We all have our weaknesses and one of mine is science fiction. If a movie has an alien or is set in the future, I have the uncontrollable urge to go get in line to purchase a ticket--even months in advance. But sometimes such a weakness can lead to a waste of time,...
The Bounty Hunter stars Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler. It is a story of how Butler (an ex-cop turned bounty hunter) is supposed to find, arrest, and bring in his ex-wife (Aniston) who is a reporter following a lead on a murder case. Unfortunately for her, she...
The Crazies is a movie that takes place in a small picturesque town in Iowa. You know the kind, where everyone is friends with everyone else and innocent banter and gossip are about as bad as things get. Well, throw in a biological weapon that changes everyone into...
Is ignorance bliss? If only I had known how foul-mouthed this movie was, I would have stayed home. Question for you: How do you count a movie's total cuss words, misuse of the Lord's name, the f-bomb, and whatever else you can stuff into a mediocre plot of a...
Shutter Island is an enjoyable ride down a troubled road of deception, delusion, and mystery. It's 1954, and Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a U.S. Marshall. He and his new partner Chuck (Mark Ruffalo) arrive at an island prison for the criminally insane. They...
So, there I was, bored and in the mood to see a movie. I asked my wife, "Wanna go see The Wolfman?" I asked only because I had to be polite. Of course, she doesn't want to see a movie where you know people are going to get terrified and shredded. She prefers the...
Legion is an apocalyptic movie loosely based on the biblical characters of the archangels Michael and Gabriel. Unfortunately, any resemblance to biblical truth is discarded immediately after the movie opens. In the film, God is upset with humankind and sends the...
The Book of Eli is a story about a post nuclear fallout America where anarchy is the norm and survival is hard-earned. Books are scarce since apparently many people believed religion was the cause of the desolation, and so all religious books were destroyed. Well,...
Avatar will undoubtedly be named one of the best Sci-Fi movies ever produced, if not the best. Nothing else comes close in its special effects. It is visually stunning and phenomenally well done. I saw it in 3D on a huge screen and was floored by the sheer excellence...
People defend the book The Shack, written by Paul Young, by saying it is only fiction and that we shouldn't be too concerned with everything it says.[fn]Note: This article is meant to be sarcastic in order to get the point across.[/fn] Fair enough. On page 225 of...