Sparkle is a remake of the 1976 film of the same name, and this Detroit-filmed version is especially notable for its cast. Sparkle is the last film starring Whitney Houston, as the singer passed away after in February 2012. It’s also the first film starring American Idol winner Jordin Sparks, so there’s a lot of [...]

The plot of Rock of Ages is essentially filler between catchy songs. Girl moves to L.A. to “make it big,” girl meets boy, girl also gets to meet Stacee Jaxx, one of the most popular music stars in the ’80s, there’s conflict, etcetera. But we all know we’re not seeing Rock of Ages for the [...]

It’s a surprise to see a new film in the Men In Black franchise, given that the last movie, Men in Black II, came out ten years ago. However, the premise for this one seemed interesting, and although it slows down in the middle of it, overall it’s a fun film and worth seeing. Agent [...]

The TV spots for Dark Shadows make it seem like it’s going to be a comedy, but in reality, it’s more like a drama with some laughs thrown in; an extremely campy drama, too, although the TV show upon which it is based was supposedly very campy as well. The show ran from 1966 to [...]

The Avengers is the first big movie of the summer blockbuster season, and there was a lot of hype leading up to its release. Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America have already had their own movies, and you can say that The Hulk has as well (though not played by Mark Ruffalo then), all of [...]