I'm an avid watcher of films and I just love discussing and sharing them with the world. I enjoy horror, sci-fi and mostly any genre under the sun, plus I have a slight obsession with Blu-ray's and the whole high definition craze.
The Grey is an exceptional tale of survival and overcoming nature's most fierce obstacles. Liam Neeson leads a burly bunch of men with a performance that's very open and sincere.
One of the year's biggest surprises without a doubt is the outrageously funny 21 Jump Street, directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. The duo responsible for the insanely creative Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs has managed to bring their nutty level of humor and filmmaking to a film based on the TV show that starred Johnny Depp.
Jennifer Westfeldt's Friends with Kids is an even split of smartly written comedy and drama. It starts out kind of light, full of jokes and laughter, but then as the story progresses so does the characters.
Inspired by a viral video that took the internet by storm, Bad Ass is the latest cheesy action film starring occasional tough guy Danny Trejo. When he's not busy in the Spy Kids series he's usually seen in flicks like Machete. I wouldn't call Bad Ass the next best thing after Machete, but I wouldn't be too surprised if I ended up somewhat enjoying the film at home, with a bunch of buddies over.
Jeff, Who Lives at Home is one of those rare gems by indie filmmakers Mark and Jay Duplass that manages to be funny and incredibly heartwarming. It's got a charm like no other and that's mainly because of star Jason Segel and his awkward brand of comedy. He makes the film something unique and strong and his chemistry with co-star Ed Helms is spot-on.
Definitely, Maybe is a memorable romantic comedy because of its ability to tell the truth and never become too cliche or overbearing. It's kind and warm and exactly the type of movie that deserves your attention if you're a fan of the genre.
Director Darren Lynn Bousman's Mother's Day is a horror film with many straight-to-video qualities. It's nothing but a trashy mess with over-qualified actors.
Steven Soderbergh's Haywire is his homage to classic 70's espionage films. It contains an upbeat and stylish musical score, plus all of the hand-to-hand combat is filmed with a steady camera and perfect distance, allowing you to witness everything first-hand, but never lose track of who is fighting who.
Contraband is one of the most generic R-rated studio action/heist films I've ever seen. There's not enough action to consider it a mindless popcorn flick and there's not enough character work to consider it a performance based film.
John Carter without a doubt was one of the biggest gambles on behalf of Disney. It's gone down as one of the biggest flops in history and I don't think the film should catch most of the blame. Disney did a horseshit job promoting the sci-fi adventure film by butchering the title down from John Carter of Mars to just John Carter and by filling most of the trailers and TV spots with clips of Carter running around an empty and sandy landscape.