The Addams Family (1991): A Guilty Pleasure
Synopsis: Con artists plan to fleece the eccentric family using an accomplice who claims to be their long lost Uncle Fester. Guilty Pleasure Qualities: Wacky family. Memorable cast and music. Weird...
View ArticleMortal Kombat (1995): A Guilty Pleasure
Synopsis: Three unknowing martial artists are summoned to a mysterious island to compete in a tournament whose outcome will decide the fate of the world. Guilty Pleasure Qualities: Theme music....
View ArticleOz the Great and Powerful (2013): A review
Out of all of cinema’s most everlasting and iconic films throughout the last century, very few motion pictures have managed to create the magic and wonder that The Wizard of Oz has done for some...
View ArticleJumanji (1995): A Guilty Pleasure
Synopsis: When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped for decades in it and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game. Guilty Pleasure...
View ArticleJack the Giant Slayer (2013): A review
Adapting a fairy tale into a motion picture is always a tough task. There are the numerous adaptations that the film will undoubtedly be compared to. There are also the books which the fairy tale is...
View ArticleGame of Thrones (2011-Present): A Moe’s TV Guide Future Classic review
I have always found it difficult to be immersed into a fantasy television show. I have tried many of them but none seem to have amazed me in a way that keeps me coming back episode after episode. I do...
View ArticleBatman (1989): A Guilty Pleasure
Synopsis: The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker. Guilty Pleasure Qualities: Jack Nicholson’s over-the-top performance...
View ArticleBatman Returns (1992): A Guilty Pleasure
Synopsis: When a corrupt businessman and the freakish Penguin plot to take control of Gotham City, only Batman can stop them, while the Catwoman has her own agenda. Guilty Pleasure Qualities: Danny...
View ArticleGhostbusters (1984): A Great Films review
Creating a motion picture that is a mix of different genres must be quite the challenge. The director, along with his crew, has to make sure that all of those genres are given equal and adequate...
View ArticleMan of Steel (2013): A review
A fundamental part of any superhero story is the character’s origin story. The tale of how a human, or in some cases, a super-human, becomes a fully-fledged being with magnificent powers is always one...
View ArticlePacific Rim (2013): A review
Monster movies are a unique breed of disaster films. Not only do you have a whole host of buildings, bridges, and towns obliterated, but you also get giant creatures making sure there is no trace of...
View ArticlePan’s Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno) (2006): A World Cinema mini-review
Director: Guillermo del Toro Trailer: Synopsis: In the fascist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world....
View ArticleThe Little Mermaid (1989): A Great Films mini-review
Directors: Ron Clements and John Musker Trailer: Synopsis: A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain with an unscrupulous sea-witch in order to meet a human prince on land. Mini-review: It is no...
View ArticleLara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001): A Guilty Pleasure
Synopsis: Video game adventuress Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts. Guilty Pleasure Qualities: Angelina Jolie’s...
View ArticleThor: The Dark World (2013): A review
Superhero movies are undoubtedly the most popular franchises in Hollywood nowadays. After the dizzying and stunning success of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy, which were produced by...
View ArticleThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013): A review
After The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey premiered in 2012 and received a lot of positive response from both critics and audiences, it was left to the second film in The Hobbit trilogy to move the epic...
View ArticleGhostbusters (1984): A Great Films review
Creating a motion picture that is a mix of different genres must be quite the challenge. The director, along with his crew, has to make sure that all of those genres are given equal and adequate...
View ArticleThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013): A review
After The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey premiered in 2012 and received a lot of positive response from both critics and audiences, it was left to the second film in The Hobbit trilogy to move the epic...
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