“Divergent”: Futuristic Society Tries to Eradicate Human Nature
In the dystopian world of Divergent, everyone must choose one of five paths on their 16th birthday, and those who are deemed "Divergent"...
Movie Reviews
“Son of God” Movie Opens to Mixed Reviews, $26.5M at Box Office
In its opening weekend, Mark Burnett and Roma Downey’s new Son of God film topped $26.5 million, to mixed reviews. ...
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This Ain’t Yo Daddy’s RoboCop
In spite of some flaws toward the end, RoboCop is a fresh take on its 1987 predecessor and a perfect alternative to all...
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Monuments Men: Not Exactly Fine Art but Still Worth the Price
In Monuments Men, a rag tag team of art scholars turned soldiers attempt to rescue priceless artwork stolen by the Nazis. But the...
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“Lone Survivor” — A Moving Testament to the Bonds of Brotherhood
Lone Survivor, directed by Peter Berg and starring Mark Wahlberg, is a stirring testament to the brotherhood of our armed forces and well...
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Review of “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”
It’s impossible to surmise what J. R. R. Tolkien’s shade might think about the latest big screen adaptation of his fantasy corpus set...
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Saving Mr. Banks: A Film About Disney’s Journey to Poppins
Saving Mr. Banks is a whimsical film chronicling the production of the highly acclaimed Disney movie Mary Poppins. It tells the true life...
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“Catching Fire”: Best Action Movie So Far This Year
High-quality science fiction/action film Catching Fire burned up the box office in its opening weekend, and — unusually for a sci-fi film — drew a...
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A Review of National Geographic’s Docudrama “Killing Kennedy”
National Geographic Channel's docudrama Killing Kennedy presents a dual timeline — one depicting the presidency of John Kennedy and a parallel dramatization about...
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The Fifth Estate: Well-Acted, but Between Two Genres
The Fifth Estate is more like a documentary — without the context or the strict adherence to documentable facts — than it is an...
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Captain Phillips: Well-made Film Based on Real-life Drama
Captain Phillips is a well-made drama about the real-life events that played themselves out on global television back in April of 2009. The...
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Gravity: a Chilling, Tensely Gripping Film
The chilling new film Gravity grips the audience immediately with a nightmarish scenario high above the Earth, where astronauts Matt Kowalski (George Clooney)...
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Jobs: A Film About the Apple Genius
When Apple founder Steve Jobs passed away nearly two years ago, it seemed inevitable that a film honoring the technological and business genius...
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Elysium: A Skippable Dose of Dystopian Nonsense
Elysium is a campy, dystopian film by writer/director Neill Blomkamp (District 9), starring Academy Award winners Matt Damon and Jodie Foster. ...
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Despicable Me 2 — Funny and Family-friendly
The highly anticipated sequel to Despicable Me hit theaters on July 3 treating audiences to another hilarious and family-friendly film. Ripe with the...
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