Stoker
A "stoker," for those of you who don't know, is someone who adds fuel to a fire. Gets it roaring, heated up, feeding the flames. This is the underlying metaphor of Stoker, a twisted comi...
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Wilfred: Season Two
Much like its central protagonist, Ryan Newman (Elijah Wood), Wilfred's weightiest problems continue to be inconsistency and uncertainty. Adapted from the Australian series of the same name, conce...
The Emperor's New Groove / Kronk's New Groove: Two-Movie C...
The Emperor's New Groove still charms with its wit and vibrant animation, even if its sequel, Kronk's New Groove, can't recapture the original magic.
Lilo & Stitch / Lilo & Stitch: Stitch Has A Glitch Two-Mov...
"Lilo & Stitch" was Disney's major animated release for 2002, and it was interesting enough to make a splash at Cannes. There was something intriguing about a little Hawaiian girl an...
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" is a great title for a promising premise involving dueling Las Vegas magicians fighting for stage glory. Unfortunately, the feature moves beyond the basics to bee...
Burn Notice: Season Six
Every season offers producers and writers chances to go new places with their characters. For season 6 of Burn Notice, that lead to some darker material than we've seen on the show before. Wheth...
Monsters University
Bringing back two of my favorite cartoon characters Sully and Mike with a prequel called Monsters University, Pixar presents renewed delight. The madness that the two opposites brought to Monste...
Jack The Giant Slayer
A simple fairy tale turned into a raging action flick. Fee Fi, Fo, ‘Yum'
A Good Day to Die Hard
For the fifth time since 1988, Bruce Willis has strapped on the badge of John McClain, a cop who happens to have really bad luck being in the wrong place at the wrong time. This time, he travels...