Blogcritics Author: K. L. Connie Wang

Movie Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

K. L. Connie Wang — Sun, 25 May 2008 10:05:54 EDT

Indy may not have retired but perhaps the franchise should...
A little more rugged and world-weary but still as handsome as when we were first introduced to him in The Raiders of the Lost Ark, Professor Henry “Indiana” Jones is back in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Now a card-carrying member of the AARP, things run a little more slowly and the over the hill jokes are a must....

Movie Review: Iron Man

K. L. Connie Wang — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:03:54 EDT

Robert Downey Jr. + buff bod = Iron Man!
How can studios make a movie about terrorists and not have X, Y or Z groups protesting it? Easy! Send in a superhero to kick butt and take no prisoners! Such is the case for Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment’s new summer blockbuster, Iron Man.Requisite billionaire and tech genius Tony Stark (a nicely buffed Robert Downey Jr.) has...

Movie Review: Nim's Island

K. L. Connie Wang — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:17:03 EDT

Jodie Foster back in a comedic role? I'm there!
I had high hopes for Nim’s Island. Jodie Foster in a comedic role? Her acting in Freaky Friday is still way better than any of the versions that came after (sorry, Lohan, you don’t mess with the Foster). Years of doing serious roles in films like Flightplan, The Accused, The Brave One, Silence of the Lambs – how refreshing...

Movie Review: Enchanted

K. L. Connie Wang — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:00:46 EST

So if you're a tween girl, you'll love this movie. If you're not, you might want to bring your daughter or niece along and experience it through her eyes.
If I were a tween, I would have given this movie an A+++!!!! and another A++ if Zac Efron were in it. As I am a full-grown adult and much jaded by life and relationships, I had to give Enchanted (directed by Kevin Lima) a much lower grade. When an animated Princess Giselle meets her true love, Prince Edward, in their fairytale world of...

TV Review: Heroes - "The Line"

K. L. Connie Wang — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:37:52 EDT

Neat how the chapter title �The Line� was next to the police tape where it says �Do not cross.�
We open the ep in Ireland. Peter tells Caitlin he’s going to Montreal. She’s going with him because she intends to kill Elle when she sees her.Save the Ozone, Save the World... Back in high school, Claire is trying out for the cheerleading team with a cheer about planting trees that doesn’t even rhyme. Debbie, the head...

TV Review: Torchwood - "Greeks Bearing Gifts"

K. L. Connie Wang — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:58:45 EDT

Do you think the writers read David Eddings?
It’s early 19th century Cardiff. A prostitute named Mary and an English officer go off into the woods for a little slap and tickle. With a newfound sense of propriety, the officer slaps Mary. She scratches his face in response and runs away, the officer giving chase. She runs toward a glowing light ahead. The officer catches up to her...

TV Review: Torchwood - "They Keep Killing Suzie"

K. L. Connie Wang — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:18:02 EDT

A convoluted but entertaining episode of this very X-Files-y series.
The team arrives at a crime scene at a suburban home. The homeowners were found in their bed, throats slashed. A similar murder happened the previous day, though this crime scene has the word “TORCHWOOD” written in blood on the wall.There doesn’t seem to be any connection between the vics. In analyzing a sample of the...

TV Review: Heroes - "Fight or Flight"

K. L. Connie Wang — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:01:56 EDT

This episode seemed to drag a little for me. I�m feeling like I did watching the second season of Lost.
Molly is feverish and won’t wake up. Mo is more than a little pissed at Matt for making her look for her dad, the Nightmare Man. Matt’s afraid to go see his father since he hasn’t seen him in 25 years. Gee, Matt, gotta say, I don’t feel sorry for ya. Buck up and confront your dad! Mo gives him a piece of his mind, but...

TV Review: Heroes - "The Kindness of Strangers"

K. L. Connie Wang — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:17:53 EDT

Not the best episode and I totally missed Hiro not being in this one, but I guess he can't be in all of them.
Noah is worried about the eighth painting which shows him dead/injured and Claire with another off in the background. He questions Claire to see if she’s dating and she lies to him and tells him she’s not.Over in NYC, Molly wakes up screaming from her nightmare. Slimmer now that he’s on Weight Watchers, Matt gets to her first...

TV Review: Torchwood - "Countrycide"

K. L. Connie Wang — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:45:52 EDT

... very X-Files-ish in its concept and execution.
A young woman drives on a lonely country road at night. She sees a body in the road and stops. She exits the vehicle and approaches it but finds it’s just a pile of clothes. She gets back into her car but finds her keys missing and her tires flat. Her car remote activates, unlocking the doors while a hooded figure comes and attacks.The...