The miracle of Maui native Destin Cretton’s Short Term 12 is that it features dozens of young actors in the main cast and not one of them ever appears to be acting. While the film is a semi-comic look at the day-to-day experiences of young teens staying at a foster care facility and the barely older grown-ups who care for them, it has a documentary-like presentation and … [Read more...] about SHORT TERM 12 New Movie Review
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RIDDICK New Movie Review
As a child, I used to play with my Star Wars action figures every chance I got. My parents sensed my enthusiasm for The Force, so Christmas morning at my house was like an annual unveiling of the latest action figure George Lucas commissioned. I’d go over to my pal John’s house and we’d stage the most epic-sized, off-the-wall Star Wars melodramas we could imagine. This is … [Read more...] about RIDDICK New Movie Review
THE WORLDS END New Movie Review
Gary (played by Simon Pegg) wants to relive the glories of the 1990s so badly that he reunites his old high school chums and band members, coercing them into recreating a legendary pub crawl from their youth. Problem is, Gary is in rehab, a delusional burnout and his former buddies don’t really like him. In particular, Andy (played by Nick Frost) wants nothing to do with him … [Read more...] about THE WORLDS END New Movie Review
YOURE NEXT New Movie Review
It happens at least once a year. A horror film premieres at a film festival and emerges surrounded by such buzz that it becomes a gotta-see-it phenomenon. The problem is you can’t always trust the word of mouth from an audience. I once suffered through a horror fest screening of Chillerama, a movie even the most forgiving horror fans have noted to be a new low for the genre. … [Read more...] about YOURE NEXT New Movie Review
PACIFIC RIM New Movie Review
To quote the Wizard of Oz, Pacific Rim is “a clinking, clanking, clattering collection of caliginous junk.” This giant robots versus giant monsters movie is the latest from visionary director Guillermo Del Toro and it’s easily the least of his otherwise stellar body of work. Giant monsters from the bottom of the ocean, called Kaijus, are terrorizing humankind. Brave warriors … [Read more...] about PACIFIC RIM New Movie Review