Category Archives: Movies

Posts relating to movies including previews and reviews.

Blog #152: Movie Preview: The Amazing Spider-Man

The long awaited day has arrived.  Today, The Amazing Spider-Man makes its USA debut.  I will be seeing it this afternoon and again tomorrow before doing my review, but before I see it, I wanted to talk about some of … Continue reading

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Blog #142: Movie Review: Snow White and the Huntsman

Snow White and the Huntsman is yet another retelling of a classic fairytale that changes the damsel in distress into the hero.  It’s a very enjoyable movie, but with an unsatisfying ending. Spoilers ahead. First off, this must be said.  … Continue reading

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Blog #141: Movie Review: Men in Black III

After ten long years, the third installment in the Men in Black franchise is finally out, and it was well worth the wait. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones reprise their roles as Agent J and Agent K.  When K … Continue reading

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Blog #140: Movie Review: Battleship

Spoilers ahead, but since no one is seeing this movie, it doesn’t really matter. If you can ignore unrealistic things in movies and enjoy them for the story and pure awesome, like I do, then you will love this movie.  … Continue reading

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Blog #114: Movie Review: The Avengers

After 49 years of comic books, The Avengers, possibly the most anticipated movie ever, premiered, shattering the opening weekend record at the box office.  The previous record, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2’s 169 million opening weekend was … Continue reading

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Blog #113: Movie Preview: The Avengers

The clips and trailers have all been watched, and in less than an hour the most anticipated movie of the year arrives.  I remember when X-Men came out.  No one I knew thought there could ever possibly be an Avengers … Continue reading

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Blog #105: Movie Review: The Raven

Loved it.  The Raven is a classic murder mystery that pulls no punches with its gory violence.  It’s filled with suspense and darkness. The film stars John Cusack brilliantly portraying famed author Edgar Allen Poe.  From scene to scene, he … Continue reading

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Blog #104: Upcoming Blogs

This will be a busy summer for blogging, and I wanted to give a quick preview of what you expect to see in the coming weeks and months.   I’ll be posting a number of blogs later today, including a … Continue reading

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Blog #101: Movie Review: Lockout

Lockout isn’t going to win any awards, get any critical acclaim, or even make a lot of money (less than $10 million so far), but I loved it. Guy Pearce plays Snow (his first name is not revealed until the … Continue reading

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Blog #100: Movie Review: Mirror Mirror

When I think of classic fairy tales, like Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, or Cinderella, I always think of the Disney versions.  There have been, and are a number of movies and television shows depicting classic fairy tales quite differently.  I’m … Continue reading

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