May 15, 2013
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Action/Adventure, Film Flashbacks, Movie Reviews, Science Fiction
Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pine, J.J. Abrams, Karl Urban, Star Trek, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana
2013 FF: By 2009, “Star Trek” had become too familiar and too dated and the random movies lacked that sense of wonder and amazement that science fiction fans were seeking. Enter J.J. Abrams, who decided he was going to do what was starting to become unthinkable — he was going to make “Star Trek” cool again.
Forget everything you thought you knew about “Star Trek” and beam down to your local theater to see the latest take on the adventures of Kirk, Spock and company which is poised to be the movie event of the summer, if not the entire year. More
May 6, 2013
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Action/Adventure, Animated, Comic Book, Film Flashbacks, Movie Reviews
Batman, Flash, Green Lantern, Justice League: Doom, kevin conroy, Nathan Fillion, Superman, Susan Eisenberg, Tim Daly, Tower of Babel, Wonder Woman
Were it not for some major departures from the source material, “Justice League: Doom” could have been the best entry in Warner Bros. Animation’s DC Comics library. Even with the changes, it’s definitely in the upper echelon of the consistently quality animated films of the DC Universe. More
April 18, 2013
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Drama, Film Flashbacks, Movie Reviews
Collateral, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jamie Foxx, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Mann, Tom Cruise
There’s been a lot of pseudo-suspense thrillers released this year but none are as brilliant as “Collateral,” the latest from film heavyweights Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx and Michael Mann. More
April 5, 2013
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Drama, Film Flashbacks, Movie Reviews
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Jeffrey Wright, Marisa Tomei, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ryan Gosling, The Ides of March
“The Ides of March” is a gripping, political thriller packed with tremendous performances and supremely confident direction by George Clooney.
On the final days of a Democratic presidential primary presidential, a young campaign adviser — Stephen Meyers (Ryan Gosling, “Drive”) — finds himself in a tangled web of double-dealing, secrets and betrayal.
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March 26, 2013
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Animated, Comic Book, Film Flashbacks, Movie Reviews
Cobra Commander, Duke, Flint, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe: Resolute, Hasbro, Roadblock, Scarlett, Snake-Eyes, Storm Shadow, Warren Ellis
The creators of “G.I. Joe: Resolute” meant well with their take on the “Real American Hero” mythos, but stripped of much of what made the source material so enjoyable, this revamp is seriously lacking charm and fun. More
March 25, 2013
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Animated, Comic Book, Film Flashbacks, Movie Reviews
Beach-Head, Burgess Meredith, Cobra Commander, Don Johnson, Duke, G.I. Joe: The Movie, Jinx, Lt. Falcon, Roadblock, Serpentor, Sgt. Slaughter, Snake-Eyes
So I’m attempting to do what no one raised on a steady entertainment diet of 80s cartoons should bother trying — writing an unbiased review of “G.I. Joe: The Movie.”
Maybe for an encore, I’ll give “The Empire Strikes Back” a shot?
Take 1 doesn’t go too well as I realize I’m singing along with the words to the awesome opening scene. Yep. Completely unbiased… More
March 23, 2013
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Action/Adventure, Comic Book, Film Flashbacks, Movie Reviews
adewale akinnuoye agbaje, Channing Tatum, Dennis Quaid, Duke, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lee Byung Hun, Marlon Wayans, Rachel Nichols, Scarlett, Sienna Miller, Snake-Eyes, Stephen Sommers, Storm Shadow, The Baroness
I’ve seen far worse movies than “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,” but very few have managed to leave me so irritated, frustrated and annoyed.
If Michael Bay did anything remotely right in 2009 it was making “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” such an unholy quivering piece of cinematic rubbish that anything by comparison seems not nearly as awful. But this gave it much closer competition than expected and without Bay’s debacle, ROC would be my solid lock for worse movie of the year. More
March 20, 2013
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Comedy, Film Flashbacks, Movie Reviews
Andy Samberg, I Love You Man, J.K. Simmons, Jamie Pressly, Jason Segel, Jon Favreau, Paul Rudd, Rashida Jones
2013 FF: Longtime readers here know one of my favorite comedies is “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” so I was ecstatic to learn that two of the stars were reuniting for an uncommon look at a movie staple – the buddy comedy. Here’s my look back at “I Love You, Man.”
“I Love You, Man” stands poised to be the comedy film to beat this year with its unique spin on the importance of best friends. More
March 18, 2013
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Action/Adventure, Film Flashbacks, Movie Reviews, Thriller
Bernard Lee, Dr. No, James Bond, Lois Maxwell, M, Moneypenny, Sean Connery, Terrence Young, Ursula Andress
It’s a unique experience watching “Dr. No” for the first time in 2013. My first exposure to the James Bond franchise was 1983’s “Never Say Never Again,” Sean Connery’s final stint as 007. At 52, Connery may have been a bit too old by that point, but with no other frame of reference, I thought he was the coolest secret agent ever so it was fascinating watching his first turn in his most iconic role.
Fifty years from its 1962 release it’s astonishing how well the film holds up and is every bit as engaging, suspenseful and entertaining as any of the more recent editions to the Bond mythos with bigger budgets, more expansive sets and exhilarating stunts. More
March 7, 2013
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Comedy, Film Flashbacks, Movie Reviews
Amber Heard, Craig Robinson, Danny McBride, Gary Cole, James Franco, Judd Apatow, Kevin Corrigan, Pineapple Express, Rosie Perez, Seth Rogen
2013 FF: James Franco has proven to be an incredibly versatile actor. From being a spoiled rich kid turned anti-hero in the “Spider-Man” series to humanity’s last hope in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” but this flashback marked the first major comedy of his career proving that he could succeed in slacker humor films as well.
Seth Rogen and James Franco star in Columbia Pictures’ comedy
“PINEAPPLE EXPRESS.”
Your love of “Pineapple Express” will largely depend on how funny you find a movie with 85 percent of the jokes based on smoking weed.
For the 15-percenters a lot of the film is going to feel very silly, crammed with potty humor and overly long for such a simple subject matter. More
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2013 FF: By 2009, “Star Trek” had become too familiar and too dated and the random movies lacked that sense of wonder and amazement that science fiction fans were seeking. Enter J.J. Abrams, who decided he was going to do what was starting to become unthinkable — he was going to make “Star Trek” cool again.
