DC Comics has decided to try and get a wedge of the pie that Marvel has been hogging – superhero team-up movies. Having an established team - the Justice League - that is just as popular as Marvel’s Avengers, one would think DC could come up with a competitive and comparable alternative to the wildly... Continue Reading →
This fall’s Gone Girl is the movie adaptation of a novel written by Gilllian Flynn. Generally, when I review a film that has been based on or even loosely based on a novel I prefer to read that novel beforehand. However, that being said, I have not read this one. Admittingly, I judge it from... Continue Reading →
Gone Girl, my friends, is one of those movies. You know, one of those movies - the kind of movie that you talk about the whole car ride home from the theater, and desperately urge your friends to see because you want to talk about it, but you refuse to spoil it for them. It's... Continue Reading →
Most people understand that gambling is pretty risky. However, for ages people have trying to find a way to beat the system, to keep ahead of the game, and to give them an edge over the competition. This is where the idea of counting cards comes from. That practice is frowned upon but there are... Continue Reading →
Win a screening pass for you and a guest to see an advanced screening of Runner Runner in Austin, Texas. The screening is on Wednesday, October 2 at 7:00 PM in Austin. "Princeton grad student Richie (Justin Timberlake), believing he’s been swindled, travels to Costa Rica to confront online gambling tycoon Ivan Block (Ben Affleck). Richie is... Continue Reading →
Win a screening pass for you and a guest to see an advanced screening of Runner Runner in Dallas, Texas. The screening is on Wednesday, October 2 at 7:00 PM in Dallas. "Princeton grad student Richie (Justin Timberlake), believing he’s been swindled, travels to Costa Rica to confront online gambling tycoon Ivan Block (Ben Affleck). Richie is... Continue Reading →
Argo is based on one of the true stories about the Iran Hostage Crisis that began in 1979. This film focuses on the rescue of six American Embassy employees who escaped the Embassy and hid at the Canadian Ambassador’s house. Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) is a CIA agent who creates the story of a fake... Continue Reading →
We sort of hit the Disney jackpot this week. With no less than six Disney films landing in our review pile this week we had our work cut our for us. Check out this list of Blu-rays this week: Disneynature's Chimpanzee, The Tigger Movie, The Aristocats, Pocahontas and Pocahontas II, Lady and the Tramp II:... Continue Reading →
Argo is the next film from actor-director Ben Affleck. If you have seen The Town and Gone Baby Gone, you probably want to see this film as well. Ben Affleck has recently been sporting a Justin Beiber haircut in all of the papparazi photos while Argo was filming. That is because the film is set... Continue Reading →
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