Theatrical Reviews

Iron Man

Adam Quigley — Fri, 16 May 2008 06:47:24 -0500

Give it up for Robert Downey Jr. and director Jon Favreau, the two most unexpected talents to take hold of the comic book movie genre and make it their bitch. And believe me when I say, I mean that in the best way possible.

Horton Hears a Who

Adam Quigley — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:24:15 -0500

The Bank Job

Adam Quigley — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:25:48 -0500

Overly familiar though it may be, the gritty and fun-filled caper flick The Bank Job is a welcome escape from the seemingly endless array of trash that's been delivered thus far by the early 2008 movie season. It's not necessarily the most memorable or spectacular of affairs, but it's packed with enough amusing characters and old school appeal to warrant, if not a trip to the cinema, at least a rental.

Vantage Point

Adam Quigley — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:59:05 -0600

Vantage Point, the latest film in the hey-we're-just-gonna-fuck-you- around-for-90-minutes-instead-of-worrying-about-trivial-stuff-like-story genre, is a movie so inept, it's unable to even deliver on its very straightforward gimmick: to show its events from varying vantage points (in this case, an assassination attempt on the President). It's an admittedly cool device to progress a story, or at least it would be were it serving any actual purpose to the plot.

Jumper

Adam Quigley — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:48:58 -0600

As much as I'd love to tell you that Hollywood's seasonal crapfest—dubbed the "dump months"—has officially ended with JUMPER, the disappointment continues with this middling action sci-fi pic that's, putting it nicely, kind of a mess, and in more harsh terms, a complete fucking snoozefest.