“The Host” is the latest film adaptation of a fantasy novel that tween and teen girls turned into a Bestseller. In case you’re not aware, The Host was written by Stephenie Meyer, who’s also the author of The Twilight Saga. That book series became one of the most popular film series of all-time, though the […]

Colin Farrell stars in this remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger film of the same name. Farrell plays Doug, which may or may not be his real name. Doug lives in a futuristic world with his wife (played by Kate Beckinsale), who may or may not be his wife. Doug isn’t happy with his life […]

“Step Up Revolution” is the totally unnecessary fourth installment in a dance movie franchise whose only highlight is launching Channing Tatum’s career in the original back in 2006. Sure, all of the performers in “Revolution” would be contenders to win on “So You Think You Can Dance?” – but if they went on “So You […]

I was worried going into “Battleship” for a couple of reasons: 1) It looked a lot like “Transformers” and 2) How in the world can anyone make a two-hour movie based on a very simple board game? Well, Universal and Hasbro have done it, and the result is an incredibly bad film that sinks to […]

2010’s “Clash of the Titans” (the remake of the 1981 cult favorite) was one of the worst films of that, or any year: lame story, awful dialogue and cheap special effects, including an incredibly bad 3D post-conversion. Not much differs between that film and this totally unnecessary sequel, except for Sam Worthington’s hairdo. “Wrath of […]

Down through the years there’s been a long list of popular, memorable and successful combinations: Batman and Robin, Bert and Ernie, Peanut Butter and Jelly. “Cowboys & Aliens” will never join that list. While this is a unique premise for an action film – having unfriendly visitors from space attack the residents of a small […]

Argh, me Mateys! I’m about to tell you the story of a story that never should have been told, about a film that never should have been made (at least not this way). Ahoy! – it’s Official: the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise has been sunk, by a tale called “On Stranger Tides”. It’s been […]