Category: Movie Review

Dimitri shares his thoughts on the new movies opening in theatres as well as new DVD releases, long forgotten classics, and hidden gems from the vault.

Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 3.5

A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas (2011)

I confess to counting the Harold and Kumar franchise among my top guilty pleasures. I even hesitate to use the term because I find…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 3.5

About Last Night (2014)

Would it be insensitive to suggest that, ever since Tyler Perry came to the scene, every Hollywood production targeting African Americans has looked pretty…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 1.5

After Earth (2013)

Much will be said of M. Night Shyamalan managing once again to deliver the worst movie of the summer, and, sure enough, as both…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 3.5

Annie (2014)

It seems I’m the only critic on the World Wide Web to like Will Gluck’s update of Annie. In my defense, I may also…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 1.0

Another Cinderella Story (2008)

Let’s face it. You don’t watch a movie called Another Cinderella Story for innovation and compelling drama. As its title indicates, the teen rom-com…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 4.5

April Fool’s Day (1986)

After an unnecessary sequence wherein four of our heroes goof around in front of a camera, no doubt to pad the runtime, April Fool’s…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 3.0

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

With the bigwigs at Disney harnessing the full power of synergistic hype, it’s become difficult to separate the Marvel movies from their media coverage….

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 3.5

Batman (1989)

Thought I’ve never much cared for it, Tim Burton’s Batman is sure to please those willing to overlook its adolescent excesses. The motion picture…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 4.5

Batman Begins (2005)

I could spend days analysing each scene in Batman Begins, explaining why the film constitutes a perfect origin story for the Dark Knight. After…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 1.5

Battle of the Year (2013)

Ever since Step Up 3D took the world by storm in 2010, Hollywood producers have assaulted us with the likes of Go for It…

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