TBTS Reviews: Immortals
Oh, Tarsem. You mad genius you… Why don’t you spend a little less money on your striking visuals and a little more on a decent screenwriter? Immortals director Tarsem “Tarsem” Singh has a solid body of...
View ArticleTBTS Reviews: Chronicle
Every so often, a film comes along that spins a tired genre around and gives it a little bit of a shine. These movies have sometimes been massive commercial hits (as the way When Harry Met Sally...
View ArticleTBTS Reviews: Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil
It's not what it looks like: Tudyk, left, with Labine. With all the terrible, terrible films foisted upon unsuspecting cinemaplex goers each year, it’s often surprising and a little saddening when one...
View ArticleTBTS Reviews: Madagascar 3
When you’re the parent of a two year old, you have to watch a lot of ridiculous programming. Some of it is enjoyable (the celebrity cameos of Sesame Street, for example, are always a great deal of fun,...
View ArticleThe Fashionably Late Review: Wanderlust
Fairly ironically, one might be able to blame modern technology for the lack of buzz surrounding David Wain’s counterculture, anti-technology comedy Wanderlust. Whereas these days most of us glean our...
View ArticleTBTS Reviews: Safety Not Guaranteed
I’m not made of wood, people. Give me a compelling story, believable characters with realistic arcs, add a little sweetness and my enjoyment is guaranteed. It shouldn’t work. I mean, come on, a movie...
View ArticleTBTS Reviews: The Twilight Saga, Part 4: Breaking Dawn, Part 1
This is part 4 of a joint mini-review series featuring myself and fellow Tweedie Esquirette. Check out our reviews of Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse. Paulthegeek: Surprisingly little happens for most...
View ArticleTBTS Reviews: Side Effects
Good ol’ Steven Soderbergh. Upon review of his directorial work, it occurs to me that I’ve actually consistently liked his movies. I’m particularly fond of his late-90s/early-2000s output. Movies like...
View ArticleTBTS Fashionably Late Review: Never Let Me Go
(Ed. note: The Fashionably Late Review is a critique of a film released in the last two years — with spoilers, so it can be appropriately reviewed in its entirety. So be warned. If you really wanted to...
View ArticleTBTS Reviews: Mud
I went into this movie almost completely blind, which I almost never do. I don’t do well with movies that I know absolutely nothing about. I need a basic structure, an outline, something to help me...
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