Author Archive for Paul Peterson
Cloudy, with a chance of good rentals to come
So as much as I like Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2, I just can’t find a way to stretch it into a full column. It really is a delightful little animated jewel, although it doesn’t have the same adult appeal that I think we’ve gotten used to thanks to Dreamworks, and Pixar et […]
The Butler – worth the watch
Quality, like water, will always find its own level. The Butler opened to a huge American audience and at first glance seemed to be an American phenomena, however it’s such a good film it crossed over. Starring Forest Whitaker, who won an Academy Award for The Last King of Scotland, (and deserved it hands down), […]
Some pretty good flicks in summer’s rear view mirror
Well, summer is once again in the rear view mirror and so a wrap up column seems to be in order. No cynics, it has nothing to do with the fact that there are no movies worth a second glance right now. Well, maybe a touch. It was a busy summer, especially from the point […]
Elysium – dumb name, good movie
I’ve never been a huge Matt Damon fan. He’s an average actor. Outstanding in Good Will Hunting and adequate in all of those Bournes. He’s one of those actors who can be interesting in a role if the material is good. Luckily Elysium is exactly that. Good material. It just has a stupid name. Set […]
Pacific Rim a giant action-packed surprise
Ok, so one last time, because the sun is setting on the summer, I’m going to tell you what my process is for watching films. This only applies to the drive in but I’m telling you it works. I hang out at the drive in every night for the most part from June until Labor […]
We’re the Millers likeable and funny
So the summer wears on and so does my patience – with the lack of anything that holds my interest and then along comes a fun little film that while it isn’t great, has so many good parts it restores my faith in Hollywood. Ok that’s way too far a reach but We’re The Millers […]
A fun 100 minutes of tricks and good looking people having fun
So, the summer rolls on and to my way of thinking, there are already two films that haven’t performed at the level they were expected to. I think the Man of Steel is well below projections. It’s a good film. I actually enjoyed the first two hours of it but really despised the final 20. […]
White House Down a fun distraction full of s’plosions
OK, so in the middle of a crazy summer and a crazy weekend I took the time to watch White House Down. You may have enjoyed this film the first time it was released and called Die Hard; then earlier this year Olympus Down; then another time when it was The Rock. Then again all […]
Man of Steel – great cast, good story
I think I could spend another column writing about how bad Hangover 3 is, but I would rather do a dissertation on where I hope movies are going. I was watching the Man of Steel for the 3rd or 4th time and I was trying to put my finger on why it felt a little […]
Hangover 3 worse than the second
In keeping with my policy of being a day late and a dollar short, I’ll review The Man of Steel next week because I want to rant about two movies that have already crashed and burned. After Earth is an after-thought. For whatever reason this movie was made, it shouldn’t have been. Filmed almost entirely […]
