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Paranormal Activity (2009)

Forget masked killers, monsters, and CGI smoke -- Paranormal Activity targets that internal fear we got from our petrified ancestors: there's something beyond the light of the campfire, it doesn't like us, it will eat us, and there's not a thing we can do about it.

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Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)

There is no brain apparent in this movie which makes it extremely difficult to review.  After all, if the movie is so stupid that it considers a fat man falling down as high entertainment, is saying something negative about it really going to make a difference?  That's like insulting a cook who eats his own boogers.

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Planet 51 (2009)

Planet 51 is just... bad.  So bad that it's beyond hate or contempt, just bad in that its existence is somehow offensive even though the movie isn't as terrible as some of its ilk.   The fact that it was created without love and without any ambition to be anything more than 90 minutes of adequacy in return for money offends me on an artistic level.

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The Princess and the Frog (2009)

The mouse has returned to its roots and they are strong, they go deep, and produce fruits that are sweet and succulent.  The Princess and the Frog is a true labor of love and it shows in every beautiful frame.

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Push (2009)

By the mighty hammer of Thor, if it wasn't bad enough that Push is dumber than a bag of hammers, it's almost as boring as trying to have a conversation with that same bag of hammers.

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