The world is not just about what you know, it’s about looking around to better understand what you don’t.
GREEN LANTERN
After reading scores of Green Lantern comic books in recent years, the character had started to pose a challenge to Superman for the title of “Hatter’s Favorite Hero”. Not that you’d guess that after watching this movie. Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) is a test pilot. He’s the ace of Ferris Aircraft – a military contractor…
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES
Jack is Back.
Sea Legs (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN Trailer)
So a funny thing happened on the way to the quadrilogy – the third movie turned out terrible. Tremendously terrible. After a disappointing middle chapter, the PIRATES film needed a wallop of a third act and instead gave us a gentle nudge. The series seemed lost…wrecked at sea…devoured by that maelstrom…never to be heard from…
THE KING’S SPEECH
Any Man With a Microphone Can Tell You What He Loves The Most…But What If He Can’t?
King For a Day (THE KING’S SPEECH Trailer)
Fun fact: I knew close to twenty people who took in this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Not one of them saw THE KING’S SPEECH. And yet, this film snagged The Audience Choice Award for TIFF 2010. So it’s no small wonder that I now find myself looking forward to it quite a bit! After…
ELIZABETH – THE GOLDEN AGE
I’ve had frustrating discussions about sequels and series lately, and usually I’m the one defending the various part twos, and threes, and fours. However, there are some sequels that even leave me scratching my head. ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE is one such movie. The original, starring Cate Blanchet in the title role was amazing. It…