REVIEW: John Carter

It's a shame that John Carter did not end up being Disney's Avatar. All of the controversy surrounding the films monumental loss is truly something that is causing people to stay away from the film. It's a horrible stigma that I wish would go away. I felt that the film was going to be good based on the publicity going into the theater. However this is not how I felt leaving.

SHHH! It Happens

A short film detailing an unfortunate true-to-life mishap of an El Camino Compton Center student.

REVIEW: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

I was only seven years old when I first watched The Phantom Menace in the theaters. I remember loving the action, enjoying Jar Jar Binks, and being deathly afraid of Darth Maul. As I grew up I started to disassociate myself with the prequel films, as it seems most people did. As I re-watched the films over the years I found Jar Jar Binks to be a worthless character and I felt The Phantom Menace was weak compared to the films before it. It has been 13 years since I last saw the film in the movie theater. 13 years later the film resonated something inside of me. I felt my childhood flash before my eyes.

Prometheus: Big Things Have Small Beginnings

Today was an amazing day for people looking forward to Ridley Scott's Prometheus. First we were treated with a 1 minute IMAX teaser trailer. Then we got another piece of information from the Viral Campaign. The biggest piece today however was the reveal of full length trailer. I will discuss all of this after the jump.

REVIEW: Cloverfield

Cloverfield works both as a found footage film, and even more as a monster film. It's a fresh take on the monster film genre and it is completely welcome. The first time I watched the film I remember hating it. It was the first time I had ever seen a found footage film. I didn't appreciate what this approach was doing to the filmmaking process. It was not until I watched Diary of the Dead and then the original Paranormal Activity did I truly understand what the genre was. I later revisited the film after seeing Paranormal Activity and was completely astonished by how great Cloverfield actually is.

REVIEW: Abduction

Abduction works as a late night popcorn flick. The film is a reminiscent of the Bourne trilogy, however this is true for many action films that have been made since then. Taylor Lautner should not be an action movie star...yet. He still needs to grow, both in age and maturity. He is a distracting element to the film. Despite this, there are no other actors that come to mind that could have played this character within the scripts bounds. Whether or not that is a compliment is up to you.

Mad Men: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" Review

One thing is made abundantly clear in the first episode of Mad Men. Everyone smoked during the 60's. People loved smoking. Men, women, hell even Doctor's smoked while with their patients.  We follow Don Draper who works with Sterling Cooper in New York City. He is an advertising man.