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Review: Battleship

May 23, 2012

After the success, at least monetarily, of the Transformers series, Hasbro has dug into the their catalog of toys to find another hit. Battleship is definitely a miss (pun intended).

Review: Safe

May 2, 2012

The first Jason Statham movie of the year features some solid action but gets dragged down by a needlessly convoluted plot and a non-existent relationship between Statham and his young protectee.

Review: The Cabin in the Woods

April 25, 2012

Getting put on the shelf for a couple of year due to the MGM bankruptcy, The Cabin in the Woods finally got released last weekend. Was it worth the wait or should it have stayed on the shelf?

Review: Lockout

April 23, 2012

The latest from Luc Besson’s Europa action factory, Lockout finds Guy Pearce doing his best Kurt Russell impression on a mission to rescue the President’s daughter from an orbiting space prison.

Review: Wrath of the Titans

April 3, 2012

Clash of the Titans has become infamous for it’s terrible 3D conversion and it was a pretty terrible movie by itself. Can Wrath of the Titans improve on it or should the franchise be as dead as the Krakken?

Review: John Carter

March 14, 2012

Bombing at the box office this weekend, John Carter isn’t a terrible movie. It has some great special effects and action but the plot and attempts to explain hundreds of pages of mythology bogs it down considerably.

Review: Act of Valor

February 27, 2012

Real Navy SEALs deal with a fake terrorist plot in Act of Valor; a movie that takes a lot of cues from Call of Duty and features some fantastic, realistic action sequences.

Review: Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

February 20, 2012

The original Ghost Rider was a snoozefest with terrible special effects, a lame villain and a bored looking Nicolas Cage. What happens when the Cage is unleashed and Crank directors Neveldine/Taylor are behind the camera? You get the insane sequel, Spirit of Vengeance.