The sequel Grown Ups 2 is a hilarious bunch of nonsense that follows the previous hilarious bunch of nonsense. If you like Adam Sandler’s wacky comedy style that mostly works with sight gags, tongue in cheek quips and a lot of monkey business then you are a target for this film. Others may not […]
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Grown Ups 2, a Bit Juvenile (Film Review)
July 12th, 2013 
John Delia 
Posted in ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, John Delia, MAJOR MOTION PICS, MOVIES, RANTS & REVIEWS 
Tags: Adam Sandler, Comedy, PG-13 
No Comments »THE LONE RANGER (A Heat-Induced Film Review)
July 4th, 2013 Steven D'Arcangelo Here’s the thing about summer blockbusters – they come out in the summer. You don’t need a masters degree in film to figure that out. Due to release dates and high concept genres, these movies tend to get judged as mindless entertainment — Avengers, Star Trek Into Darkness, Hangover III, etc. They arrive with pre-conceived […]
Our Minion Opinion of Despicable Me 2 – A Laughfest (Film Review)
July 2nd, 2013 John Delia They’re back again those funny characters that make the animated film Despicable Me 2 a hilarious situation comedy that delivers the laughter. I’m speaking of the pill shaped ‘work a bee’s’ for the villain Gru called Minions. In this sequel they dominate the screen and give most of the audience what they came for, […]
Posted in ANIMATED, FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, John Delia, MAJOR MOTION PICS, MOVIES, RANTS & REVIEWS Tags: Animation, Comedy, PG No Comments »
The Lone Ranger, A Wild Train Ride (Film Review)
July 2nd, 2013 John Delia Taking a chance on an old-timer favorite producer and director Gore Verbinski brings a remake of The Lone Ranger to the big screen. Loosely based on the 1956 movie starring Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels his casting of Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp somewhat mirrors the two original players and delivers a solid hit. […]
Posted in ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, John Delia, MAJOR MOTION PICS, MOVIES, RANTS & REVIEWS Tags: Action, Johnny Depp, Thrills, Western No Comments »We Review Matty Collector’s Comic-Con Exclusives of Superman vs General Zod and Shazam!
July 2nd, 2013 David Chase Cocaine. As our friend Rick James famously mentioned on the Chappelle Show – it’s a hell of a drug. To a toy collector though, it falls far short of that sweet, sweet rush that only a certain plastic can give. That plastic has a name: Exclusive. The San Diego Comic-con (July 18-24) is home to […]
We Interview Greg Cox, Author of the Movie Novelization of Warners Bros. MAN OF STEEL
July 1st, 2013 Jonathan Seeliger Greg Cox has been adapting novels and writing stories in other universes for twenty years. Over the past two decades, he has adapted Superman novels from comic book story-arcs, and has written movie adaptation for both Marvel comics (Daredevil) and DC comics (Dark Knight Rises) and everything in between for film (Underworld), TV (Warehouse 13), […]
Posted in ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, Beyond The Marquee, BOOKS, BOOKS, MOVIES, RANTS & REVIEWS 2 Comments »WHITE HOUSE DOWN – Tatum and Foxx Deliver an Action Packed Ride (Film Review)
June 28th, 2013 Lady Kiwi Hitting the arcade with ONE roll of quarters that lasts all day on a Saturday and watching The Empire Strikes Back 8 times in the theater with my big brother are two me of my fondest memories of growing up in the 80’s! Christopher Reeve was my Superman and Adam West was my Batman. Now […]
