*sigh* Some people make themselves such easy targets, it's almost unsportsman like to do so. Director Michael Bay has ever been the champion of destroying things (cars, buildings, artistic integrity, etc.) for the sake of entertainment, and the studios are only too happy to fund it for him as long as he keeps bringing audiences to theater seats. It gives one cause to wonder if, during his formative years as an aspiring film maker, that he decided early on to provide mindless amusement for the…See More

Greed and pride can cost more than humility and restraint. One of many lessons to be learned by a film that is as entertaining as it is thought provoking. The Social Network details some of the life changing events surrounding the creation of Facebook and its (actual and supposed) creators, but make no mistake - the real hero isn't any of the characters, but the story itself and how it unfolds. The film begins with a date scene between Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Facebook, and his…See More

I had an interesting discussion with some friends at work about how unnecessary it is to give dialogue to someone like Megan Fox, who could literally spend an entire film running around, not talking, and people (well, men) would still pay to see it. It had me thinking that the same could be said about certain action films where the screenplay is such a trite display of mediocre writing, the actors could simply shoot at each other...and people (again, men) would pay to see that, too. The A-team…See More

Hannibal Lector, Norman Stansfield, Justin Hammer. All of these characters share something in common - they listen to classical music. While Iron Man 2 is hardly an exploration into the diabolical (or, as some would foolishly claim, elitist) nature of classical music, it might be worth noting for future reference that anyone caught rockin' it out to Beethoven's Fifth is clearly displaying signs of psychopathic, villainous tendencies.....at least in movies, anyway.IM2 picks up where its…See More