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Wrath of the Titans

Don’t you hate it when you’re hanging out at home and a family member pops in to ask you for some annoying and time-consuming favor when you’ve got your own thing going on? That’s exactly what happens to Perseus in Wrath of the Titans. The family member in question is the great god Zeus, his […]

Casa de mi Padre

Once I heard that Will Ferrell would be starring in a telenovela styled comedy where he speaks Spanish for the whole movie I was in. I didn’t know what he was up to, but I wanted to be a part of it. I was hoping for the best. I probably should have realized that there’s […]

Silent House

In Silent House Elizabeth Olsen plays Sarah, a college aged girl visiting her family’s lake house with her father and uncle. The family plans on selling the place, and the three of them are there to pack their things. Sarah hasn’t been back since she was a kid. It looks like no one has been […]

Project X

It’s Thomas’s birthday. His parents have given them their minivan as a present, and they’re leaving him the house for the weekend. Mom has misgivings about the latter, but Dad doesn’t because, to paraphrase him, Tom (played by Thomas Mann) is a loser. They expect he’ll have some friends over, but it’s not a big […]

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

I didn’t want to see Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. I saw the first movie, Ghost Rider, years ago and didn’t enjoy it. The plot wasn’t that great, and I didn’t connect with the action scenes. The commercials for the sequel made it look like more of the same. But then I heard an interview with the always interesting […]

Chronicle

If the last decade in movies has taught us anything on the subject of superpowers, it’s that if you develop them, you will eventually start wearing skin-tight costumes and fighting crime. Not so for the characters in Chronicle. This aptly titled film chronicles what happens when three teenagers develop telekinetic powers, and surprise surprise, they […]

The Innkeepers

The Yankee Pedlar Inn, a cozy, three-floored hotel, is shutting down. On its last weekend open, the owner goes on vacation and leaves the keys to the inn’s only two employees, adorkable Claire (played by Sara Paxton) and nerdy Luke (played by Pat Healy). This is the perfect opportunity (and the last opportunity) to get […]