With the focus on big-budget special effects, 3D movies, and Blu-Ray movies, it’s somewhat anachronistic to see a silent movie in 2011. Nonetheless, The Artist tells a story about the film industry in the 1920s, as “talkies” first arrived on the scene. Although there are a few modern actors in it that you may recognize, [...]

War Horse is directed by Steven Spielberg, and distributed by Disney/DreamWorks effort, which gives you one reason right there to see it. From the trailer the film looked a little sappy, and it was, but overall it was an interesting film, if a little long. After his father (Peter Mullan, Harry Potter and the Deathly [...]

A Game of Shadows is the sequel to the 2009 Sherlock Holmes starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. Although the new film features a lot of action sequences and intrigue, I still prefer the first Sherlock Holmes movie, and you must watch the first film before the second in order to understand the characters and [...]

New Year’s Eve is the newest film by director Garry Marshall, and is sort of a follow-up to last year’s Valentine’s Day. Unfortunately, even though the formula was basically the same, NYE’s script was not half as good as its predecessor’s. On top of that, the movie is far too long, clocking in at 117 [...]

Full disclosure: the Muppets aren’t really my thing. Yes, they’re cute, and when I was little, I was a fan; I should be a fan, because I grew up in the ’90s. Spontaneous singing and dancing can be fun, too, especially when the creatures doing the singing and dancing are cute. However, contrary to the views that [...]