Category: action
kicking lots of butt
If anyone still thought you could still say “comic book movie” and that the phrase implied a certain sensibility, style, or genre, The Dark Knight has driven the final nail into that cliche-coffin.
WANTED review by James Harleman starring James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, and Morgan Freeman Directed by Timur Bekmambetov Rated R It’s been the eternal question on no one’s lips: what would happen if The Matrix and…
by James Harleman, Cinemagogue Editor-in-Chief “The first Hulk movie was a failure!” “The first one bombed at the box office!” “The previous movie didn’t have enough Hulk!” “The Hulk effects looked like crap!” “Ang Lee’s…
A Review of The Incredible Hulk (audio featured after written review below) Starring Ed Norton, Liv Tyler, and William Hurt Directed by Louis Letterier I can remember my Dad racing home furiously in our Volkswagen…
A review of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull “We’re in the season when life stops giving and starts taking away…” Preppy teenagers cruise along in a 50s roadster, urging the square-jawed…
A review of IRON MAN (PG-13) by James Harleman (for an exploratory audio review of the film taught before a live audience, click HERE). I sat through Black Sabbath’s classic “Iron Man” tune, watching the…
A Review of Doomsday (R) When a movie comes out called Doomsday, it invariably draws ones mind to many other end-of-world films that have graced (or smeared) the silver screen over the last several decades.…
Transcending pulpy paper and kiddie-comics, these global cultural icons have invaded nearly every entertainment medium since the 30s, from radio programs to billion dollar films. As a younger man, I resonated with Batman and the…
Review of The Bourne Ultimatum (with reflections on the Bourne Trilogy) – Audio version below, scroll to bottom – When The Bourne Identity came out, I thoroughly enjoyed its themes. Sure, to some it was…