'Killer Joe' Review

Killer Joe Watching the oddity that unfolds onscreen is enough to carry one from start to finish - and despite some truly disturbing scenes, this black-as-night comedy delivers quite a bit of off-beat humor. InKiller Joe , Chris Smith ( Emile Hirsch ) is a untried , two - piece Texas washout with just enough smarting and small - meter aspiration to land himself in problem with all the wrong sort of the great unwashed ....

July 27, 2012 · 6 min · 1197 words · Amy Robertson

'The Watch' Review

The Watch The film supplies a few guilty chuckles once in a while, but an over-dependence on lowbrow set-pieces paired with thin characters and story will likely leave many audiences members underwhelmed. Even before the first dawdler forThe Watchdebuted , it was reset the sci - fi drollery - about a mathematical group of suburbanites that fend off an exotic invasion - would need to subdue a few unexpected hurdles ....

July 27, 2012 · 7 min · 1424 words · Geoffrey Jimenez

'The Dark Knight Rises' Review

Related While Nolan’s Batman finale isn’t perfect, and may not be the greatest installment of the trilogy, it does manage to solidify this three-part tale of the Batman legend as one of the best ever told. At the time of write thisThe Dark Knight Risesreview , it is insufferable to view the close to the story of Bruce Wayne and his crime - fighting alter - ego , Batman , asjusta movie ....

July 20, 2012 · 12 min · 2404 words · Meghan Taylor

'Savages' Review

Savages Savages is another competent character drama from Stone and the film holds very little back during its 130 minute runtime. As a Hollywood director , Oliver Stone has realise a repute for his interest in tackling uncomfortable ( World Trade Center ) and downright controversial ( W. ) subject affair . While not every film strikes a good residual between provocativeness and overall execution ( Alexander ) , many of Stone ’s films are , at the very least , memorable , and often succeed at deliver a unique - as well as powerful - tone at broken character and disputative topics that most filmmakers would n’t bother to touch on ....

July 6, 2012 · 7 min · 1452 words · Jonathan Miller

'Magic Mike' Review

Magic Mike Magic Mike takes a familiar story and transforms it into something modern, unique and beautiful to look at. Being that it ’s a creation of Steven Soderbergh ( Contagion , Haywire ) , it should be no surprisal that ( like its titulary character)Magic Mikeis more than the superficial chassis - fest it may initially seem to be . apart from being a witty reversal of the usual cinematic gender roles ( men , rather of girls , being showcased as sexual object ) , the moving picture is also a refreshingly original ( and often uproarious ) workplace ensemble drollery ; a pernicious social commentary on blue - collar battle and the pitfalls of the American Dream ; a nuanced character study anchored by breakout conduct man Channing Tatum ( The Vow ) ; and even at its infirm , a cute ( if not cliched ) wearisome - burn love story ....

June 29, 2012 · 9 min · 1769 words · Amanda Lopez

'People Like Us' Review

Related Kurtzman may need a little more experience before he can match his writing talents with his behind the camera work but People Like Us serves as an encouraging inaugural step. Many Screen Rant reader will instantly spot Alex Kurtzman for his screenwriting study ( along with atomic number 27 - writer Roberto Orci ) on a number of high visibility flake - well-disposed film labor includingMission : Impossible III , transformer , and theStar Trekreboot , among others ....

June 29, 2012 · 6 min · 1156 words · Kristine Estes

'Ted' Review

Related While it’s not going to be for everyone, moviegoers who are onboard with Ted’s campy premise and crude antics will likely find that MacFarlane has delivered an entertaining live-action comedy debut. Despite a batch of live - action at law client appearances on shows range fromGilmore GirlstoStar Trek : Enterprise , author , director , and producer Seth MacFarlane is known well for his contributions to TV animation . MacFarlane is responsible for the creation of rooter - favorite animize series includingFamily Guy , American Dad !...

June 29, 2012 · 6 min · 1229 words · Kara Martinez

'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' Review

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter The film doesn’t quite deliver a fully-formed combination of history and supernatural horror, but for anyone who can accept the experience on its own terms, there are plenty of entertaining moments. For moviegoers who are still unfamiliar with writer ( now screenwriter ) Seth Grahame - Smith , the musical theme of an undead - slaying Honest Abe might seem especially ridiculous - but that ’s only becauseAbraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunterbeat Grahame - Smith ’s other well know horror mashup novel , Pride and Prejudice and Zombies , to the vainglorious CRT screen ....

June 22, 2012 · 8 min · 1580 words · Julia Russell

'Seeking a Friend for the End of the World' Review

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World For those looking for counter-programming to the summer blockbuster season: this would be an enjoyable (if not spectacular) selection. InSeeking a Friend for the End of the World , Steve Carell plays Dodge ( notice the name ) , a world who has gone through lifetime as an emotionally - stunt cynic - which makes the announcement that the human beings is literally coming to death ( due to an oncoming asteroid ) quite an inconvenient case ....

June 22, 2012 · 6 min · 1151 words · Amy Mcguire

'Snow White and the Huntsman' Review

Related Sanders takes the tale of Snow White and crafts it into something visually gorgeous that is at once familiarandrefreshingly imaginative. Snow White and the Huntsmanre - imagine the Greco-Roman Brothers Grimm fairy tale as a Medieval fantasy epic , which starts off on a familiar note : A baronial queen sees three drop of blood line gloaming on fresh snow and wishes for a daughter who is just as just ....

June 1, 2012 · 8 min · 1558 words · Brandon Oconnor

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Review

Related In the last half a decade the Tom Clancy steel of Ubisoft shooters has take away a back seat to the troupe ’s flagshipAssassin ’s Creedseries , but after more than five years , the humankind ’s most elite special forces whole is finally back inGhost Recon : Future Soldier . After two years of hold , doesFuture Soldierand its departure from series norm successfully relaunch theGhost Reconfranchise and still tender the tactical shooter gameplay that fans of the serial ask ?...

May 22, 2012 · 8 min · 1500 words · Amanda Hart

'Battleship' Review

Battleship Battleshipis a movie that is enjoyable beyond expectation, but doesn’t offer much more than the fast-food-style fun of a summer movie spectacle. Let ’s just get this out of the way up front : Battleshipthe pic has little to do with the Hasbro board game that it is base on - other than the fact that it involves Naval struggle on the high ocean . What we get instead is a piece of Zea mays everta summertime playfulness from director Peter Berg ( Hancock , The Kingdom ) ; a movie that unabashedly celebrates the valiance of the men and women of the armed forces ....

May 18, 2012 · 8 min · 1504 words · Michael Allen

'The Dictator' Review

The Dictator The Dictatoris more like a raunchy Mel Brooks comedy, and although Cohen and Faris are all amusing, there is a distinct sense throughout the film that you’ve seen this all before. Sacha Baron Cohen is best make love for creating comedic characters that often take the air the line between silly impersonation and sly societal satires that mirror our own stereotypes . Ali G : Indahouse , BoratandBrünowere all clear-cut grounds that Cohen has something relevant to say , and that he has no problem having a lilliputian fun ( sometimes at our disbursement ) while doing so ....

May 16, 2012 · 6 min · 1241 words · Tracy Castro