Hey, all, this is Zak. Every once in a while, PopCultureGalaxy will do that awesome thing we do where two reviews of the same film. Cuz that’s how we roll. Check out our own Mark Bridge’s review here. “He is brilliant, ruthless, and will not hesitate to kill every single one of you” John Harrison [ Read More ]
In 2009, J.J Abrams and crew took on the impossible task of rejuvenating the fledgling Star Trek franchise, a feat they successfully knocked right out of the park. Now they face the equally impossible task of crafting a film to meet or surpass our expectation given how enjoyable our collective experience were on the first [ Read More ]
“I had just created demons, and didn’t even know it” Picking up a little after The Avengers left off, Iron Man 3 features a new world, a startlingly frightening new enemy force for Tony Stark to fight, and a new director, Shane Black. This official start to Phase Two, as it’s being called, not only [ Read More ]
Michael Bay is an interesting director. Love him or hate him, the man knows how to assemble a scene, particularly if that scene involves explosions, vehicle stunts, and skinny brunettes. Seriously, Tea Leoni in Bad Boys looks too much like Megan Fox; it’s uncanny. Anyway, as a change of pace from the overstuffed, densely packed, [ Read More ]
As I sat down to watch Oblivion, I began to get a little nervous because of the mixed reviews it had been getting. The first thing I noted as the movie went on is that certain aspects of the narrative were predictable. But then something strange happened. I realized that it wasn’t the fault of [ Read More ]
COBRA STRIKES BACK! Before we begin, I have a confession to make: I like Steven Sommers’s G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. I know nothing about the classic Joes. Never read the comic, never saw the cartoon. I thought the film’s script, which integrated character-developing flashbacks with non-stop action set pieces, was a blast, combining [ Read More ]
Steves Carrell and partner Steve Buscemi, along with Jim Carrey and director Don Scardino, attempt to do to the world of Las Vegas magicians what Anchorman and Talladega Nights did for local news and NASCAR. Is The Incredible Burt Wonderstone truly incredible, or does it phone in the funny and settle for mediocrity? Carrell (the [ Read More ]
Sam Raimi, proving that there is no statute of limitations on prequels, has given us Oz: The Great and Powerful, 74 years after the original The Wizard of Oz. Yeah, the books are older than that, and this film is legally a prequel to those classics, but it’s pretty obviously a prequel to the cinematic [ Read More ]
Yippie Ki Yay… Well, you know the rest. Die Hard redefined the action movie for modern audiences, with its everyman protagonist struggling to survive. He didn’t go out looking for a a fight, but there were no competent peace-keepers available, so the man did what he had to do, “and with a little help from [ Read More ]
Melissa McCarthy is on top of the world; she has a hit sitcom, and was nominated for an Oscar for Bridesmaids, and now she has a chance to headline a comedy of her very own, from the director of one of the funniest movies in recent memory, Horrible Bosses. Can Melissa, with help from co-star [ Read More ]
Ever since winning back audiences with the emotional and crowd pleasing Rocky Balboa in 2006, Sylvester Stallone has been on top of the world, starring in films he has written or directed, usually both. Now, for the first time since the 2001 dud Driven, Stallone stars in a film in which his involvement is purely [ Read More ]
A Manly Film About Manly Men It doesn’t get any manlier than this: no plot, snappy dialogue, Robert Patrick’s moustache, big guns, devoted wives, slow motion shootouts, and gallons of blood. Yeah, it’s pretty awesome, but it would also be quite forgettable, were it not for the wonderful production design which makes the film look [ Read More ]
Once upon a time in the pre-Civil War American South… Like Inglourious Basterds, the new film from Quentin Tarantino takes a familiar dark time in history and interprets it through very specific filters of grandiosity, pulp, audacity, and shamelessly dark humor. Tackling such deadly serious issues as slavery and racism is difficult, especially without blatantly [ Read More ]
When the project of The Hobbit was first announced, I was anticipating traveling to Middle-Earth one more time. Then the film was announced to be split into two films, then later into three and I became more excited and a little bit worried at the same time. The fact that The Hobbit is just one [ Read More ]
Six years ago, Daniel Craig was a new, young, fresh Bond. In Casino Royale, he is a brand new agent, just given the title of 007. Now, just two films later, his peers call him an old man, an aged dog of a bygone era, an accusation which is also levied against his boss, M, [ Read More ]
I was both scared and excited going into this film. I was a big fan of the Wachowskis’ previous films such as The Matrix trilogy, Bound and even speed racer. As for Tom Tykwer, I love to Run Lola Run and Perfume. The International was an okay film fo me, but I still give it [ Read More ]
There are certain tiers of movies that are meant to be be enjoyed in different ways. For instance if we took the time to watch a B movie, we would have a certain expectation for what kind of enjoyment we can get out of said film. But at the same time we have to realize [ Read More ]
Whenever you have a film involving time travel, then the film automatically opens itself to scrutiny. It’s just one of those things that is unavoidable. Unless you are director Rian Johnson, who clearly block Looper from obvious nit pickings with a cleaver scene involving Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Willis and Levitt play the same [ Read More ]
If any Judge Dredd film was going to wipe away the stink that was the Sylvester Stallone bomb fest, it would be this film. The film’s execution is far superior than its predecessor. Mega City One actually feels like a character, and I must say for a lower budget than most blockbuster sci fi movies [ Read More ]
If you are someone that has kept up with the Resident Evil franchise and have made it this far, then you kind of know what you’re in for when going into one of these films. That has been my stance on the RE films and that has given me some leeway to enjoy these films. [ Read More ]
The main reason why we go to the movies is to have fun. With films that have been released with thought provoking concepts that leave us discussing its merits for weeks on end, we partly forget that these movies should be fun as well. To tell you the truth, as much as I love films [ Read More ]
There was a film called From Dusk Till Dawn that came some years ago that if you never saw a trailer for that film, you would have been shock about the events that occurred about the halfway point. That film was a great example of how to do genre mash ups. Years later we now [ Read More ]
While watching The Hunger Games, a thought hit me. If this was an original film and not based on the trilogy of novels from author Suzanne Collins, I don’t think this film could be easily marketed to the fans. A lot of the film had this “art house” style to it. The flamboyant design of [ Read More ]
I really enjoy going to the movies. there is something magnificent about sitting in a darkened theater watching a story unfold before your eyes. The best experiences obviously are the ones where the movie you are watching meets or exceeds all your expectation. The first Sherlock Holmes surprised me in how much I enjoyed it. [ Read More ]
One of the things I admire about the Mission Impossible series is the ability to surprise me with each entry to the franchise. All four films are so vastly different from each other, it would be hard to imagine the filmmakers keeping up this creativity for so long without repeating themselves. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol [ Read More ]
