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2013 Movie Reviews, Movie Reviews

Awful villains, boring characters cancel out what works in ‘The Wolverine’

Wolverine2I really wanted to love “The Wolverine”. Seriously, I really did. But, I didn’t. I couldn’t.

Yes, Hugh Jackman is back as Logan aka The Wolverine — and that “The” is apparently important as this movie, Jackman’s sixth in the role, is supposed to be THE definitive take on the character. After four “X-Men” movies and his first solo outing, “Orgins: Wolverine”, Jackman is back and  in Japan this time. Set years after “X3”, Logan finds himself alone and running from his heroic past.
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2013 Movie Reviews, Movie Reviews

Aubrey Plaza and great cast can’t save dumb ‘To Do List’

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First of all, I have to admit, I dig Aubrey Plaza. She is easily one of the best things to come o out of the show “Parks and Rec”. I loved “Safety Not Guaranteed” last summer. Needless to say, I was actually looking forward to “The To Do List”. I’m a little past the whole teen sex comedy genre, but I figured Plaza would be enough to make it fun.

I could not have been more wrong. Continue reading Aubrey Plaza and great cast can’t save dumb ‘To Do List’ →

2013 Movie Reviews, Movie Reviews

‘The Conjuring’ is a scary movie that dares to be scary

Releasing a horror movie in July may seem like the first sing of a terrible movie. In fact, I’m probably in the majority that feel that most scary movies today aren’t even scary. This my friends, is where “The Conjuring” separates itself from the rest of the pack and establishes itself as one of the scariest movies in recent memory.

conjuring5Based on real life events — yeah, it’s one of those — The Conjuring tells two stories. One is the story of the typical family, the Perron Family, who move into a new house to start a new life, etc. The other story is that of Ed and Lorraine Warren, the real life paranormal investigators who witnessed a demonic possession in the Perron’s house.

It may sound like the typical and generic set-up and it may be…but the results are anything but typical. Continue reading ‘The Conjuring’ is a scary movie that dares to be scary →