‘Jupiter’s Legacy’ Review: Netflix wades into the superhero genre, but never ventures from the shallows

In an era brimming with superhero movies and television shows, studios seem to be at war with one another competing for the next big hit. Netflix’s newest Jupiter’s Legacy presents all the promise in the world, then falls short of…

Transformers: The Last Knight Super Bowl Spot Brings Chaos

As a part of the deluge of film TV spots released during the Super Bowl, we have received another look at what appears to be the final Transformers movie helmed by Michael Bay, though that’s been said before. The plot…

Movie Review: ‘Misconduct’

The best scene in Shintaro Shimosawa’s Misconduct comes about one-third of the way in. Hotshot lawyer Ben (Josh Duhamel) has been handed the keys to a multi-billion dollar class action lawsuit against a corrupt pharmaceutical company which tampered with recent…

Movie Review – ‘Lost in the Sun’

First, he teaches him how to drive: “No, you gotta get it up to 50, 60, even 70 miles per hour!” Then, he’s teaching him how to shoot a gun: “the first rule of gun fightin’ is havin’ a gun.”…

Shane’s Movie Review: ‘Safe Haven’

Any new movie that has been derived from a novel by Nicholas Sparks, author of the all-time go-to romantic film of the last decade The Notebook, among other similarly themed tear jerkers, is destined to be another instant excuse for…

This Month in Film: February 2013 Releases

We survived January which wasn’t a terrible month, but still pretty lackluster. As we move into February, the releases get a tiny bit more interesting. Sure, we have the action movies that will land on President’s Day weekend and the…

Film Review: “Life As We Know It”

Hollywood has brought out another typical romantic comedy with “Life As We Know It.” However, it was not as excruciating to watch as other romantic comedies can usually be. In “Life,” Holly (Katherine Heigl) and Messer (Josh Duhamel) do not…