TreyoftheDead (Level 10)

“The Hunger Games” as a novel is both an exciting romp that manages to both keep your eyes glued to the page and criticize aspects of our culture and government. The film is just as exciting, but doesn't really feel as interested in challenging society. That isn't to say that ...

The big question about Steven Spielberg’s latest film “The Adventures of Tintin” is will it manage to strike a chord with American audiences who are oblivious to the character? Let’s face it, Tintin, the beloved intrepid reporter created by Belgian artist Herge, is famous across the Atlantic, but not many ...

Martin Scorsese is a legendary director known for his often violent, always mature films that are usually centered on crime or the dredges of society. Even when he shies away from crime to give us biographical films or period pieces, it’s safe to say that Scorsese has always made films ...

It’s impossible not to compare Takashi Miike’s samurai action picture “13 Assassins” with Akira Kurosawa’s legendary “Seven Samurai” It’s clear throughout the film that Miike pays his respects to what is arguably the best samurai film of all time. However, it is just as clear that Miike is more interested ...

When I first heard there was a new Muppets film in the works, I admit I wasn’t too optimistic. I grew up with Jim Henson’s lovable puppets and they hold a special place in my heart. Therefore, reviving them in this day in age had me concerned that the film ...

What if a high ranking and popular General planned a coup d'état to unseat the President of the United States because he believed a peace treaty being made with the enemy was detrimental to the safety of the American people? This is the question that John Frankenheimer’s tense political thriller ...

For most of us, the classic horror films of the 1930’s and 40’s just aren’t very scary anymore. Some of them manage to be unsettling and many of them are still very good. However, I’ve never actually been scared by any of them enough to actually consider sleeping with the ...

"Captain America: The First Avenger" begins with a mistake, though I would feel dishonest if I held the film itself accountable for it. Ever since a film of "The Avengers" came into fruition, pretty much every single Marvel movie in existence ceased being stand alone films and instead became preludes ...

 “The King’s Speech” is not a film that will blow you away. However, it is certainly one of the most well-crafted movies of 2010, praise that should mean a lot more than most seem willing to acknowledge. Everything about it is superbly crafted, from the subtle direction by the talented ...

 Pixar is a studio that has yet to really strike out, despite one or two slight missteps that really shouldn’t count as such. However, it requires a special sort of magic to craft a trilogy that stays meaningful throughout all three entries. Toy Story 3 has managed to capture a ...

 In the original Predator film, the first part of the story was rich with tension and fear of the unknown. There was something very strange and frightening happening in the jungle surrounding Arnold Schwarzenegger and his macho team of mercenaries and it elevated the film above the standard action movie ...