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Movie Review: Star Trek Into Darkness

When it comes to reboots, there are two films that set that standard for how to create something fresh from something old. One would be Nolan’s Batman Begins and the other would be the J.J. [...]

2013/05/16

The 4: Overrated Movies

After publishing ‘The 4: Underrated Movies‘, it was only a matter a time before I examined the other end of the spectrum. I’m not looking for the hidden gems you may not have seen, but [...]

2013/05/14

Movie Review: The Great Gatsby

As high schoolers, we were subjected to The Great Gatsby in our academic curriculums. I have to say, The Great Gatsby is not one of my favorite books. Its one of the few times in [...]

2013/05/08

A few months back I wrote my Underrated/Overrated Actors articles and it spurned a spirited debate. It was a great topic and I enjoyed hearing criticism and praise for my ideas. I knew at the time [...]

2013/05/02

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Movie Review: Iron Man 3

Fans said The Avengers could never be done. There’s no way you can have all these heroes in one movie and make it work. The fans were wrong. The Avengers was the biggest and best [...]

2013/05/02

Movie Review: Pain and Gain

Stop the presses! Michael Bay is making a movie that doesn’t involve Optimus or Megatron. I didn’t think the public allowed Bay to make movies outside of the Transformers franchise. I like to poke at Michael Bay, but the [...]

2013/04/24

Movie Review: Oblivion

It’s funny how our opinions as movie goers can change over a short period of time. Ten years ago Tom Cruise was the biggest star on the planet. He was a major box office draw [...]

2013/04/18

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Movie Review: 42

In my opinion, Jackie Robinson is one of the most important people in the history of sports. Robinson breaking the baseball color line not only changed the sports landscape, but America as well. I can [...]

2013/04/10

Movie Review: Jurassic Park 3D

If Hollywood can find a way to make an extra buck, believe me they are going to do it. There is not a better example than the 3D craze that has taken over Hollywood since James [...]

2013/04/05

Movie Review: Evil Dead

Horror fans hold The Evil Dead franchise in the highest regards. The campy, blood and guts films beginning with The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II and the more mainstream Army of Darkness were all flops at [...]

2013/04/03