Kevin Bacon

Yes, it’s true. Footloose is back. Believe it or not, it’s actually entertaining. All of you lovers of the Kevin Bacon cult classic, I understand why you might be skeptical. A town that bans dancing? That plot element was farfetched even way back in 1984. Well, farfetched or not, the film’s original storyline remains intact in the new 2011 version, along with Bacon’s role of rebe...[Read More]

A multi-generational sex farce with real heart and believable characters anchored by an across-the-board stellar cast, Crazy, Stupid, Love is bound to be one of the surprise sleepers of this year. The bare plot of a loveable loser trying to win back his bored wife with some assistance from a professional Lothario – and the romantic ups-and-downs of several other characters offering a mosaic of lov...[Read More]

The X-Men franchise which, with the inclusion of X-Men: First Class, now boasts five films, started off well with Bryan Singer’s series-launching entries X-Men (2000) and X2 (2003). Then faltered, at least creatively as the box office didn’t seem to suffer, with the third film in the series, X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), and the franchise’s first spin-off, X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). Now, the...[Read More]