Now Playing: Still Some Life Left in ‘Die Hard’
‘Die Hard’ is back for another installment, the fifth chapter in a series that has spanned 25 years. Prior to this screening, I couldn’t help thinking, “Haven’t we already said all we need to say with...
View ArticleWill Harrison Ford Really Return as Han Solo?
Over the past week, reports have flooded the internet that Disney has made a deal with Harrison Ford to reprise his role as Han Solo one more time for the upcoming ‘Star Wars’ films, which are being...
View ArticleThe Trailer Park: A Summer of Sequels
Surprise, surprise. The summer blockbuster season this year will come with several sequels. At least one of the movies featured in today’s trailers clearly should have never been made or even conceived...
View ArticleNow Playing: So-So ‘G.I. Joe’
Make no mistake, I consider 2009′s ‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra‘ to be one of my most hated movies, and a desecration of a property that I’ve loved since childhood. Yet here we are four years later,...
View ArticleHow to Ruin a Good Thing: The ‘Matrix’ Sequels
While it’s not the greatest film ever made, ‘The Matrix‘ felt like a genuinely new and exciting IP when it first appeared in 1999. I can remember seeing it in the theater, not knowing much more than...
View ArticleNow Playing: Trekkin’ the Night Away
I must admit that when I walked into the crowded theater to watch J.J. Abrams’ second journey into the ‘Star Trek’ universe, I was a bit apprehensive. The studio didn’t hold any press screenings before...
View ArticleFive Reasons to Hate ‘Star Trek into Darkness’– Plus a Poll
It’s okay. You’re allowed to enjoy ‘Star Trek into Darkness’. It’s well-paced, well-acted and, for the most part, well-directed. But let’s be clear, it’s not true ‘Star Trek’. At least not the ‘Star...
View ArticleSam Raimi to Reboot ‘Poltergeist’
Rumors of a new ‘Poltergeist‘ project have been circulating for a while now. It appears that this undertaking has gained some steam recently and has brought some heavy hitters on board. Reportedly, it...
View ArticleNow Playing: So ‘Over’ It
I’m not quite sure why ‘The Hangover Part III’ was called ‘The Hangover Part III’. The first two films in this series actually dealt with four friends who had epic hangovers and crazy exploits and...
View ArticleNow Playing: Furiouser and Furiouser…
With more than $1.5 billion in previous sales, Universal rolls out a sixth entry to one of its biggest film franchises this week. Despite awful dialogue and numerous over-the-top, zany action sequences...
View ArticleWeekend Roundtable: One Sequel Too Many
This week, a third ‘Hangover’ movie and a sixth ‘Fast & Furious’ grace cinema screens. Why? Seriously, why must every remotely popular movie be turned into a never-ending franchise of sequels,...
View ArticleBlu-ray Highlights for June 3rd, 2013 – I’m on Vacation!
For some reason, 2013 has turned out to be a particularly bad year for franchise sequels. Unfortunately, one of the worst to them leads off our major Blu-ray releases this week. New Releases We’ve just...
View ArticleNow Playing: Likeable ‘Me’
In terms of box office, it may be difficult for ‘Despicable Me 2′ to beat its predecessor, which made over $543 million just three years ago. Nevertheless, the directors and writers are back again with...
View ArticleNow Playing: ‘RED’ It and Weep
The two ‘RED’ films are meant to be fun and funny. They feature several well-known and highly-accomplished actors doing fantastic secret-agent stuff. The first movie was very engaging as it introduced...
View ArticleNow Playing: Get Your Claws Up
This second installment in a supposed Wolverine trilogy is certainly a step in the right direction. Despite ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine‘ being a terrible mess of a film on all levels, it managed to...
View ArticleNow Playing: No Smurfing Way
How can you not like Smurfs, whose sole reason for existence is to live a peaceful life full of fun, dancing, singing and love? Not to mention that they live in cool mushroom houses in the forest and...
View ArticleNow Playing: Still Kickin’ Ass and Takin’ Names
Mark Millar’s ultra-violent superhero story is back in ‘Kick-Ass 2′. If you can believe it, this highly entertaining sequel amps everything up to eleven. From the characters to the story and especially...
View ArticlePoll: Ben Affleck as Batman?
Film industry bible Variety reports that Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment have signed Ben Affleck to play the Caped Crusader in the upcoming Superman/Batman crossover film (or, in Variety parlance,...
View ArticleNow Playing: ‘Riddick’-ulous
The way I see it, there are three types of people who will want to see ‘Riddick’ this weekend: 1) those who enjoy the established character and want to see more, 2) those who like Vin Diesel and his...
View ArticleNow Playing: Forecast Looks ‘Cloudy’
If you cast your net in the same place twice, you’re bound to come up a little empty the second time around. What? You don’t understand fishing metaphors? Well, let me explain. Like so many sequels...
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