Monthly Archives: January 2010
Retro Review: Mystery Men
How does a dysfunctional group of wanna be superheroes save the world? That’s the question Mystery Men is trying to ask in this superhero satire. Comedians Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, Paul Reubens and Hank Azaria star along side Academy award nominees William H Macy and Geoffrey Rush in a comedy which almost puts the fun [...]
Movie Review: When in Rome
Loosely based on the 1954 movie Three Coins in the Fountain, When in Rome finds emerging museum curator, Beth Harper (Kristen Bell), attending her sister’s wedding in Rome, Italy. She is really attracted to the dashing best man (Josh Duhamel) but when she sees him with another woman she grabs a bottle a wine and [...]
Retro Review: Mean Girls
Who were you in high school? Were you the jock, the spaz, the nerd, the rebel or maybe the drama queen? Back in those days we all seemed to be labeled and forced to coexist in a socially acceptable clique.
Retro Review: American Outlaws
“American Outlaws is filled with action, love, and humor. It is just the Jesse James version of “Young Guns”.
Weird Review: Lost Skeleton of Cadavra
I am not to sure how many of you out there have ever seen or heard of the 1987 comedy-sketch gem known as “Amazon Women on the Moon”. Imbedded within the sketches is the recurring 50s sci-fi spoof film. That little film starred Steve Forrest as a Captain of a mission to the moon where [...]
Retro Review: Constantine
I had a couple small problems with some of the plot elements and the Constantine’s eventual resolution but for the most part I would have to say it is a pleasant surprise.
Retro Review: Man on Fire
I really was shocked, dismayed and emotionally involved with MAN ON FIRE and its roller-coaster of emotion. It is a brilliant and under-rated film. Hands down it is one of the best of the genre.
Retro Review: The Black Dahlia
“The Black Dahlia” deceived me into thinking this was the return of De Palma to greatness. I was a fool and this film proved me one.
Retro Review: Gone in 60 Seconds
Putting aside the Hollywood silver lining, “Gone in 60 Seconds” is a remake of the 1974 cult classic of the same title.
Retro Review: Ghost Rider
“My head is burning up,” exclaims Nicolas Cage as he stumbles out into the sunlight. In the new feature film Ghost Rider, Cage stars as Johnny Blaze, a motorcycle stuntman who harbors a very dangerous curse. I guess when he was just a boy, Blaze sold his soul to Mephisto (Peter Fonda) in exchange for [...]
