness of subject or purpose, though there are movies that are quite serious, or at least seriously […]

Often one movie’s premise will remind me of another’s, and such is the case with the unusual family drama People Like Us, in which someone discovers, upon the death of a parent, that he has a grown sibling, in this […]

It has taken Pixar a dozen movies before the wildly successful animation company has finally employed a female protagonist.  This 12 – 1 ratio may be reflective of the industry in general, though it is probably still low; in other […]

I’ve delayed reviewing Prometheus for a week or so, hoping that time would deepen my perspective of it.  My quandary is that while I absolutely applaud it as intelligent science-fiction (which has become ever more rare these days), I actually did […]

As a general rule I enjoy quirky, different movies like Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom because their originalities put typical Hollywood product to shame in terms of quality and impact.  That is again true in this case, though I must admit that […]