Film Review: Terminator Salvation Terminator Series Gets A Reboot Up The Ass Courtesy Of Mcg Thanks to the success of Batman Begins, Casino Royale, Friday the 13 th and Star Trek (plus laziness on the part of consumers [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 21, 2009 Read More “What? I told you I’d be back.”
Film Review: Angels & Demons Papal Murder Mystery Actually More Exciting Than Decoding Da Vinci’s Paintings Honestly—even in a fictional world where novelists, mentalists, pastors, caterers, librarians, chefs, ancient Romans and cats are called upon to solve mysteries—Dan Brown’s [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 14, 2009 Read More “I found the antimatter. Somebody go get Mr. Spock.”
Film Review: Rudo Y Cursi Soccer-Loving Siblings Miss The Goal In Occasionally Corny Dramedy The last time Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna hooked up on screen it was in a little film called Y Tu Mamá [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 14, 2009 Read More Rico
Film Review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine Budget-Conscious Prequel Examines The Mutant Behind The Mask Given the $87 million opening weekend take for X-Men Origins: Wolverine , there can’t be too much worry over in the offices of [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 07, 2009 Read More Wow
Film Review: Gigantic Quirky Characters, Dysfunctional Families And Zooey Deschanel? Indie Comedy Follows The Formula, But Still Feels Fresh. There’s reason to believe that first-time writer/director Matt Aselton is a talent to watch. His first outing, the pleasingly offbeat comedy Gigantic , [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 07, 2009 Read More “These prices are so low they’re insane-ane-ane!”
Film Review: Battle For Terra War Is Bad, M’kay? Everybody’s piling onto the CGI cartoon bandwagon. But for every WALL•E , there are 10 Delgo s. Sailing firmly into the latter category [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Apr 30, 2009 Read More “Oh
Film Review: The Informers Too Rich? Too Bad. Even if you missed the credits, you’d be able to tell almost the instant it started that The Informers is based on a [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Apr 23, 2009 Read More “I shoulda had that Academy Award. F*&%ing Sean Penn.”
Film Review: Earth Wait A Minute. I Know How This Ends. The Cheetah Wins. Between 1955 and 1971, the Walt Disney Company released a string of short-subject documentary films dubbed True-Life Adventures. The True-Life Adventures series contains [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Apr 23, 2009 Read More “You know you want me.”
Film Review: Crips And Bloods: Made In America Socal Camera Dude Trades Surfing For Banging Easygoing Southern California documentary wizard Stacy Peralta ( Dogtown and Z-Boys, Riding Giants ) turns his attentions away from the recreational pursuits of [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Apr 16, 2009 Read More
Film Review: Alien Trespass Z-Grade Sci-Fi Movie Asks, “When Is A Spoof Not A Spoof?” Masquerading as a long-lost film rescued from a dusty studio vault after 50 years, Alien Trespass keeps a straight face while replicating—to the [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Apr 09, 2009 Read More “So ... Wanna make out?”