Early reviews of National Treasure mentioned that it reminiscent of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code and I thought "Oh okay. Templar treasure. American History. Ok." But then at the beginning of the movie the Disney logo came out and I thought "Oh it's going to be that kind of movie." That kind of movie isn't necessarily bad but an adventure movie that boasts of Indiana Jones like thrills, the ...
Oh wow. Where do you begin? The Incredibles certainly doesn't lack the raves it truly deserves. The short of it - The Incredibles is a family of superheroes forced into supression of their super-abilities. Mr. Incredible, yearning for his glorious past responds to an invitation which promises to make use of his super-abilities without the dire consequences. Unbeknowst (as often the case in superheroics) he was walking into ...
Before picking up this book, I've stopped reading Stephen King. Not because I hated his stories or that as many of his critics would say, that his style is very pedestrian. No, I've stopped reading King because I couldn't keep up with his output. In his prime he came out with probably 2 novels a month it seemed. I didn't have the money nor the time to ...
Director Taylor Hackford does not hold back with his unblinking camera to scrutinize the life of singer Ray Charles. With Jamie Foxx superbly channeling Mr. Charles, the movie traces the rise to fame and the subsequent toll it takes on the life of a young blind boy gifted with unique talents. While most biopics gamely smooths over if not completely ignore ugly episode in the subject's life, Ray ...
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