The worst aspect about this movie is probably its title, which is so generic that it is meaningless, and not memorable at all. And I’m not sure that Tom Arnold is very good as a sweaty federal marshal, but no […]
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Lawless (2012) ☆ 1/2
Usually when a movie is “based on a true story,” as Lawless is purported to be, it piques my interest. Fictionalizations of actual events often induce me to learn more about the situation in question. However, because of the relentless unpleasantness […]
Continue reading »Hope Springs (2012) ☆ ☆ 1/2
First, let me state that Hope Springs is the type of movie that Hollywood should make more often. It is a movie about people and their very real emotions, contains no high concept, and provides a nice role for our finest […]
Continue reading »Premium Rush (2012) ☆ ☆ ☆
I haven’t seen a bicycle messenger movie this good since Quicksilver! Actually, that 1986 Kevin Bacon film wasn’t very good, so Premium Rush certainly qualifies as the best bicycle messenger movie I have ever seen. Much of the rush of Premium […]
Continue reading »Robot & Frank (2012) ☆ ☆ ☆
Moviegoers around the world continually chastise Hollywood filmmakers for their perceived lack of originality, and for the copious amounts of cinematic crap they produce. I know; I’ve done it, too. Yet every once in a while someone makes a movie […]
Continue reading »The Bourne Legacy (2012) ☆ ☆
I’ve enjoyed the Matt Damon-led Jason Bourne films of the past decade, although, truth be told, I doubt if I could coherently explain just what it is about Treadstone and Blackbriar that is forcing the CIA to hunt Bourne all […]
Continue reading »ParaNorman (2012) ☆ ☆ ☆
I must confess that entertainment dealing with witches, curses and magic — fantasy elements — makes me yearn for something else. Zombies, however, are another story, and, thankfully, there are seven zombies to only one witch in ParaNorman, a new […]
Continue reading »The Expendables 2 (2012) ☆ ☆
When it comes to movie mayhem, nobody holds a candle to Sylvester Stallone. In the movies he has destroyed people on a very personal level (the brutal Rocky fights, the underrated Nighthawks, even the first Rambo movie, First Blood), and then, […]
Continue reading »The Dark Knight Rises (2012) ☆ ☆ ☆
The conclusion of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy is a mixed bag for me — though I have generally liked each entry, and that is true this time as well. For all of Nolan’s genuine artistry and dedication to making his […]
Continue reading »Total Recall (2012) ☆ ☆
I don’t really understand Hollywood’s sudden desire to remake Paul Verhoeven’s unofficial sci-fi trio of 1987 – 1997, but new versions of RoboCop and Starship Troopers are underway and Total Recall is now in theaters. There was no good reason to remake Total […]
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