What do you get when you cross one of the biggest crazes in Hollywood, the super hero movie; with what is probably the second biggest craze, the found footage phenomenon? For the purposes of this review, you get something like “Chronicle”, the story of three teens who gain super powers and struggle with the responsibility that comes with these powers.
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Daniel Radcliffe carries spooky low key thriller, ‘The Woman in Black’ — movie review
For some actors, playing an iconic character can sometimes doom him or her into a career where they are constantly type cast or trying to avoid being type cast. Daniel Radcliffe starred in eight Harry Potter movies in a ten year period. It’s too soon to tell if he will be able to shake the audience perception that he is “the boy who lived”. So begins Radcliffe’s challenge, to prove he is more than just the boy wizard, Harry Potter. Good luck, dude. Continue reading Daniel Radcliffe carries spooky low key thriller, ‘The Woman in Black’ — movie review
‘Man on a Ledge’ is ambitious but predictable thriller — movie review
Sam Worthington has a track record of being in big budget movies that for the most part are all flash and no substance. In his brief career, he has appeared in “Terminator Salvation” and both “Clash of the Titans” and “Wrath of the Titans”. He’s also starred in the #1 box office movie movie of all time, James Cameron’s “Aliens”. The thing about the guy is that while he has always been serviceable in the movies he’s been in, he hasn’t ever made them better, which is what a movie star needs to do. Continue reading ‘Man on a Ledge’ is ambitious but predictable thriller — movie review