Running Time: 1 hour, 58 minutes Rating: PG-13 Director: Jon Favreau Quick Impressions: I went into this movie with no expectations. To be more honest, I expected to write a bad review of a cinematic train wreck. I’ve long been suspicious of Cowboys and Aliens because of its much touted …
Running Time: 2 hours Rating: R Director: Will Gluck Quick Impressions: The movie was great, though I find myself wondering why we had to sit through five fairly intense horror previews before watching it. I’ve wanted to see this movie since I first heard about it back in January in …
Running Time: 1 hour, 9 minutes (but some of that, surely, includes the cartoon short “The Ballad of Nessie”) Rating: G Director: Steven J. Anderson, Don Hall Quick Impressions: I didn’t know what to expect from Winnie the Pooh. The original 1960s short features have such timeless charm that I …
Running Time: 2 hours, 4 minutes Rating: PG-13 Director: Joe Johnston Disclaimer: I have never read any Captain America comics. Quick Impressions: I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this movie. Having recently made The Wolfman, director Joe Johnston does not exactly have a glowing track record, but so …
Running Time: 2 hours, 5 minutes Rating: PG-13 Director: David Yates Quick Impressions: As someone who has read all seven books and seen all seven of the previous films, I approached Deathly Hallows less as a summer blockbuster than as the final piece of a cultural phenomenon, transcending cinema. Not …
Running Time: 2 hours, 37 minutes Rating: PG-13 Director: Michael Bay Quick Impressions: Dark of the Moon was a lot better than Revenge of the Fallen in that it was less all-over-the-place and seemed to have a more focused and coherent story. Still, from my perspective, every Transformers movie has …
Running Time: 2 hours, 5 minutes Rating: R Director: Paul Feig Quick Impressions: I love Kristen Wiig on Saturday Night Live, and I’ve long felt that her movie roles don’t effectively showcase her talent, so I’m thrilled that she got to co-write this movie and create a role that played …
Running Time: 1 hour, 53 minutes Rating: G Director: John Lasseter Quick Impressions: The original Cars is, by far, my least favorite Pixar film, but I was kind of excited about the sequel because I heard it focused more on Mater (my favorite character) and had a Hitchcockian plot. Overall, …
Running Time: 1 hr, 45 minutes Rating: PG-13 Director: Martin Campbell Quick Impressions: I went into this movie with expectations that could not have been lower. As a young child, I loved Super Friends cartoons, and the Green Lantern was my favorite member of the Justice League (aside from the …
Running Time: 1 hr, 52 minutes Rating: PG-13 Director: J.J. Abrams Quick Impressions: I’ve been excited about this movie for over a year. Long has it been my number one must-see for 2011. Amazingly (given the limited information revealed in trailers) the film delivered exactly what I expected. Equal parts …
