2009 marked the anniversaries of two of the greatest milestones in human understanding. 400 years ago last year, Galileo Galilei turned his improved telescopes to the sky and found new evidence that the earth was not the center of the universe. 150 years ago last year, Charles Darwin published “On the [...]
1 comment Thursday 01 Jul 2010 | blogadmin | drama, movie reviews, recommendations
While I haven’t read the book by German author Cornelia Funke that inspired this $60 million fantasy starring Brendan Fraser, I can say with some certainty that it’s probably much, much better than the lackluster lump of a movie director Iain Softley makes out of it.
The gimmick here is that Fraser can bring characters in [...]
2 comments Thursday 25 Jun 2009 | blogadmin | action/adventure, kid's & family, movie reviews, sci-fi / fantasy
I’m going to defy a lot of the critics here and say that He’s Just Not That Into You is a really enjoyable and even “good” movie. Sure, there are some elements that we’ve seen before and some clichéd moments. But here’s the trade-off: the actors do a great job and are very well-cast. The [...]
1 comment Thursday 04 Jun 2009 | blogadmin | comedy, drama, movie reviews, romance
