Tag: movie
Oct. 4, 2013
Risque ‘Don Jon’ shocks viewers
As the previews came to a close, the people sitting around me all appeared comfortable, relaxed and excited to see Joseph Gordon-Levitt strut across the…

Sep. 20, 2013
1D releases extended cut
Grab your popcorn, everyone — the biggest boy band on the planet now has its own movie! The past three years for One Direction have…
Aug. 9, 2013
Blomkamp’s ‘Elysium’ could salvage flop-filled summer
This summer’s predicted blockbusters have seen extremely and unexpectedly poor performances. “Pacific Rim” and “R.I.P.D,” while both primed for international success, did nothing to create…
Jun. 7, 2013
‘Now You See Me’ lacks magical Hollywood touch
The greatest thing about magicians is their ability to amaze us by performing seemingly impossible parlor tricks. The greatest thing about “Now You See Me”…
Apr. 20, 2012
‘Six Degrees of Hell’ offers plenty of fear
All hell broke loose in University Crossings for a screening of the new independent horror flick “Six Degrees of Hell.” Many of the cast and…
Apr. 20, 2012
Efron reaches new acting heights in ‘The Lucky One’
Based on a Nicholas Sparks novel, “The Lucky One” stars Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling and Blythe Danner. Directed by Scott Hicks, the film is set…
Apr. 20, 2012
Chimpanzee documentary warms the heart while raising awareness
“Chimpanzee” follows Oscar a 3-year-old chimpanzee who is abandoned by his mother. The film was released April 20 by Disney Nature. A portion of the ticket…
Jan. 13, 2012
‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ film adaptation is graphic yet gratifying
Rooney Mara (“The Social Network”) stars alongside Daniel Craig in Columbia Pictures’ ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,’ released nationwide Dec. 21, 2011. I usually…
Nov. 28, 2011
Scorsese creates a holiday gem
This Thanksgiving holiday, Martin Scorsese has given us one extra thing to count among our blessings: proof that 3-D is not on its last blurry,…
Oct. 28, 2011
Elizabeth Olsen shines in psychological thriller
On the morning of Aug. 23, actress Elizabeth Olsen and writer/director of the new film “Martha Marcy May Marlene,” Sean Durkin, awoke in Philadelphia, not…