Have you ever watched a movie that left you so monumentally unfulfilled that you’d be enraged if the movie didn’t also bore you to tears? If so you might have understood how I felt by the time The Legend of Hercules, a movie so bereft of anything of value you’d be amazed it was even
One of the most thoroughly composed Marvel movies, many will tell you that Captain America: The Winter Soldier represents the next step in the Marvel cinematic universe, moving the plot towards Avengers 2 with incredible speed. But is it a good film? I’m happy to report Captain America: The Winter Soldier is indeed a good
I have not seen Paul Verhoeven‘s original “RoboCop” from 1987, so I cannot judge Jose Padilha’s version as a remake. But I can judge it on its own merits as a film, and 2014’s “RoboCop” finds itself much like its protagonist – without a heart. Action sequences are fine, if a bit one sided, and
American Hustle is one of those films you can enjoy in the moment and the second you leave the theater and think about it, the flaws start to become really apparent. This is not to say that American Hustle is a bad movie, it’s pretty good actually, just that it doesn’t live up to the many parts that make up the whole.
It’s so wonderful when you can go to the theater and engage in a transformative experience that gives you a good time. The Wolf of Wall Street, the racously funny new film from Martin Scorsese, might be the most fun you’ll have in a theater this year. More than just a glossy look at a debaucherous life, this film digs deep into American greed, the financial crisis and morality. In short, it’s easily one of the best films of the year.
There are moments in Gravity that truly remind you of the power of movies as a medium. Alfonso Cuaron’s space survival epic was built to just wow and the big screen and wow it does, bringing the kind of intensity and wonder that you hope every movie would. But for all of that intensity and virtuoso filmmaking, there’s something that just doesn’t quite connect. It makes for an interesting contrast that the film doesn’t quite manage to make work.