Author Archive for Paul Peterson
The over the hill gang on steroids
Before I get to my review of The Expendables 2, I wanted to take a moment to note the passing of director Tony Scott who apparently jumped to his death from a suspension bridge in Los Angeles Harbour. Stories are emerging that he had inoperable brain cancer but that has yet to be confirmed. What […]
Hope Springs is warm and fuzzy funny
Part of my process for writing this column involves reading a couple of other reviews, doing some research, tracking down some trivia and then putting words on a page. It amazes me how much of a drop off there is when there isn’t a review by Roger Ebert I don’t even know who the next […]
Ted cute and cuddly but no part plays over to a family audience
Well, the run-away comedy hit of the summer involves a hard drinking, hard living, racist, sexist 2 1/2 foot bundle of joy named Ted. He’s what Adam Sandler would be if he was stuffed and made of terrycloth, and it’s the latest offering from the alleged comedic genius of Seth MacFarlane, he of Family Guy […]
There’s an interesting movie under all that beefcake (but oh, the horror)
Well it’s been a summer of different films and I like the variety. So far, my favorite is The Dark Knight Rises in terms of craftsmanship, and Rock of Ages for sheer fun, and I’m nominating Magic Mike for least favorite and most alarming trend in movie making this summer: full frontal male nudity. OK, […]
Life dictating art – It wasn’t the film that killed these people
There was a tragedy in Colorado early Friday morning. A clearly disturbed man opened fire with an automatic weapon on a theater audience attending a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises. Twelve people were murdered, and the injured numbered in the 70s. The loss of life would have been greater if his mail order […]
MIB 3 a great summer movie
It’s been a busy summer and this past week was fraught with misadventure as my computer crashed and I had to try and recover all of that nonsense, but it’s a new week and a new day and I’m still no closer to any level of organization but of course that has nothing to do […]
Spidey senses say this will be a hit
Well, The Amazing Spiderman rolled out to the tune of 140 million in its first full week and while it’s really well done, I can only answer 4 of the 5 journalist’s questions. I know the who, what where and when, I just can’t figure out the why. Oh wait, it opened to 140 million. […]
Brave and Rock of Ages just a lot of fun
There are lots of summer activities that can cover an entire continuum of fun and content. For instance going to the beach is not the same as going to the Dali museum but they’re both fun things to do in Florida. Not everything has to be deep and meaningful. Some stuff can just be fun. […]
Top 10, err… 12 best animated movies
So I have this little review for Madagascar 3. The stars are getting bigger, but the story line is shrinking. It’s funny, and cute and the audience liked it. Does it need to be more than that? Not really. I like the penguins because attitude is everything and those little flipper dudes have a worldwide […]
The darker side of white
For the last few months we’ve been inundated with rather remarkable previews for Universal Pictures’ Snow White and the Huntsman. It lost the battle for release dates, ceding the first jump to Mirror Mirror, a relatively light-hearted rendering of the classic tale. It focused on outfits and happy endings for the most part. The Huntsman […]
