3.5 out of 5 Spider-Men (Above Average) Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings so close to being great, but just misses that ledge.  It’s an admirably downbeat sci-fi thriller with plenty of action and a resonant message, but some forced humor and an overabundance of characters and story threads tangle its narrative web.  If you’ve enjoyed… Continue Reading

1 out of 5 pigs (The Worst of the Year) When I went to the ticket counter and asked for the 2:25 Animal Farm, the gentleman behind said counter replied, “Thank God”.  The movie is currently drowning financially (It’s oinked up $4 million on a budget of $35 million as I write this) and getting… Continue Reading

2.5 out of 5 power stars (Decent) I had far more fun than expected in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.  Like The Super Mario Bros Movie before it, Galaxy pulsates with dazzling visuals and has plenty of easer eggs for its target audience of game fans and young kids, but this time, a bit more attention… Continue Reading

3.5 out of 5 stars (above average) Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a very important novel to me.  It got me into sci-fi and horror from a young age, I wrote a 25-page essay on it in college, and I’ve seen adaptations soar and fall in equal measure.  Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! Is not an adaptation… Continue Reading