WORLD WAR Z should be called the thinking man's Zombie movie. Brad Pitt plays a former U.N. investigator who has quit the job to be what appears to be a stay at home dad. While he's driving the kids to school, all of a sudden they are in the middle of a Zombie apocalypse. There's … Continue reading WORLD WAR Z

Seth Rogen is a much better writer than director. Movies like Superbad and this one are a riot and he's also a much better co star than lead actor. THIS makes fun of Rogen, James Franco, and everyone else in the cast. It has the feel of a Saturday night out with the boys...busting balls, … Continue reading THIS IS THE END

THE STRANGERS meets STRAW DOGS. What? you say -- isn't this supposed to be a wide-reaching satire about American violence? That was the promise of the first half of the trailer. But this is mostly a keep-the-bad-guys-out thriller, married to the premise that one night a year any type of crime is allowable for 24 … Continue reading THE PURGE

Critics tend to be snobs and bash movies because they're "unbelievable". They heap praise on average movies that don't deserve it (The Cabin in the Woods, The Amazing Spider Man) and stick their noses up at other movies. That's the deal with Now You See Me. From the opening shot to the final frame, this … Continue reading NOW YOU SEE ME

Despite strong performances from Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman, this Master is more of a novice. A lead character with seemingly no humanity could make for an interesting movie (like There Will Be Blood, Magnolia) but Phoenix's character never comes across an anything more than unstable, selfish, sad, and creepy. He has no real … Continue reading THE MASTER