Film Reviews

  Elena Morey A&E Editor In 2008, director Rob Minkoff and writer John Fusco created a Chinese-style, Western action film hybrid starring Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Michael Angarano. The “Forbidden Kingdom” is the perfect mix of Western action as well as utilizing Chinese-style combat, …

Brittany Previte Staff Writer Once Upon a Time in Wonderland retains the charm that its parent show, Once Upon a Time, seemingly lost somewhere down the rabbit hole of its second season. Driven by a plucky heroine in the form of a now-adult Alice (Sophie …

Laura Merrell The new movie Romeo & Juliet opened last Friday, and I still can’t decide if I want to see it. I was ecstatic when I first heard they were making another film version, but I find myself hesitant to sit through a movie …

McCarthy shines in lackluster “Identity Thief” Libba Smith A&E Editor   “Identity Thief” is the latest in a string of lazy comedies with clichéd jokes and boring plotlines. Jason Bateman has made quite a career out of playing the uptight businessman, a role he has …

Alex Hiatt Staff Writer I was supposed to see and bring you my thoughts on Taylor Lautner’s post-Twilight star vehicle “Abduction.” Although I’m sure I could have entertained y’all with an acid-glazed lampooning, no opportunity to have some fun picking on an easy target is …

by Kris Fronzak, News Editor The recently released animated film “Rio” from Twentieth Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios film proves that a stellar cast can’t fix inherent unoriginality — but it can make the unoriginality a little more amusing. Relying on a combination of …