Category Archives: Reviews

Movie Review: ‘3 Days to Kill’

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Nat Almirall

3 Days to Kill makes a point of flashing Luc Besson’s name across the screen, even though he’s not the director. That distinction goes to McG, whose name really feels like it should inspire some kind of good joke, but … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘That Awkward Moment’

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Nat Almirall

Zac Effron is Jason, a 20-or-so book-cover designer living in New York with his best friend and co-worker Daniel (The Spectacular Now‘s Miles Teller) and other best friend Mikey (Michael B. Jordan). Mikey discovers his wife canoodling with the lawyer … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Lone Survivor’

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Nat Almirall

Lone Survivor is a movie that does itself a few large disservices: Its title reveals too much; its trailer is much too long and plays like quick spot on an On Demand showcase; and it tugs and shoves and pulls … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Nat Almirall

I wasn’t holding out much hope for this one. Like anyone with a brain and a distinct fear of transforming from an adventurous roustabout into an office drone, I have a deep appreciation for the work of James Thurber (not … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray Review: Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal In ‘Prisoners’

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Chris Ullrich

Before I go too far with this review of the Blu-ray Combo Pack release of director Dennis Villeneuve’s film Prisoners, I need to make a couple things clear. First, I’m a Hugh Jackman fan. I think he’s a very good … Continue reading →

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Game Review: ‘Lococycle’ for XBox One

Posted on December 6, 2013 by John Carle

XBox One has been out for about two weeks now and I know I haven’t posted any reviews yet, but I am sorry I’ve been busy… playing XBox One. It’s not that I didn’t want to share my experiences with … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: ‘Homefront’

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Nat Almirall

Among Jason Statham movies, Homefront is right above the middle: It does what you’d expect, but it does it a bit better than what’s been done before. Statham is Statham, so he’s the secretive outsider with his own code of … Continue reading →

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Game Review: ‘Call of Duty: Ghosts’ for XBox 360

Posted on November 11, 2013 by John Carle

One billion dollars in merchandise shipped to retailers on day one. Quite the ambitious feat and though Grand Theft Auto V set the record for the fastest entertainment property to hit a billion dollars in actual sales in three days, … Continue reading →

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