Efron’s Brooding Blue Eyes Dominate ‘Charlie St. Cloud’
Charlie St. Cloud strives to be a weepy drama, a coming of age story, a tale of the supernatural, and…
‘Dinner for Schmucks’ is Twisted Awkward Comedy
Some comedies rely on their writing to elicit chuckles, while others use the ability of their actors to improvise hilarious…
‘Salt’ Is Surprisingly Complex
Promotional material for the action thriller Salt starring Angelina Jolie does not really do the film justice. Trailers make the…
Michael Cera, Edgar Wright, Anna Kendrick, And Jason Schwartzman Talk ‘Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World’
Before the premiere of SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD, I took part in a roundtable interview with Edgar Wright, Michael…
Tom Cruise Makes Crazy Work in ‘Knight and Day’
In the action packed Knight and Day starring Cruise and Cameron Diaz, Cruise finally makes crazy work for him in…
Sandler’s ‘Grown Ups’ is Juvenile
The following review originally ran on Starpulse.com in 2010. One of my greatest fears has been confirmed by seeing Adam…
‘Jonah Hex’ a Letdown for the Weird West Genre
Though it's not an extensive genre, fiction that blends futuristic technology and westerns can be really entertaining. Borrowing elements of…
‘Toy Story 3’ Will Make You Laugh and Cry
I keep thinking that one of these days Pixar will run out of ideas and they will make a bad…
Burton’s ‘Alice’ Is All Style and No Substance
Recently I was gifted with Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland on Blu-ray which I was interested to see because I…
‘The Karate Kid’ Sensationalizes Violence
The remake of The Karate Kid starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith, does not live up to the original, but…