Review: The Dark Knight Rises
Batman’s Back, Alright! The third film in a trilogy is by far the hardest to do right. You have to conclude the arc you’ve set […]
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Now Playing: Moonrise Kingdom, Spider-Man, Savages
So it seems I’ve been on a movie kick lately, apparently there’s a lot of good films playing now, here’s some quick thoughts on three […]
Thoughts: Lana Del Rey at Los Angeles’ El Rey
Last night I was at Lana Del Rey‘s third (and final) sold-out show here in Los Angeles at the famed El Rey on Wilshire. Since […]
Review: Snow White and the Huntsman
There’s a fundamental problem with Snow White and the Huntsman that anyone who’s seen the trailer or even heard about the casting is all too […]
Ingrid Michaelson’s ‘Human Again’ tour
There’s an incomparable sense of community at an Ingrid Michaelson concert. Last Thursday, Ingrid ended her spring tour with a homecoming show at Terminal 5 […]
Don’t miss Jack Black in ‘Bernie’
A few weeks ago I had the chance to see Bernie, director Richard Linklater‘s (The School of Rock, Dazed and Confused) latest film starring Jack […]
Go see ‘The Five-Year Engagement’
The other night I went to an advance screening of The Five-Year Engagement, the new movie from producer Judd Apatow, lo and behold I was […]
What can adults take away from ‘Mirror Mirror’?
Within the first five minutes of Mirror Mirror, it became quite apparent that I was in a children’s movie. No, I was not in a […]
The Art of the Mainstream Movie: 21 Jump Street
Believe it or not, there indeed is an “art” behind the making of a successful mainstream movie. There is a misconception that the only “good” […]
Review: Seeking Justice
Seeking Justice is a movie that, quite frankly, you will never see. That being said, it’s actually not a horrible movie! If you want to […]
Review: Carnage
Carnage Goes For The Jugular … And The Funny Bone Adapting theater to cinema is never an easy task. With theater, there’s a degree of […]
Review: The Artist
I’m going to be honest with you. When I first saw the trailer for The Artist, I didn’t think it was a movie I’d want […]