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Review: ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’ – Roderick Rules

What happens when you take a re-imagined fairy tale, fill it with decent writing (written by talented Christopher McQuarrie), decent direction (directed by Bryan Singer), talented actors, and topoped off with (what looks like) 20th century ...

Review: ‘Beautiful Creatures’ Doesnt Cast The Best Spell, Yet There Is Still Magic In The Air

I don’t know if I need to stop reading these tween books or just expect the unexpected when the movie comes out and there are tons of storyline changes. Perhaps if I had not read Beautiful ...

‘Mama’ is  Nightmare Scary -Grab Bag Review

Mama freaked me the F. Murray Abraham out. I am not easily scared and I like horror movies pretty good but often am disappointed by the tropes. Usually I like something atmospheric and spooky more than ...

‘The Collection’ – Witness the Birth of a New Horror Franchise- Review

Not in the mood to watch a two hour plus opus that’s contending for an Oscar?  Believe it or not, there are quite a few people out there who don’t give a crap about Lincoln, glaze ...

Grab Bag Review: ‘Sinister’ Scares

With a generic title and a cast with only one fading star, Ethan Hawke, Sinister will probably slide under the radar of many movie goers. But for an unassuming horror film with a storyline similar to ...

Review: ‘Seven Psychopaths’ – Or How To Stay Relevant In Hollywood

Seven Psychopaths is the second feature film by director/writer Martin McDonagh (In Bruges). It also marks the second film working with actor Colin Farrell. If you are a fan of In Bruges and Colin Farrell, then ...

Review: ‘Frankenweenie’ – Not Burton’s Most Electrifying Film

Frankenweenie, where do I begin. I’m a long time Tim Burton fan. His early films were so original, dark and funny. His recent years have been hit and miss. When I heard that Burton was going ...

Review: ‘The Expendables 2′ – Mindless, Glorious, Cheesy Action!

If you’ve been waiting for the summer action blockbuster to arrive, well then it just landed, with The Expendables 2. It’s full of tons of big explosions; star studded cameos, cheesy one-liners, and enough killing and ...