The Avengers (2012)

The Avengers (2012)

Now isn’t this a movie filled with surprises. Who would’ve thought that of all the Avengers, The Incredible Hulk would be the one stealing the show? The beast had all but 2 lines in the movie, I think they were “grunt” and “roar” yet it was enough to make women want to have his green babies… okay maybe that’s...

Drive (2011)

Drive (2011)

Currently there’s a woman suing Drive for offering up a false impression with its trailer. Given that this lawsuit will rank up there with the most asinine reasons to sue a company, the fact of the matter is that she is right. The trailers offered up a Fast and Furious clone but in reality the movie was a dark, artsy, gritty, and violent mob picture. This...

Black Swan

Black Swan

If you see one movie from 2010 it 100% needs to be Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky who brought us the brilliance that is The Wrestler delves into the mind of the beautiful Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) in this wonderful piece of cinema. The movie was literally a one woman show driven by Portman, sure Mila Kunis was great and a welcome comedy relief at times to...

Metropolis by Fritz Lang

Metropolis by Fritz Lang

As an owner of the original 1927 Metropolis DVD by Fritz Lang, it never dawned on me that what I was viewing was only a portion of the man’s creation. Although it flowed well, it was hard to get my Spike TV buddies to sit down and look at the mother of Science Cinema. Recently while perusing my Netflix queue I saw a movie with the title Metropolis Restored...

Shaolin Temple Strikes Back (1972)

Shaolin Temple Strikes Back (1972)

If there’s any movie to exemplify the honor and selflessness of the Shaolin monks it would be Shaolin Temple Strikes Back. In this epic, monk Ce Ling starts off as a humble warrior whose job it is to protect an 11 yr old princess from the Manchu horde. When the Manchus kill her father and slaughter his kingdom, they attempt to kidnap her in order to ...

Casino Royale (2006)

Casino Royale (2006)

This new jumpstart to the James Bond series was a shocking surprise to many a cynic (myself included) who complained that Daniel Craig was an odd choice to play James Bond. We were used to Bond being tall, dark and handsome, not blonde, rough and rugged but boy were we in for a surprise when Casino Royale hit the big screen. Suddenly Craig’s name was being...