After what seems like an eternity, the fantasy adaptation Seventh Son has finally landed in theaters. Was the film worth the wait, or is it just another failed fantasy flick on a heap of broken dreams? Continue reading
Reviews
Doug Reviews: A Most Violent Year
Remember when they used to make solid adult dramas? Well, Writer-Director J.C. Chandor has made one in A Most Violent Year. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: The Loft
Saw this on a lark. I want my free movie pass back. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Jupiter Ascending
SPOILERS AHEAD
Jupiter Ascending is a space opera with stunning visuals and will leave you saying one thing: “Maybe The Wachowskis did steal The Matrix from somebody else.” Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Mortdecai
CHARLIE MORTDECAI HAS A SILLY MUSTACHE. OH MY WORD! Continue reading
Doug Reviews: The Boy Next Door
The Boy Next Door is a predictably crappy piece of schlock disguised as a thriller, but it may also be the funniest film of the year thus far and that has to count for something. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Blackhat
What the hell is happening to Michael Mann? After directing films like Collateral, Ali, The Insider, and Heat—one of my personal favorites—his last few movies haven’t been all that great. Miami Vice was a dud and Public Enemies was decent, but nothing spectacular, and now he brings us Blackhat, a film that strands a great cast in one of the most boring thrillers I’ve ever seen. What the hell is happening to Michael Mann? Continue reading
Doug Reviews: American Sniper
Director Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper is a tale of two movies. One is tense, thrilling, and expertly made, while the other is simply glossed over. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Selma
Selma made me angry. Seeing the willful ignorance from the white South in the 1960s and the disgusting horrors they inflicted on the African-American citizens there made me angry. It wasn’t just loathing of the perpetrators, but the fact that these events really happened and they’re still happening today. Yes, Selma made me angry, and it’s one of the best films of the year. Continue reading
Doug Reviews: Inherent Vice
Based on the novel by Thomas Pynchon, Inherent Vice is Writer-Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s strangest film yet. Like Anderson’s other films, it’s a spectacular piece of work, but damned if I can figure out what the hell it’s about. Continue reading
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