Is there anything more fun than a cartoon panda who does kung fu with the slacker wit and squeezable charm of Jack Black? I totally think not! What I thought was going to be another throw-away animated feature from Dreamworks (I wish I could throw away memories of Shrek 3!) was instead an awesome movie…
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – Movie Review
Everyone seems pre-occupied with whether or not the 66-year-old Harrison Ford can still pull off the role of Indiana Jones at his age, but the real question should be whether or not this movie can live up to the legacy of fun, cinematic adventure that comes with the Indiana Jones name. From the opening scene…
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian – Movie Review
While Walden Media, the production company with the magic touch when it comes to adapting children’s fantasy classics for the big screen, had great success with the first Narnia movie, they don’t have the same knack for making sequels. Prince Caspian (the fourth book in the C.S. Lewis series, but second movie) is an obvious…
Iron Man – Movie Review
This summer is going to be jam-packed with comic-book super-heroes on the big screen, and the first one out of the secret hideout is Iron Man. While the character is definitely one of the giants of the Marvel Comics universe, he’s less well-known in popular culture than others like Captain America, Hulk or Spider-Man. Most…
Forbidden Kingdom – Movie Review
Finally, the long-awaited showdown between kung-fu movie masters Jet Li and Jackie Chan! For many lovers of the genre, that’s what Forbidden Kingdom is all about (Don’t worry, I won’t tell you who wins). Granted, it’s a pretty spectacular martial arts flick with the amazing fight-choreography of movie master Yuen Wo Ping (even fans mildly…
Knight Rider – TV Review
There must be a sale on 80s franchises. First the Transformers, then the Bionic Woman, then the Terminator, now the Knight Rider himself all want to follow in Battlestar Galactica’s illustrious footsteps. Sadly, it seems that only the re-creators of BSG knew that it would take more than just new vehicles, fresher computer graphics and…
The Spiderwick Chronicles – Movie Review
What kinds of magical creatures lived in your backyard as a child? Did you imagine any fantastic lands just beyond the next tree? The Spiderwick Chronicles (based on a series of kids’ books) is about Jared Grace (played by the ubiquitous Freddie Highmore) and his twin brother Simon (ditto re Highmore), and their sister and…
Cloverfield – Movie Review
Can a geek-friendly movie like Cloverfield really live up to its monster-sized hype? Judging from the box office returns and the sell-out showings, I’d say it’s doing pretty well. However, after seeing this “Blair Witch Project meets Godzilla” movie myself, I’m surprised at the way the marketing went for the “mysterious” angle. (For those of…
Midseason TV 2008
With the WGA strike on this year, midseason has never felt weirder. Normally, new shows and shows returning midseason would be competing with regular shows that are already chugging hard towards a season-ending climax. Instead, with most shows having exhausted their supply of pre-strike episodes, the field of competition is pretty clear. On the other…
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