3 out of 5 stars (average). Like Pop Star: Never Stop Never Stopping, Reality Queen! is a hilarious takedown of a certain kind of celebrity that you will either recognize and enjoy, or wonder why your older friends are laughing. In this case, the target is early 2000’s reality TV stars, with a Paris Hilton-inspired… Continue Reading
Hustlers: Initially Titillating Drama Can’t Seal the Deal
2.5 out of 5 stars (decent) Hustlers wants desperately to be Goodfellas for women. It’s a fact-based story about a group of people who use their knowledge of a dirty profession to manipulate their customers and rise to power that has style, wall to wall music, and a career-best performance by Jennifer Lopez. The key… Continue Reading
“Dark Shadows”: A Welcome Return From Burton and Depp
3 out of 5 stars (average) Johnny Depp and Tim Burton have worked together many times. The two have made some great movies, “Edward Scissorhands”, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, to name a few. Their last collaboration was on “Alice in Wonderland”, which, in my opinion, wasn’t all that great. It looked nice, but the… Continue Reading
Iron Man: Iron-Clad Action
Note: My original rating for this was 3.5 out of 5 stars (above average), but upon later viewings, that rating changed to 4 out of 5 stars (one of the best of that year). Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is the party man chairman of Stark Industries, a company that sends weapons worldwide. When Tony… Continue Reading