Review: ‘Thor: The Dark World’
Long ago in the Nine Realms, the Dark Elves sought to destroy reality as we know it, barely suppressed in time by the Asgardians. And […]
Reviews
Review: ‘Iron Man 3’
Tony Stark can’t sleep. Ever since New York, everything’s different. The cool exec with the heart of steel opened it up. He knows who he […]
Review: Dark Shadows
In Hollywood math terms, Dark Shadows would be a no-brainer. Vampires are hot. Johnny Depp is hot. Johnny Depp as a vampire should be the […]
Review: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Nothing says Christmas like murder, rape, incest and a litany of other things that in real life we abhor. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo […]
Review: Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows
Kudos to Guy Ritchie and his creative team for waiting until the second Sherlock Holmes film to reveal Professor James Moriarty. Sometimes, holding back can […]
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol Follows Protocol
In high school I wrote a paper on John F. Kennedy that I was really pretty proud of. It had a lot of good facts, […]
Review: The Sitter
It’s tough to find the right note of comedy in a movie about an irresponsible man endangering the lives of children. At least in A […]
Review: Drive
If you’ve seen Nicolas Winding Refn’s last two films, then you’ve witnessed two stunning and original features. Both last year’s “Valhalla Rising” and “Bronson” before […]
Review: Warrior
Marketed with as much pomp as a fighting promoter, Warrior is a film that embraces the predictable sports formula that’s been around forever. The sport […]
Review: Contagion
The smattering of first responses for Contagion from people who haven’t yet seen it have sounded like this, “Wasn’t this done already?” and then, “Wasn’t […]
Review: Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark
Based on a 1973 made-for-television film of the same name embraced by horror aficionados, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark seemed a likely candidate for […]
Review: Tucker And Dale Vs. Evil
“It doesn’t matter what happened,” a bee-stung Tucker (Alan Tudyk) tells his bumpkin best friend Dale (Tyler Labine). “What matters is what looks like what […]
Review: Conan The Barbarian
From the opening minutes of Conan the Barbarian, it’s clear that the filmmakers have at least read the comics, if not the original Robert E. […]
Review: Fright Night
It’s tough to be a vampire these days. Everywhere you turn, somebody has a different vision of you. You’re on TV, you’re in teen romances, […]
Review: 30 Minutes Or Less
Watching 30 Minutes or Less, based on an actual bank robbery attempt, has to cause a strange split in the audience. It top bills three […]
The Rise Of Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
It’s a nice surprise when a summer blockbuster hooks you in with a small compelling human drama. Even more of a surprise would be when […]
Review: Cowboys & Aliens
Review by Ted Kopulos The opening town sequence of Cowboys & Aliens is every Western you’ve ever seen, so the things I’m about to tell […]
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2
And now we reach childhood’s end. At least, that seems to be the consensus across the US as teenagers and young adults tweet from their […]
Script Review: Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained
It’s been a while since we’ve been able to get Mario Anima to write for Fanboy Planet. So when he offered this review of the […]
Review: Horrible Bosses
In the 80’s, we had a popular song (and saying) “Take This Job and Shove It” that turned into a middling movie. The following decade, […]
