By aj, on May 20th, 2012
It doesn’t happen often, but Battleship surprised me. I expected it to be big and dumb and flashy and loud, lots of special effects and little story and less characters. But, I was curious and thought a little bit of big and flashy might be fun. Plus Taylor Kitsch never hurts. . . . → more
By aj, on May 5th, 2012
I love Joss Whedon. Here’s the thing, he has been loved by a small percentage of the population for over a decade. He’s an incredibly talented . . . → more
By aj, on May 4th, 2012 
Source: gq.com via AJ on Pinterest
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By aj, on May 1st, 2012
We’re on the cusp of summer movie season and what better way to celebrate than to take a look at the man who, for all intents and purposes, defined the modern day blockbuster. You can argue with me about that assertion, if you like, but let’s look at a few facts. . . . → more
By aj, on April 13th, 2012
For the record, I have not seen Cabin in the Woods. But I did read the script about 3 years ago (Jan. 30, 2009), so this post is based on that version of the script and the thoughts I wrote . . . → more
By aj, on April 12th, 2012
I came across an interesting phenomenon sometime last year. It actually was a bit of a surprise, but the more I talked to people about it, the more I discovered there’s this interesting gap when it comes to Angelina Jolie. . . . → more
By aj, on April 6th, 2012
Kate Winslet in a photo full of glamour and history and she looks oddly alone. Titanic is such a modern day classic and I loved it so much when it was in theaters (still do) but . . . → more
By aj, on April 4th, 2012
I’ve posted on what makes a good trailer before, and that hasn’t really changed. But with the 3D release of Titanic, Salon has taken the time to look at the evolution of trailers in the past 20 years with Titanic . . . → more
By aj, on March 30th, 2012
dammit. I wasn’t going to post anything on the Avengers this week, but then (of course) they released new photos and some of them are really cool. see the small gallery at the bottom of this . . . → more
By aj, on March 30th, 2012
Eh. The Hunger Games wasn’t a bad movie. But it wasn’t great either and certainly not as good as all they hype would imply. The effects weren’t especially shiny or cool. The action wasn’t really exciting. There was nothing profound . . . → more
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