Ten years after Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the massive army of angry, enlightened and collaborative apes have taken over much of the United States, with few humans visibly around to threaten them. The once adorable Caesar (Andy Serkis, whose eyes burn through a mask of CGI pixels) is now the magnetic leader […]
Summer 2014 Movie Preview
It’s been 25 years since the landmark Summer of Sequels swept America. The movie season of May-September 1989 had a then-record eight sequels in theaters (including Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade) and created lines that famously stretched far outside the theaters. Most memorably, Bat-Mania took over the world, as Tim Burton’s Batman set the standard […]
ROBOCOP ‘New’ Movie Review
When I saw the original 1987 Robocop in a movie theater, a funny thing happened. During the final scene of the film, the title character commits a heroic act and saves a wealthy old man. The man says, “Nice shooting son, what’s your name?” Robocop turns to the man, and us, and replies, “Murphy.” For […]