In short, Godzilla is a disaster. It can’t decide if it’s a human melodrama, a deeply-philosophical exploration of human war culture, or a summer popcorn-flick designed to provide base-level fun.
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Movie Review: ‘Godzilla’ (2014)
The filmmakers should be highly commended for making this solid action drama feel natural .
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Mom’s Night Out’
This film has genuine moments, great comedy, and authentic situations that won’t make you feel uncomfortable.
Read More »Playstation 4 Review: ‘Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn’
This is the best online Final Fantasy game yet and offers an vivid HD experience, but is unlikely to win over many converts.
Read More »PC Game Review: ‘The Wolf Among Us: Episode 3 – A Crooked Mile’
'A Crooked Mile' is the best episode yet, but my desire to complete the series has now been mostly reduced to idle curiosity.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’
If you’re a fan of Peter Jackson’s treatment of Tolkien’s work, there’s no reason not to pick this up right away.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Fargo’
I have been a fan Coen Brothers movies since I saw Raising Arizona, in the 1980s. The 1996 Academy Award winning film Fargo is one of my all-time favorite movies, though a couple others of their films also populate my top ten. Fargo marks the brothers’ return to their home state …
Read More »Playstation 3 Review: ‘Final Fantasy X/ X-2 HD Remaster’
If you loved either of these games on the Playstation 2, you will probably love them even more in HD, but the classic JRPG game mechanics might be too much for some modern gamers.
Read More »DVD Review: ‘Monsters – The Complete Series’
At over 25 hours in length, horror fans should certainly give Monsters: The Complete Series some consideration. It's a faithful chronology of the classic nineteen eighties show.
Read More »Playstation 3 Review: ‘Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2’
It's hard to recommend 'Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2' to anyone except those that really loved the first game. The narrative is difficult enough to get a handle on, but most of the new gameplay additions seem even more contrived.
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