With talks to get Christian Bale in as Batman, it’s clear DC is doing the smart thing and trying to follow the Avengers movie formula. This is the best move for them as a studio, and for the fans. Well, … Continue reading Stephen Amell from “Arrow” as Green Arrow in Justice League film
Let’s get this out of the way up front: It’s not that Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos is a bad movie. Far from it. But when Brotherhood set the bar so high, this movie (which takes place in … Continue reading Review: The Sacred Star of Milos
Brave Review: Falls Just Short of Masterpiece Screw it; I’m doing a Brave review. Gary is our movie reviewer, but worst case scenario, you’ll get two Brave reviews here on At The Buzzer. And better yet, they will no doubt … Continue reading Brave Review: Screw the critics and see this film
I hated Marvel’s The Avengers. Continue reading “Review: The Avengers”
Cabin in the Woods is as smart as it thinks it is. The only reason it isn’t smarter is because its tongue is so self-satisfyingly planted in its cheek that you can practically see the smirks of producer/co-writer Joss Whedon and director/co-writer Drew Goddard on every frame. Horror films are perhaps the easiest to lampoon, but I don’t think the genre has ever quite been skewered this good. Continue reading “Rack Focus Review: Cabin in the Woods”
Jeff, Who Lives at Home, which is written by Jay and Mark Duplass, is rather obsessed with signs — and by that, I actually mean M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs. Both present their protagonists as witnesses to coincidences that, if paid their due attention, may ultimately prove to be an order to a seemingly listless universe. But this indie drama is smarter than the big-budget sci-fier it references, and indicates this self-awareness by placing these theories in the mouth of Jeff (Jason Segal), a 30-year-old stoner who does indeed live at home with his widowed mother.
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The Lorax is my favorite of the many animated adaptations of Dr. Seuss’ works from the 1960s and ‘70s — where bizarre and vaguely hippie-dippie tunes were set against the rough lines and bright-yet-cruddy pastels that are synonymous with the artist’s humble illustrations. Now we have a feature-length version courtesy of the studio and director of Despicable Me, where the viewer enjoys state-of-the-art CGI artistry wrapped in a cotton candy-coated color scheme not found anywhere I’ve seen in nature. Continue reading “Rack Focus: The Lorax”
Gray Areas 