Blogcritics Author: Kyle Leinen

Movie Review: Kung Fu Panda

Kyle Leinen — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:48:34 EDT

Enjoyment for adults and kids alike in DreamWorks' latest effort.
Blinding the audience due to the pure awesomeness and attractiveness of this film, Kung Fu Panda is the latest animated gem from DreamWorks. It is no accident that this film is the best animated film of 2008 so far. The film contains an all-star cast of voices along with a well-written script to build on. Po (Jack Black) – a big, fumbling...

Movie Review: Sex and the City - The Movie

Kyle Leinen — Mon, 2 Jun 2008 22:09:08 EDT

The film feels like an extended, to-be-continued, five-part episode of the show...
Carrie Bradshaw and her trio of gal pals are back for another New York adventure in Sex and the City: The Movie. Unfamiliar with the ins and outs of the HBO series, my bias against the series is not taken into account when reviewing this film. I am probably not the most knowledgeable person to review such a film. After leaving the theater and...

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

Kyle Leinen — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:45:01 EDT

For the fourth and possibly final installment, Spielberg goes out with as big a bang as he started.
The theater lights dim. All is quiet in anticipation. The Lucasfilm logo appears on screen followed by the old style Paramount logo. The Paramount mountain fades to a groundhog mound seamlessly resurrecting the Indiana Jones saga. Nineteen years have passed since Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, but Steven Spielberg and George Lucas have dug up...

Movie Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Kyle Leinen — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:37:15 EDT

This film is as much for the youngsters as it is for the adults.
The Pevensie children return to the fantasy land of Narnia in this second installment of the classic C.S. Lewis novels. Following 2005's The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is an exciting, action-packed fantasy adventure.If one has not seen The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, a viewer may find...

Movie Review: Speed Racer

Kyle Leinen — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:11:15 EDT

The Wachowskis return in their first directorial feature since the Matrix trilogy.
The Wachowskis return in their first directorial feature since the Matrix trilogy, producing a high-octane thrill ride that is a sight for the eyes. With this film, the Wachowskis attempt to transform the family-film genre the same way they transformed the action genre with the Matrix trilogy. If this is a family film, it's a family that is...