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Pacific Rim; Rating: 4/4

July 16th, 2013 at 2:30 am » Comments (0)

I heard somebody describe Pacific Rim as something directly from the mind of a 12-year-old boy playing in his room, holding his dinosaur and robot figurines and bashing them into ...more »

World War Z; Rating: 3/4

July 2nd, 2013 at 1:33 am » Comments (0)

Within the last few years, our continued fascination with zombies has only gotten stronger. First made popular by George A. Romero in The Night of the Living Dead; we have ...more »

Forget the Pact: Short Film

July 1st, 2013 at 2:51 am » Comments (0)

  An independent, short British film directed by Malcolm Benson, Forget the Pact is about a group of friends, who decide one day to make a pact that they will always ...more »

Monsters University; Rating: 3.5/4

June 26th, 2013 at 1:22 am » Comments (0)

For the past 17 years, since Toy Story first introduced the idea of computer animation, Disney/Pixar has been at the top of their game. In the early 2000's, they didn't ...more »

Man of Steel; Rating: 2.5/4

June 18th, 2013 at 2:31 am » Comments (1)

This seems to be the era for rebooting already existing successful franchises. Within the last ten years, we have had a new Batman, Star Trek, Spider-Man, Hulk, X-Men, and even ...more »

Mud; Rating: 4/4 stars

May 21st, 2013 at 2:24 am » Comments (1)

Whenever a film like "Mud" comes along, it reminds me why I love the movies. Containing a captivating performance by Matthew McConaughey, who, in recent years, has finally won me ...more »

Psychological Antidotes and Soul Prescriptions

May 11th, 2013 at 12:07 am » Comments (0)

“It’s about allowing people to face their inner fears to enjoy the darkness within their lives, because if they don’t enjoy the darkness, they get afraid of it later on.” So ...more »

Iron Man 3; Rating 3.5/4

May 10th, 2013 at 1:42 am » Comments (0)

Almost exactly a year after the premiere of "The Avengers," "Iron Man 3" is the latest in the highly enjoyable "Marvel Cinematic Universe" series, which, at this point, is one ...more »

Oblivion; Rating: 3.5/4

April 21st, 2013 at 9:59 pm » Comments (0)

Whenever I ask people if they have seen the latest Tom Cruise movie, I always hear the same response: "I don't like Tom Cruise." But people make this judgment almost ...more »

The Place Beyond The Pines; Rating: 3/4

April 16th, 2013 at 12:58 am » Comments (0)

"The Place Beyond The Pines" is a story of families; of life in an urban town; of the choices of parents; and how one incident can change the course of ...more »
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