Monthly Archives: December 2009
Best & Worst of 2009: Part 1
2009 was a rocky year. As far as quality of movies go 2009 could be one of the weakest on record. Funny, that the Academy Awards picked this year to nominate ten movies for best picture. Sure there were the surprises, early in the year you had Liam Neeson’s revenge film, TAKEN, the summer’s THE [...]
NEW TV: Coming in January
Demons (debuts Jan. 9, 9 PM, BBCA) What It Is: Yet another supernatural show, with vampires, werewolves and the like. The twist here is that Luke is a descendant of Van Helsing and has to go all Buffy on the underworldly beasties. Should You Watch: Probably not. It could be fun, but it could also [...]
300 meets Rome in new cable show
Starz’s Spartacus: Blood & Sand looks basically a mix of Gladiator, 300 and HBO’s Rome. But probably more like Conan the Barabarian meets Gladiator. Obviously, this has nothing in common with the classic Spartacus starring Kirk Douglas. The network has so much faith in the series it has already green-lit a second season. The series [...]
Weird Review: Darkness Falls
Ever wondered what happened to those teeth that you used to place under your pillow when you were a kid? Were they really taken by the “Tooth Fairy”?
Retro Review: Showtime
Do you remember those great “buddy-cop-movies” of the 80′s? You know the kind of movies where there is always this “by-the-book” cop is partnered with some heavily flawed comic relief partner. In the 80′s, they tried this formula every which way they could. There were styles on the genre ranging from totally comedic to heavy-action [...]
Retro Review: Dreamcatcher
Horror-meister Stephen King takes another stab at science-fiction with a tale about aliens among us. With an unpredictable director like Lawrence Kasdan at the helm of the film it could be anywhere from the brilliance of the first two “Alien” films to the idiocy of Ed Wood’s “Plan 9 from Outer Space”. “Dreamcatcher” refers to [...]
Retro Review: Secret Window
Macabre master Stephen King always loves to play with our minds. One of his infamous headshrinker short stories has been sculpted for the big screen. In his short story, “Secret Window, Secret Garden”, author Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp) is going through a miserable divorce and even worse he is crippled by a mean streak of [...]
Retro Review: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
One of the most beloved Christmas tales is updated so it can become a live-action extravaganza. Will Hollywood destroy the classic tale or bring new depth and delight to this fairy tale? Jim Carrey stars as the “Grinch” an angry confused being who perches atop a mountain looking over the small town of Whoville. As [...]
Retro Review: Family Man
Enduring and subtle is the best way to describe this little movie. It’s nice to see that Hollywood can still make holiday films with heart.
