Category: Reviews

Review: WHITE HOUSE DOWN

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 3 (Out of 5 Reels) I went into this film with low expectations because yet again Hollywood is releasing two very similar films within six months of each other.  Although, honestly, I was hoping for a little more from this film because when I watched the trailer I thought the dynamic… Continue reading Review: WHITE HOUSE DOWN

Review: WHITE HOUSE DOWN

By Laurie Coker Rating: C- After the horribly disappointing Olympus Falling, the idea of seeing White House Down, starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx and a host of others, didn’t appeal to me. Along with two super-power headliners, director Roland Emmerich, as he is known to do, overloads his film with explosions, bullets, bad guys and… Continue reading Review: WHITE HOUSE DOWN

Own The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Blu-ray Combo Pack on Tuesday June 25th

By Laurie Coker Rating: B- On opening night of SXSW 2013, I had to choose between the The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, the “big headliner” film at the Paramount and the promise of seeing Steve Carrell, Steve Buscemi, Olivia Wilde and Jim Carey, or an short outing  over to a smaller SXSW venue for a screening… Continue reading Own The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Blu-ray Combo Pack on Tuesday June 25th

Review: MONSTERS UNIVERSITY

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Disney/Pixar’s prequel to Monsters Inc. surely delivers laughs and makes for an adorably fun time at the cinema, but lacks the creative imagination of its predecessor. Using a typical “underdogs’ triumph over adversity” plot doesn’t offer adult audiences anything fresh to enjoy, but it does teach… Continue reading Review: MONSTERS UNIVERSITY

Review: WORLD WAR Z

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) When a film gets delayed for rewrites and re-shoots, it becomes difficult to not lower one’s expectations. With World War Z, it didn’t help that friends, who have read the novel on which it is based, kept telling me that the trailers indicated that the movie… Continue reading Review: WORLD WAR Z

Review: MONSTERS UNIVERSITY

By Renee’ Collins Rating: 4.5 (Out of 5 Reels) Pixar’s latest movie gives us a look at the relationship between Mike (Billy Crystal) and Sulley (John Goodman) during their days at Monsters University.  Turns out they weren’t great friends in the beginning. All of the usual characters and several others are back in yet another… Continue reading Review: MONSTERS UNIVERSITY

Review: THE BLING RING

By Mark Saldana  Rating: 3 (Out of 4 Stars) Between 2008 and 2009, a group of troubled teenagers sought out and burglarized the houses of celebrities living in the Hollywood Hills. Dubbed the Hollywood Hills Burglars and The Bling Ring, these kids broke into the homes of Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, Lindsay Lohan, and several… Continue reading Review: THE BLING RING

Review: WORLD WAR Z

By Laurie Coker Rating B+ Admittedly, when I first saw a trailer for Brad Pitt’s new film World War Z, I was skeptical at best, worried this might be Pitt’s equivalent to Water World. Since zombie films don’t top my list, Pitt’s newest movie had at least two strikes against it, before I even entered… Continue reading Review: WORLD WAR Z