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New Moon Movie Review
by Rob Vaux, Columnist
(November 19, 2009)
What a horrid person Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is. How selfish. How spoiled. How weak. That such a figure could serve as a heroine to millions speaks to the utter vacuum of ideas in the Twilight saga. She exists solely as wish fulfillment, a narcissisti
The Orphan DVD Review
by Tim Janson, Critic
(November 18, 2009)
Orphan would seem like another entry into horror’s ‘scary kid’ sub-genre but in reality it draws upon another tried and true plotline, that of the psychotic stranger entering the lives of normal people. We saw the psychotic neighbor in Pacific Heigh
Red Cliff Movie Review
by Rob Vaux, Columnist
(November 18, 2009)
The tsunami of Chinese epics spearheaded by Zhang Yimou left many of us happy never to see another doomed couple caught in the throes of an ancient war again. If you're one of those people, then Red Cliff may not be for you. Director John Woo has his own a
2012 Movie Review
by Rob Vaux, Critic
(November 13, 2009)
2012 structures itself according to the same basic principles of porn. Story, plot, character… none of it really matters. The audience paid for money shots, and money shots are what they get: wave after wave of them, delivered in an endless orgy of CGI-r
The Fantastic Mr. Fox Movie Review
by Rob Vaux, Critic
(November 12, 2009)
In a year full of notable animation, Fantastic Mr. Fox plays a terrific trump card to stand out from the pack. Director Wes Anderson evokes an older tradition of stop-motion animation, well-suited to the Roald Dahl children's book on which it is based.
Natural Born Killers Blu-ray Review
by Robert T. Trate, Critic
(November 10, 2009)
When it was originally released it was considered to be too violent. It was a cornucopia of mayhem and terror that sent shockwaves through the media. The press blasted not only what was on screen but the people behind it. If only the press would have looke
A Christmas Carol Movie Review
by Rob Vaux, Critic
(November 06, 2009)
Bags rarely come more mixed than the new version of A Christmas Carol. At times, it soars with the narrative possibilities of motion-capture technology… technology which just as often imprisons the film in empty-headed spectacle.
The Fourth Kind Movie Review
by Rob Vaux, Critic
(November 06, 2009)
There is merit in both halves of the Truth or Bullshit equation, but you have to approach them carefully. If you opt for Truth, you need cold, hard facts in your corner: citation from reliable sources, corroboration from dependable witnesses and an ironcla
The Road Movie Review
by Rob Vaux, Critic
(October 30, 2009)
Science fiction filmmaking doesn't get more profound or moving than The Road. Indeed, it embodies everything the genre is supposed to be about, using hypothetical supposition to illuminate the deepest truths of the human condition. The Road movie
The House of the Devil Movie Review
by Rob Vaux, Critic
(October 30, 2009)
There's no sense half-assing any endeavor, whether it's digging a ditch or designing a new computer system. The creators of The House of the Devil have taken that to heart in their homage to cheesy 80s Satan movies.
Night of the Creeps Blu-ray Review
by Robert T. Trate, Critic
(October 28, 2009)
It has been a long time coming but finally Night of Creeps has arrived on Blu-ray and DVD after years of being out of circulation. Old VHS tapes, Laser discs and pirated copies burned to DVD had been the only way anyone could see the cult film, Night of th
The Taking of Pelham 123 DVD Review
by Tim Janson, Critic
(October 28, 2009)
The Taking of Pelham 123 is a remake of a 1974 film by the same name and it has some very big shoes to fill as the original was one of the best crime thrillers of the 1970s. The plot is kept relatively the same with added nuances to modernize it somewhat
Drag Me to Hell DVD Review
by Tim Janson, Critic
(October 28, 2009)
Sam Raimi returns to the horror genre which started his career many years ago with Evil Dead and shows he’s lost none of his ability to terrify, gross-out, and make viewers laugh hysterically. Alison Lohman is Christine Brown, a bank loan officer who is
CIRQUE DU FREAK: THE VAMPIRE'S ASSISTANT Review
by Rob Vaux, Critic
(October 23, 2009)
The Vampire's Assistant has Cadillac dreams on a moped budget. It clearly wants to follow in the footsteps of Harry Potter, complete with a basis in a bestselling line of young adult novels stretching off into the franchise-laden sunset. But Universal isn
ASTRO BOY Review
by Rob M. Worley, Editor
(October 23, 2009)
Over 50 years ago Japanese cartoonist Osamu Tezuka gave birth to a phenomenon when he first published the manga adventures of Tetsuwan Atomu in 1951. Some ten years later the book was adapted as an anime which was eventually seen by audiences in the U.S. a
ONG BAK 2 Review
by Rob M. Worley, Editor
(October 22, 2009)
With certain of movie genres there's a simple baseline that has to be met in order for the movie to work. A comedy has to deliver laughs. A Michael Bay movie (yes, he's a genre unto himself) has to deliver great eye-candy. A martial arts movie has to deliv
The Dark Crystal Blu-ray Review
by Robert T. Trate, Critic
(October 20, 2009)
Another world, another time…in the age of wonder.” In 1982 Jim Henson gave us these few words and really set the stage to take us anywhere.
Blood the Last Vampire DVD Review
by Tim Janson, Critic
(October 19, 2009)
Blood: The Last Vampire is a live action adaptation of the 2000 Anime of the same name. The original anime was light on plot and the live film is even more devoid of a succinct storyline. Saya is a half-breed human/vampire who hunts down other vampires k
Happy Birthday to Me DVD Review
by Robert T. Trate, Critic
(October 18, 2009)
In the confines of our modern era many horror movies pay homage to those that have come before. Scream (1996) probably being one of the biggest films to come out of the nineties that looked back at the slasher genre when it was still in its infancy.
LAW ABIDING CITIZEN Review
by Kurt Anthony Krug, Critic
(October 16, 2009)
Charles Bronson’s Paul Kersey from the Death Wish series and Frank Castle, a.k.a. the Punisher from Marvel Comics, have nothing on Clyde Shelton (Gerard Butler, 300, who also shares a producer credit).
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Review
by Rob Vaux, Critic
(October 16, 2009)
For the first 40 minutes or so, I thought Where the Wild Things Are was going to be a masterpiece. The long delay in release and director Spike Jonze's emo-indie proclivities notwithstanding, it nails the essence of Maurice Sendak's seminal children's stor
Trick 'R Treat DVD Review
by Tim Janson, Critic
(October 13, 2009)
Trick ‘R Treat is a film that has been talked about for a couple of years. Originally intended for a theatrical release, it was finally released direct-to-DVD and is one of the best Halloween films to come along since, well, Halloween in 1978.
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY Review
by Rob Vaux, Critic
(October 11, 2009)
I never bought the hype surrounding The Blair Witch Project, a vaguely interesting genre exercise undone by praise far in excess of its modest charms. It worked mainly by turning budgetary limitations into a genuine stylistic asset… and unfortunately con
ZOMBIELAND Review
by Rob Vaux, Critic
(October 02, 2009)
Am I a horrible person for comparing Zombieland unfavorably to Shaun of the Dead? Zombie films have always held a propensity for humor, dating back to the genre's undisputed masterpiece which featured undead Hare Krishnas clunking through a mall.
Labyrinth Blu-ray Review
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(October 01, 2009)
Sarah (Jennifer Connelly) is a fourteen year old girl who yearns for a fanciful life away from the responsibilities of caring for her infant stepbrother Toby (Toby Froud). Sarah wishes that the goblins would take him away and she gets exactly what she wish
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