The Green Hornet is a somewhat strange comic/superhero mythology to begin with, and the curious infusion of both director Michel Gondry and actor Seth Rogen turns the story on its ear, though not necessarily with negative results. On the plus side of the whole affair, few are familiar enough with The Green Hornet to balk at the loose play with Britt Reid's persona. A slapsticky goof as Bruce Wayne … [Read more...]
Early next year, the past will really make its way to the future, as a hero popularized through a radio show makes it to the big screen. January 14th, 2011 will see The Green Hornet hitting theaters, and will not only give you an action film decades in the making, but will test the limits of heroic casting efforts by putting Seth Rogen in the crosshairs. As someone who has actually listened to … [Read more...]
Just released, the new trailer (below) for Knight and Day has several online film sites talking, and not in the way you might expect. In fact, not in the way they expected either, at least if the frequency of "no really" appearing in the conversation is any judge. If you told me Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz were going to be in a buddy/romance, action vehicle that involved spies, and it was going … [Read more...]
When it comes to reviewing films, you often find yourself at odds with certain demographics which render your efforts useless. My Sister's Keeper presents such a case merely by being directed by Nick Cassavetes, and by being based on a book by Jodi Picoult. There are so many people who are set in their interest in such a film, that the potential use of a review is rather trivial. Whether you … [Read more...]
When it comes to moral decisions, humans are actually quite fascinating. I say that not because of anything The Box relates in its unbearable two-hour delivery, but because when moral conundrums are taken as the jumping off point for a story, this sort of nonsense is the result. Based loosely on a short story by Richard Matheson, which was made into a very popular episode of The Twilight Zone, … [Read more...]
An artist stares longingly at a blank canvas. A parent stares lovingly at their newborn child. There is a difference between these two events, though they are extremely similar. In both cases, the mind is filled with infinite potential, the incredible power of the existence of something with limitless possibilities, and because nothing has happened yet, nothing has gone wrong. The … [Read more...]
