Movie Review: Prince of Persia Sands of Time- Another Average Video Game Adaptation That is Saved from its Unevenness Due to a Strong Supporting Cast
Video game adaptations have never turned out well considering the many failures ranging from a horrid take on Super Mario Brothers to an equally embarrassing attempt based on the game Doom. They simply do not transcend well onto the big screen perhaps due to the detailed story lines that take hours upon hours to come … Read more
Movie Review: Robin Hood (2010)- An Incredibly Convoluted Prequel Re-envisioning That Falls Flat and Feels Desperate
It shouldn’t be a surprise that when people hear the name Robin Hood they should immediately think of an archer loyal to Richard the Lionheart fighting against the injustice of tax laws imposed by Prince John normally through the rival the Sheriff of Nottingham. From Errol Flynn to Kevin Costner the delivery of Robin Hood … Read more
Movie Review: Iron Man 2- A Mediocre Sequel That Mildly Entertains Despite the Rigid and Hodgepodge Plot
Good sequels are actually quite rare but it seems the comic book genre should be ripe with them, considering that characters go on for years in multiple issues of a series. It was inevitable for Jon Favreau to return to his popular and semi-approved critical take on Iron Man, which touts Robert Downey Jr. as … Read more
Movie Review: Harry Brown- An Atmospheric and Shockingly Violent Vigilante Film That is Guided by Michael Caine’s Riveting Performance
Vigilantism is a widely explored subject in cinema and it varies in delivery, intention, and whether or not it’s considered a good trait to practice or condone. There are films such as Death Wish that explores the deep roots of revenge while Taxi Driver ventures into the subjective seclusion of a man perturbed by society’s … Read more
