by Travis Poppleton | Aug 29, 2015 | Movie News, Reviews
Are we ready for our first trailer for the holiday season? I don’t know how much these dysfunctional-families-getting-together-for-an-uncomfortable-holiday-weekend movies make, but you can count on at least one every year. This year, it looks like that movie...
by Travis Poppleton | Aug 6, 2015 | Reviews
MARVEL UNIVERSE — As I walked out of the screening for “Fantastic Four,” I couldn’t help but feel a bit guilty. “Maybe my earlier review of ‘San Andreas’ was a bit harsh,” I wondered. Maybe had I seen “Fantastic...
by admin | Jul 23, 2015 | Reviews
Marketing for this weekend’s “Pixels” may have parents wondering about its intended audience. On the one hand, trailers for the latest Adam Sandler flick appear to be selling a family friendly celebration of the classic ’80s’ arcade. But...
by Travis Poppleton | Jun 10, 2015 | Featured, Movie News, Reviews
People who saw “Jurassic Park” during it’s original theatrical run get that it changed things. Sure, we’d seen CG on the big screen before, and some of it even bordered on impressive, but “Jurassic Park” proved the days of stop-motion animation were behind us. We as...
by Curits Linnell | May 24, 2015 | Movie News, Musings, Reviews
In the past, I never thought “Poltergeist” needed a remake. The 1982 film seemed sufficient to me, and I think it may just be the best PG horror film ever made. But when they announced Sam Rockwell was part of this new version, my curiosity was peaked. I...
by Travis Poppleton | May 8, 2015 | Featured, Musings, Reviews
To be fair, and to offer full disclosure, it’s been a while since my “D Train” experience. I caught the movie back in January during the Sundance Film Festival and it played as a pretty average offering from my lineup. I’m getting a bit sidetracked here, but I...