Summer blockbuster season has finally arrived with a thunderous bang. I can tell you right off the bat that Kenneth Branagh has set the bar for a highly entertaining superhero flick, not bad for a director known mostly for his Shakespearean works. The gist of the story is this: A young warrior is stripped off …
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Everyone’s a Critic – Flame & Citron, Faster Reviews
Welcome to another edition of Everyone's a Critic! It's been about three months since the last EaC post, and as always, we've got two very different genres from FC's loyal readers/contributors. Special thanks to my pals Paula and Ted! ... FLAME & CITRON (2008) ... Made in Denmark in 2008, and based on actual events, …
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Guest Review: FAST FIVE
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker are back in this fifth installment of the hugely successful Fast & Furious franchise. Also, back in the action are the surviving characters from the previous films. The story picked up right after where the last film ended. Dom (Diesel), Brian (Walker) and Mia (Jordana Brewster) are now fugitives and …
Weekend Roundup: Never Let Me Go review
Welcome to May, everybody. For having endured a pretty cold and snowy Winter, I'm certainly glad Spring has arrived and Summer is upon us! I was fortunate enough to watch not one but two excellent sci-fi movies this weekend, a genre I like especially if it's the thought-provoking kind. And both Never Let Me Go …
Three flix picks for Easter… or any other time of the year
Just want to wish everyone a blessed Easter. This weekend I'm celebrating the resurrection of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ... forever grateful for His atoning sacrifice. Even those who aren't believers might opt to watch some Christian-themed films this time of year, such as The Ten Commandments (should be on by now on one …
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Weekend Roundup: HANNA review
I finally venture out into the theater after about a month of a lot of home cinema viewing. All the great reviews on HANNA got me really curious to check it out on opening weekend. It wasn't powerful enough to defeat HOP in the box office, but managed to finish second with $12.4 million, which …
FlixChatter Review: Jane Eyre (2011)
After nearly a year of waiting, I finally got to see the latest version of one of my favorite classic love stories, Jane Eyre. The oft-filmed Charlotte Brontë's gothic novel has been adapted into tv and motion pictures more than two dozen times, not to mention countless theater works of the same name. It's amazing …
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