There is no denying that Peter Jacksons original Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the most stunning film series ever to grace the big screen. Their wide spread popularity and immense financial success made the adaptation of the prequels, “The Hobbit” a given. Over the...

When Exodus: Gods and Kings was first announced, many, like myself, were ecstatic at the idea of legendary director Ridley Scott taking on this biblical epic. By all means, this seemed like the perfect film for the aging Scott, who’s long and renowned film career has included...

It has been twenty years since Dumb and Dumber first arrived on the big screen, and ever since that moment, people have been wondering when the two greatest bumbling idiots of all time would return. Jim Carrey is notorious for abstaining from sequels, and Jeff Daniels has...

Terry Gilliam is notorious for being weird. His films, which are always highlighted by bright colors, intermittent otherworldly CGI sequences and personalities so bizarre you never fully like them, have become a point of great intrigue for many movie viewers. In the past, Terry...

With the buzz of Days of Future Past  and Captain America: The Winter Soldier dying down, Guardians of the Galaxy has become the next great hit in Marvel’s rapidly released line of films. Raking in a staggering $93.4 million its opening weekend, Guardians has become one of...

I'm going to start off this article by clearing the air right up front. By no means am I, or have I ever been a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan, so before everyone jumps down my throat for being just another pissed off superfan, I will assure you that I am not. If I'm being...

Opening this Friday, August 8th in theaters everywhere is the pulse pounding natural disaster flick “Into The Storm.” Helmed as a modernized “Twister” told through a found footage, documentary style, “Into The Storm” is a surprisingly enjoyable feature. The stories...

A few months ago I made an entry into my column “Out of My Element” featuring the 1968 classic movie, “The Planet of the Apes.” In it, I described in great detail my love of the “Planet of the Apes” series (to read it, click here). The latest entry into the film...

When I first saw the trailer for “Tammy,” one thing crossed my mind. Does Melissa McCarthy play the same character in every single movie? You know what I’m talking about. She’s a big girl with a big personality who wears T-shirts and sweatpants and who, despite what she...

I'll be the first to say it. Sequels have a tendency to turn out bad.  I don't want to make any sweeping generalizations here, but sequels usually take everything you love about a first movie and mangle it with overly simplified, highly formulaic stories that make characters...