Friday, July 1 2011
Was Megan Fox Right? The Women of ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’
Transformers: Dark of the Moon is another exercise in the one-dimensional portrayal of women for Michael Bay.
Wednesday, April 28 2010
ArmsBendBack: ArmsBendBack
I hate to be this scathing, but when each song sounds like a variation on three chords with a wah-wah solo tacked on for good measure, your time is better spent elsewhere.
Tuesday, April 28 2009
Summer of Same: June 2009
This month's "original" fare offers a take on a Sid and Marty Krofft classic, more battling seizure robots, and the retaking of '70s subway thriller. Everything old is new again.
Friday, October 3 2008
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
As you and Alison wait for Sidney to come around, How to Lose Friends & Alienate People loses its way.
Wednesday, September 10 2008
Talk, Talk, Talk: October 2008
What studio suit thought this was a good idea? With four months to schedule your high priced efforts, you instead unload almost 30 overpriced pictures on an unsuspecting movie audience.
Friday, October 26 2007
Transformers
Consider the patience and time it takes to build a ship in a bottle. Now imagine a fully functional Spanish Armada in a snow globe.
Transformers (2007)
The point here is excess. For 144 minutes, the film pummels and pounds, delivering explosions, combat troops, speeding vehicles, computer codes, giant robots -- and more explosions.
Transformers (2007)
Without the weight of an already formed franchise to pull it down, this filmic funhouse is allowed to spin wildly out of control. We simply sit back and enjoy the operatic ride.
