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The Five Greatest Pre-J.J. Abrams Star Trek Movie Scenes
With the release of the second Star Trek feature from director J.J. Abrams, Star Trek Into Darkness, earlier this summer it seems like as good a time as any to have some fun and remember the best Star Trek movie scenes from earlier films that are, well, just plain fun. I would assume that by now, you’ve at the very least seen one of the Abrams-helmed Star Trek films. Critical reaction for Star Tre...[Read More]
Movie Review: Fruitvale Station
The timely Fruitvale Station tells the story of a day in the life of Oscar Grant and the events leading up to his fatal shooting on the subway. Not only does the social climate in which the film is released give it a heightened gravitas, but a singular performance by Michael B. Jordan elevates Fruitvale Station to a level it might not have achieved had the lead role not been in such capable hands....[Read More]
Movie Review: Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
I think the critique of this film is best said as follows: If Rick Riordan’s prequel, Percy Jackson: Lightning Thief is given a rating of good to fair, then Riordan’s Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters would be classified somewhere between fair to poor. Maybe three years between films is too long. I had some high hopes for this adventure/fantasy, but was fairly disappointed by the mediocre special eff...[Read More]