Review: Where the Wild Things Are

I typed a few words trying to begin this review. Then I deleted them because they didn’t feel right. I tried again, and failed. Yet again, the same thing. What I soon realized is that I’ve never, or very rarely, had this much trouble starting a movie review. Well, what does that say about the [...]

Review: The Invention of Lying

*Shakes head over and over* What happened, Ricky? Did you actually watch the finished product? Don’t you realize how incredibly clever and funny an individual you are? I feel almost ashamed that The Invention of Lying was so awful. I’ve been talking up this movie for months in advance and much more in the past [...]

Review: Paranormal Activity

For a movie that cost an estimated $12,000 – $15,000 to make, Paranormal Activity it certainly is bringing in far more than anyone could have expected, at the box office and in crowd support. You see, this isn’t your typical horror or thriller movie – for two reasons. The first reason is that it’s shot [...]

Review: Zombieland

There have been a lot of good movies this year, a number of them that will stay with me in a very positive way for years to come. But as I looked through the list of movies I’d seen this calendar year, no one film stood out the way Zombieland does. No single film I’ve [...]