With the news of Jack Nicholson's retirement swirling around in the media, I couldn't help but be re-inspired to write this post. Originally, I had planned for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” to be my first review for Out of My Element, but logistically, it made more sense...

For my piece in this classic movie series, I bring to you what I consider to be the most underrated movie of 2013, “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.” I absolutely love this movie, but admittedly, this is probably one of the only positive reviews you will see for it anywhere...

While introducing this column and its intent, I mentioned the importance of keeping an open mind while watching classic movies. This week’s movie, “Lars and The Real Girl,” is definitely going to be a time when you need to remember this mantra.   This movie was introduced...

Out of My Element  Let’s begin with the obvious. I have never written a blog in my life. In fact, the very idea of having a blog seems laughable to me. I’m not much of a writer admittedly, and not much of a reader either (just thinking about editing these very words I am...

I thought I knew what to expect walking into the film, “21 & Over.” I expected some vulgar jokes that are surprisingly hard to resist combined with a humdrum plot that mirrored the creators’ hit, “The Hangover.” Within a few scenes, it was clear those weren’t...

Three and a half hours and several dozen musical numbers later, the 85th annual Academy Awards have officially wrapped with "Argo" taking home the night's most coveted award, Best Picture. While many awards went to those predicted - Anne Hathaway for Best Supporting Actress...

No one will ever look at the Fort Pitt Tunnel the same way again.Stephen Chbosky’s film adaptation of his acclaimed coming-of-age novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflowerwill have adolescents looking hopefully into their futures and adults reflecting on their days as high school...

Yes, 21 Jump Street is the latest 80s television show to be reinvented as a film for the big screen. Yes, like many others, I am getting very tired of all these remakes and reboots. However, I have to admit that this film is laugh out loud funny and is actually worth the time...