May 23, 2013

It’s been a few weeks since Iron Man 3 hit theaters, and if you haven’t seen it yet, well, then I truly feel sorry for you.  I mean, what are you waiting for?  Iron Man 3 is without a doubt the best of the trilogy.  Everything gets stepped up in this installment:  action, character arches, special effects, and etc. That said, I’ve talked to quite a few...

May 21, 2013

There is a future for film theory, but it no longer appears as the giant word blocks such as the one you are about to read. No longer do we readers have to get bogged down in the Jean Louis-Baudrian style prose detailing his Apparatus Theory. Instead, we can have a look at Edward Ross’s genre-bending issues of Filmish. In this series, Ross depicts, analyzes,...

May 17, 2013

Star Trek Into Darkness Rated: PG-13 Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Directed by: JJ Abrams Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Benedict Cumberbatch, Simon Pegg, etc. Description: After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man...

May 15, 2013

The Lords of Salem Genre: Horror Rating: R Directed by: Rob Zombie Starring: Sherri Moon Zombie, Bruce Davison, Jeff Daniel Phillips Description: After receiving a mysterious gift, a trio of shock rock radio DJs begin to experience strange and unusual phenomena. Things get even stranger when they attend a rock concert in the Lords’ hometown of Salem when it...

May 12, 2013

The Great Gatsby Genre: Drama, Romance Rating: PG-13 Directed by: Baz Luhrmann Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher Description: In 1922 New York City, a writer becomes fascinated with a mysterious, party-giving millionaire and “pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams and high-octane tragedy.”...

May 11, 2013

Escape Genre: Action, Sword and Sandals Rating: R Directed by: Roar Uthaug Starring: Isabel Chrstine Andreasen, Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Milla Olin and Tobias Santelman Description: In a land ravaged by the Black Death, a teenage girl must fight for her life against a ruthless group of killers. Availability: Blu-Ray and DVD on May 14, 2013. Escape (or...