A Theater Experience

By: Andrew Moran

There was a time when going to the Picture-House, or as people call it now the Movie Theater, was a treat.  In the early days of Cinema, films only used to cost a nickel.  With that nickel you’d get two features, an original experience and an escape from reality.  Now you only get one of those aspects.  Guess which one.

The Kingdom

By: Andrew Moran

3 Stars out of 5 Stars

Starring (Alphabetical Order): Ashraf Barhom, Jason Bateman, Chris Cooper, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Danny Huston, Richard Jenkins, Jeremy Piven & Ali Suliman

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Movie Review: Useless

Christina Olanick

2 ½ Stars out of 5 Stars 

Industrialization sucks for the little guy – it was true in the 18th century and it’s true today. Dickens made us care; Jia Zhang-ke, not so much. Useless is Zhang-ke’s documentary about consumer culture and the fashion industry in China, and its title couldn’t be more appropriate. Though artistically well done, it totally lacks original, thought-provoking substance.

Movie Review: Shoot ‘Em Up

Christina Olanick

4 Stars out of 5 Stars

It might not be in the running for an Oscar, but when it comes to action-packed fun, Shoot ‘Em Up is the best there is. Just as cleverly self-conscious as its title suggests (the perfunctory issue driving the conflict is gun-control) Shoot ‘Em Up makes the most of every convention the genre has to offer.