Valentine’s Day. It means something different to everyone. For some, it’s a red heart and pink confetti filled day to celebrate all the clichéd trappings of love in modern times. For others, it’s an unpleasant reminder of single-hood that inspires disgust, loathing, and verbal tirades against anything bearing the moniker “Hallmark.” For me it’s a ( Read more... )

Valentine’s Day, shmalentine’s day. If the holiday of love leaves you feeling cold, perhaps it’s time to take matters into you own hands (in the form of reading a book; get your mind out of the gutter). While normally I’d suggest something with a bit more literary merit, it is Valentine’s Day, and perhaps a bit of decadent smut and fantasy is in ( Read more... )

Within the world of cinema, Mel Brooks is a household name. Known for hilariously constructed films and plays steeped in social commentary, Brooks has made a name for himself both in and outside of Hollywood. With a recent pair of zombie themed books, Mel’s son Max seems determined to follow in his father’s illustrious footsteps.

World War Z: An ( Read more... )

For some among us, no movie or set of movies come close to George Lucas’s Star Wars films, the revolutionary films that made Darth Vadar, Luke Skywalker, and Han Solo forever a part of popular culture. While I like the original three Star Wars films (part IV, V, and VI, I prefer to pretend parts I, II, and III were never created), I am not one of ( Read more... )

John McClane (Bruce Willis) returns to DVD with the same no-nonsense, devil may care attitude that made him famous in the latest addition to the Die Hard series, Live Free or Die Hard. The fourth film in the Die Hard Series, Live Free or Die Hard features an older but no less capable McClane. As with the previous films, McClane finds himself the ( Read more... )

License to Wed is a film I had hoped to catch while it was still in theaters. Having finally received the opportunity to watch it, however, I’m glad I saved my eight dollars. Where did a comedy boasting stars like Robin Williams, John Krasinski and Mandy Moore go so wrong? Just about everywhere.

The plot is simple: Sadie Jones (Mandy Moore) and ( Read more... )

National Lampoon’s Van Wilder. Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle. Epic Movie. Kal Penn is known for his memorable comedic roles in a number of over-the-top comedies. He’s also proven that he can handle action and drama through reoccurring roles on the televisions series’ House M. D. and 24. It seems that Kal Penn can do it all, but even he cannot ( Read more... )

Review of Waitress:

Most people my age remember actress Keri Russell as the overly-intellectual, drama-ridden college student Felicity, who had the title role in the Dawson’s Creek-esque drama Felicity. Russell makes a new name for herself, however, as a sophisticated, serious actress in the new-to-DVD comedy Waitress.

Jenna (Russell) is a small ( Read more... )

Review of Ocean's 13:

The first movie was good, the second a poor recreation of the original remake, and the third a life preserver to a series that seemed doomed. No, I’m not talking about Planet of the Apes or even the Die Hard series, I’m talking about Ocean’s Thirteen. Ocean’s Thirteen is the third film in the series originally recreated from ( Read more... )

Review of I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry:

Adam Sandler’s latest comedy to hit DVD is a miss, bringing back many of the tired jokes and gimmicks from his earliest films without any of the charm. I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry plays on every stereotype conceivable for no other reason, it seems, than to prove it is able to do so. The highly ( Read more... )