A Thor Point (An open letter to Marvel)

I’ve been hearing whispers lately that Marvel Comics is shopping around a concept for a movie based on the legendary Norse god, and long standing comic book hero the mighty Thor. I’ve seen a couple names associated with directing as well as lead roles. Some of which I find quite disturbing. For those not […]

An Inconvenient Truth

I just saw Al Gore’s movie An Inconvenient Truth. Yeah I know its been around awhile, but hey that’s what Netflix is all about right? Some pretty thought provoking stuff, and even if you think Al Gore is blander than stale salt free pretzels, you need to see it. Someday one of your children, or […]

Serenity

I hesitate to write about Serenity. I watched the movie without seeing the series Firefly that it was derived from. Also, Serenity was literally the movie that wouldn’t die. Without the fanatical Firefly fans, and their outrage when Firefly was cancelled there would be no Serenity. And yes, we all know that Joss Whedon is […]

Flaws in the Matrix

The Matrix trilogy had all the makings of really first rate science fiction: really good techno fluff, excessive action (can you say 20-minute car chase?), a huge special effects budget, and a hip, attractive cast. Other great science fiction movies have certainly had less going for them.
That’s why it’s too bad the ending stunk.
Right through […]

Fight Club, more than just soap

This was a movie that I had almost no interest in seeing. As a result my expectations were low, and quickly exceeded. To my surprise it was not the pointless bar room brawl I expected. Not only that, it was a movie that I didn’t sniff out the formula on, and predict the end within […]