It’s been a tough time for Hammer. The iconic production company has, of course, been behind some of the most famous horror films ever (The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy etc) but from the ’70s, they completely lost their stride. They emerged from hibernation in the previous decade but none of their releases (The Resident, Let Me In) managed to rake in the dough. Hence, one can say that they must be looking at The...

I’m not the right person to review The Myth of the American Sleepover. The thing is, I had already fallen in love with this movie the minute I heard the comparisons to Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused, Greg Mottola’s Adventureland,  and George Lucas’ American Graffiti. Any film that can be spoken of in the same breath as these three beauties already has my appreciation and admiration. But regardless of...

I saw The Lion King 3D alone. When I say “alone”, I mean it literally. I was alone in the entire auditorium. So yeah, this will probably go down as one of my most memorable theatrical experiences… ever. I’ve never seen the film in theaters; heck, I hadn’t even seen it at home in years. The opportunity to see it on the big screen (with an added dimension, no less) made me salivate. The only hiccup at the...

Wow. Where’d this come from? I find the Fast & Furious franchise to be dumb, yes, but ripe with potential for success. The cars are fast, the boys are furious, the girls are sexy and the plots are stupid. This formula might seem simple enough, but none of the films have actually stuck the landing. None of them until this one, that is. The latest Fast & Furious film is immensely well-made, highly entertaining and – save...

Source Code comes within touching distance of being great. Frustratingly, it doesn’t reach that mark – just because of a few flaws. But I am getting ahead of myself. What you need to know is that Duncan Jones’ follow-up to the awesome Moon is good, a smart & entertaining film that can be successfully billed under the Thriller genre as well as the Science-Fiction one. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Colter Stevens, an Army helicopter...

Right out of the gate, Tangled has a lot stacked against it. First of all, it’s the 50th animated feature in the Disney canon. Since that canon includes The Lion King and Pinocchio , it’s pretty obvious that Tangled has a towering legacy to live up to. Moreover, it’s another one (and probably the last) of Disney’s “princess” flicks and considering the fact that its predecessors are films like Sleeping Beauty and Snow White &...