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“2016: Obama’s America” is an explanation of President Obama’s world view more than a prediction of the future. As such, the film is cagily titled to try to stir up
“2016: Obama’s America” is an explanation of President Obama’s world view more than a prediction of the future. As such, the film is cagily titled to try to stir up
Family movies usually blanket summer and Christmas breaks. This year, we have a couple of late bloomers that have unique perspective: “Paranorman,” the animated Chris Butler sermon, and Jennifer Garner’s
Robert Ludlum’s Bourne trilogy is immensely popular, both in print and on screen. Like the original novels, it is natural that such popularity would spawn spinoffs. “The Bourne Legacy”,
Philip K. Dick, the man who wrote 44 novels and over a hundred short stories, many of which have been adapted into movies (“The Adjustment Bureau,” “Minority Report,” “Blade
I returned the other day from the Comic Super Heroes Convention (a.k.a. the Schulman Theater) counting the number of comic book heroes that have been turned into motion pictures
From comic book to cartoon to TV series to motion picture franchise, to rebooted motion picture franchise—no, I’m not talking about the evolution of “Batman” or “Superman,” I’m talking
Okay, I should have known better. A sequel to a remake of a 30 year-old camp classic doesn’t hold much promise of originality. Especially when director Jonathan Liebesman’s resume
Nicholas Sparks is one of the most popular, critically acclaimed, and prolific romance writers of the last decade. “Message in a Bottle,” “Nights in Rodanthe,” “A Walk to Remember,”
“The Hunger Games,” based on the best-selling novel by Suzanne Collins, tells the incredibly passionate tale of a future world fixated on power, addicted to entertainment, and plagued (at
“The Avengers” is not so much a movie as a huge marketing program, one of those pyramid schemes where if you jump on early enough you can actually make
We all know the story. The beautiful but wicked witch stands before the mirror and asks, “Who’s the fairest of them all?” Then the mirror, reflecting on her beautiful
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ career, the movie “John Carter” has been produced. An unknown Chicago pencil sharpener salesman, Burroughs published
The pedigree is superb. Tim Burton, the master director renowned for creating delicious worlds of cinematic fantasy, and Johnny Depp, famous for adding empathy and entertainment value to quirky
Horror movies may compel you to close your eyes in revulsion, jump out of your seat screaming, or send a delightfully uncomfortable shiver up your spine. But the cleverest
In this apparently elitist world of professional CEOs, overnight successes, and Peter Principle incompetence, it is fun to watch working people rise through the ranks and achieve success. Billy
Certain elements are necessary for a good movie: It must have a plot, a story to tell; it can be simple or complex, but it must go somewhere, otherwise it’s
Certain elements are necessary for a good movie: It must have a plot, a story to tell; it can be simple or complex, but it must go somewhere, otherwise
Jack Black’s latest movie, “Bernie” is, well, interesting. What makes it interesting is the way it turns your expectations upside down. Based on a 1998 Atlantic Monthly article written by