• August 5, 2012
• Action, At Home, Thriller

Maybe my expectations weren’t as high as the nearest fanboy or girl. Maybe I’m just kind of picky and want to be emotionally involved in a film, with developed...

• August 3, 2012
• At Home, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Television

We are used to outcasts gaining superpowers through freak accidents. Usually they gain powers that can be used for good… you know, fighting crime, holding bridges together, etc. But...

• May 5, 2012
• Action, At Home, Family

Director Joss Whedon brings his trademark smarts and the sass – honed on iconic TV series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly – to this long-awaited big-screen teaming...

• July 21, 2011
• Action, Adventure, At Home, Fantasy

Remember those ads in the back of comic books that showed a scrawny, 90-pound weakling getting sand kicked in his face by a bully? Well, that’s Steve Rogers (Chris...

• June 3, 2011
• Action, Adventure, At Home, Science Fiction

Packed as much with action and special effects as it is rich in story and detail for fans and newbies alike, X-Men: First Class delivers a summer-movie experience more...

• May 7, 2010
• Action, Adventure, At Home, Science Fiction

I enjoyed Iron Man for what it was, a sort of snarky super-hero movie that actually starred adults for a change. Robert Downey, Jr., with his affected narcissism, was...

• April 17, 2010
• Action, At Home, Comedy, Crime

Imagine a world, much like our own, where people love super-heroes, but, well, super-powers don’t exist. Sounds like reality, doesn’t it? In the opening scene, a super-hero with metal...

• May 2, 2009
• Action, Adventure, At Home, Science Fiction

Chronicling, as the title makes clear, the “origins” of Logan/Wolverine and his long-standing love/hate relationship with his increasingly ferocious brother, Victor “Sabretooth” Creed (Liev Schreiber), the film covers all...

• April 24, 2009
• Adventure, Animation, At Home

Superman has gone through so many pop-culture incarnations, from the campy television shows with George Reeves in ill-fitting tights, to the super-sleek (and still tight) costume of the most...

• April 10, 2009
• Action, Adventure, At Home, Science Fiction

I give Robert Downey, Jr. full credit for being the reason that I found Iron Man to be enjoyable. What is essentially an origin story for the latest Marvel...

• March 24, 2009
• Action, Adventure, Animation, At Home

For some reason, a feature length Wonder Woman movie has floundered for decades. As Batman, Superman, and other super (and not so super) heroes got their big-screen treatment, the...

• July 22, 2008
• Action, At Home, Crime, Drama

As I write this review, The Dark Knight is the #1 Movie of All Time on the IMDB Top 250 readers’ poll. At 115,000 votes and counting, will there...