Haywire lacks intensity
The problem is that Haywire is simply no fun to watch.
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Fault touching, transcends young-adult genre
The Fault in Our Stars follows Hazel Grace Lancaster, a 16-year-old girl with thyroid cancer, who has survived the past couple years thanks to a miracle drug administered via portable oxygen tank.
Sherlock strong enough to exceed original Holmes canon
Two Sundays ago saw the second season finale of BBC’s Sherlock, a modernized adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s brilliant detective stories.
Close cast well, fails to capture novel’s subplots
Director Stephen Daldry created a visual work that is similar to the mixed media of the novel, yet focuses on Oskar’s quest for closure.
Red Tails thrills despite lack of accuracy and plot
Red Tails is likely to disappoint history buffs and Lucasfilm loyalists, but appreciators of big, fiery explosions and American machismo are sure to have a good time.
Jane premiere displays well-designed lead
Jane by Design, ABC Family’s newest teen-oriented television show, features an aspiring fashion designer who is stuck at the bottom of the totem pole in high school.
Chelsea falls flat despite cutting wit
Featuring the exploits of E!’s Chelsea Handler, Are You There, Chelsea? managed to stick to Handler’s winning formula from her talk show while still packing a few surprises for viewers.
Beauty’s reissue indicates artistic, technical stagnation
It is fortunate that Walt Disney Animation Studios has forged a stockpile of quality films to rerelease in 3D during periods of creative drought.
Arthur II incorporates strategy, politics, dragons
This Jan. marks the release of King Arthur II, sequel to King Arthur, the unexpectedly successful RTS/RPG hybrid released in 2009. Some
House follows Showtime formula
House of Lies is the new half-hour comedy from Showtime starring Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan, a project manager at a highly successful management consulting firm called Galweather & Stern.
Protocol brings thrills, taxes suspension of disbelief
Buckle up and hang on. Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt in another Mission Impossible. The fourth installment of the franchise, dubbed Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, packs a punch you won’t want to miss
Skyward Sword soars above franchise’s high expectations
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is a game that revolves around exploration and puzzle solving, swordplay and sidequests, and all of the elements that have made the series popular; despite this, the game’s innovative and entertaining take on its story makes it nothing short of a true classic.
Tran’s Wood fails to capture Murakami’s complex novel
Norwegian Wood should have been the film that broke the long standing barrier between American audiences and Asian cinemas, showcasing a serious plotline, serious acting, and absolutely no martial arts. Instead it gets lost in its source material and despite solid performances, never quite matches the book upon which it is based.
Bear’s Primordium overshadowed by prequel
In 2011, critically-acclaimed science fiction author Greg Bear brought us Halo: Cryptum, the first novel in The Forerunner Saga, a trilogy of books meant to explain the fall of Forerunner society and how it lead to the events that take place in the Halo franchise of video games. Now, exactly a year later, he brings us the second installment: Halo: Primordium.
2011 holidays come to musical conclusions
This 2011 holiday season made the incorporation of classic holiday elements a focal point of many television shows and Broadway musicals by using material from the past and adding new and innovative aspects to make them more festive, fun and memorable.
Smart Shopper’s Guide: iPhone vs. Android
What makes a phone smart? Now that almost any new phone can browse the Web, manufacturers have come to rely on a dizzying array of features, forms factors, and specifications to try and set their phones apart from the competition.
Iron and Wine beam at Buckhead Theatre
Crowds shuffled into the Buckhead Theatre on Friday November 11th not, to escape the abnormally cold temperatures for the season, but to be warmed by the sounds of Iron and Wine and Marketa Irglova.
Hugo as intricate as clockwork
Martin Scorsese is not the kind of director one would expect to make a family movie. The director of horror-thrillers like Shutter Island and mob dramas such as Goodfellas, his portfolio mostly consists of gritty yet great R-rated affairs. Nevertheless, he breaks new ground this year, creating an ethereal wonderland that blends the Industrial Revolution with a hint of magic in his latest directorial effort, Hugo.