Thursday, October 6, 2011 2:00PM - By Damon Houx
When it comes to embracing a movie as superficially stupid as Shawn Levy‘s Real Steel, liking to loving it is almost like going through the stages of grief. Watching talented performers like Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, and newcomer Dakota Goyo make you invest in the tale of a boy and his robot boxer does lead to denial (“wait, how can I like a Shawn Levy Movie about boxing robots?”), anger (“This movie is manipulative!”, bargaining (“it works in spite of itself”), depression (“maybe it’s just the state of the industry, that the bell curve has been so lowered that Shawn Levy makes better movies than most now.”) and acceptance. Real Steel works, and it works the audience over in a crowd-pleasing way.
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Thursday, February 17, 2011 5:30PM - By Krystal Clark
D.J. Caruso knows a thing or two about finding and cultivating young talent. In 2007, he picked a fresh from Disney Shia Labeouf to headline his Rear Window homage Disturbia, which sent him on a path to super stardom. Now four years later he’s doing the same with British actor Alex Pettyfer who stars as the title character in his sci-fi action flick I Am Number Four. Check out our review…
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Thursday, May 13, 2010 6:00PM - By Mali Elfman
I begin this review with a sigh… Ridley Scott’s latest action-adventure ride Robin Hood starring Russel Crowe and Cate Blanchett has a number of amazing aspects to it, but as a whole it’s just not enjoyable. These are the reviews I hate because I can see the craftsmanship that went into the film and I want to love it, but I don’t. Technically all the pieces are there, it was well made, well put together, but with a run-time of 140 minutes and too many details, it felt like sitting through a partially real history lesson with some amazing action sequences.
Lets take a deeper look inside…
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Thursday, May 13, 2010 12:12PM - By Krystal Clark
Who knew that Oscar winner Russell Crowe had a soft spot for catchy R&B tunes? The actor along with his Merry Men from Robin Hood recently performed a rendition of Sean Kingston’s 2007 hit, “Beautiful Girls.” And get this, it’s not half bad! Watch Crowe, Kevin Durand, Scott Grimes, and Alan Doyle get down with their bad selves…
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010 4:51PM - By Krystal Clark
The religious action film, Legion will hit theaters later this month and stars Paul Bettany as the archangel Michael who turns his back on the kingdom of heaven to save mankind. The film’s directed by Scott Stewart and is a mix between Prophecy, The Da Vinci Code, and one of the sequels to The Exorcist.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009 9:30AM - By Krystal Clark
The cast of Ridley Scott’s untitled Robin Hood project just got a whole lot bigger. According to THR, three actors have just been added to the film as the fabled Merry Men. Joining Russell Crowe’s crew will be Kevin Durand (Lost, X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Scott Grimes (ER, American Dad), and Alan Doyle the lead singer of the Canadian band Great Big Sea. Besides Crowe, the trio will be joining Oscar winner Cate Blanchett as the lovely Maid Marian. Find out more about the Merry Men after the jump.
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