:30 Second Review: IRON MAN 3
IRON MAN 3 kicks off the summer! If you don't have time to read my FULL TEXT review, here's my :30 SECOND REVIEW with video-- to get the bottom line fast!
May 07
2013
May 07
2013
MOVIE REVIEW: IRON MAN 3
The cheap thrills of summer begin with the noisy, hyperactive and superficially entertaining third installment of IRON MAN 3—which pits Robert Downey Junior’s brash industrialist Tony Stark as the man in the can against a maniac called "The Mandarin." The third time's not the charm-- but in the words of one of my colleagues-- it [...]
Apr 29
2013
MOVIE REVIEW: OBLIVION
The latest Tom Cruise film OBLIVION in which the superstar once again saves the world is a muted, muddled sci-fi fandango that finds Tom tangling with his identity. There are those who think the now eerily youthful looking Cruise seems more plastic than ever. No matter how many times I've see him on a talk [...]
Apr 23
2013
MOVIE REVIEW: “42”
It's the only number to be retired by all of baseball and belonged to the tough, multi-talented athlete Jackie Robinson who rose out of poverty in rural Georgia to break baseball's color barrier when he signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Written and directed by Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential, Mystic River), "42" is a [...]
Apr 06
2013
:30 SECOND REVIEW: SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK starring Best Actress Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence & Bradley Cooper is due out on DVD on APRIL 30! If you are trying to decide whether or not to see, stream, or buy--check out my new :30 Second Review feature with video to get the bottom line fast!
Apr 06
2013
:30 SECOND REVIEW–DJANGO UNCHAINED
DJANGO UNCHAINED is due out on DVD on 4/16. If you're trying to decide whether or not to rent, stream, or buy-- check out my new :30 Second Review feature with video to get the bottom line fast!
Apr 06
2013
:30 Second Review–LIFE OF PI
LIFE OF PI which earned director ANG LEE an OSCAR this year-- is now out on DVD. If you're trying to decide whether or not to see, check out my new :30 Second Review feature with video to get the bottom line fast!
Apr 05
2013
WIN TICKETS: “EXHIBITION: GREAT ART ON SCREEN”
HURRY! FREE TICKETS for "EXHIBITION: Great Art on Screen" I have 5 pairs of TICKETS for each date listed below. The first 5 people for each date to respond with their FULL NAMES, MAILING ADDRESSES, and EXHIBITION event date (via “Contact Joyce” on the home page) will be notified of a pair of tickets. Tickets will [...]
Mar 24
2013
MOVIE REVIEW: ADMISSION
I've recently experienced the crap shoot that is the college admissions process, though it did not-- unfortunately-- involve either Tina Fey or Paul Rudd. They would have made it infinitely more entertaining as they do here in ADMISSION, an engrossing, quirky comedy that is flawed but is among the better candidates for a movie outing [...]
Mar 19
2013
MOVIE REVIEW: THE CALL
Why IS Oscar winner Halle Berry in this hackneyed hunk of horror? I know it's a slow time of year, when all the worst films are released-- some worse than others. I went hoping for the best and while not the worst (they could have had the gorgeous Ms. Berry running around in her underwear, [...]