Saturday, June 18, 2011 Green Lantern is as cheesy and has more plot holes and dangling story strings than a piece of 70’s macrame. But where else are you going to hang your greenery? This is by no means a visual or storytelling masterpiece, but there are enough moments of fun and visual grandiosity to …
Friday, June 3, 2011 When someone who prefers indies and foreign films and has never picked up a comic book loves a comic book movie, that’s a very good sign. Such is the case with one of my moviegoing friends after viewing X-Men: First Class. I don’t write reviews for people who see everything that …
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Oh, sequel! Sequel, sequel, sequel! It should be one of the words that made your mother wash out your mouth with soap. Most sequels, i dread. Will it be a mediocre shadow of the former movie? Will I want those two hours of my life back? Will it still crush every …
WARNING: do NOT bring your children to this movie. Average tortured semi-loser teen and comic book fanboy Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), inspired by his obsession, decides to become a real life superhero. He dons an internet bought wetsuit as costume and names himself Kick Ass. What happens to an average joe with no fighting skills …
