Ken Jeong
Movie Review: Ride Along 2
It made sense that we got the buddy cop film Ride Along (2014) starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart. A film for them to work off such different personalities; they always seemed like a perfect duo. Coming from director Tim Story, who should be most remembered for making one of the few misses in the Marvel Universal with Fantastic Four (2004), Ride Along was such an unoriginal ride that it wasted both ...[Read More]
Norm of the North Official Trailer Released
Meet Norm – a not-so-normal polar bear who has taken it upon himself to protect the land he calls home – The Arctic. In the adorable upcoming animated feature, Norm of the North, Norm and his furry sidekicks venture to New York City to stop the big, evil corporations from turning their home into the newest vacation destination. Get a first look at the mischief they’ve rallied up in the film’...[Read More]
Movie Review: The DUFF
It behooves me to say, before we begin, that I am nowhere near the target audience for The DUFF. There is very little to make one feel old like watching high school students’ lives in upheaval when forced to give up their smartphones, when cell phones without all the bells and whistles were the big thing when I was at that age. And yet, despite this glimpse into the grim passage of time and cultur...[Read More]
An Eleven-Year-Old Film Critic Reviews Despicable Me 2
I really like this movie! It was awesome, cool, hilarious, and sad. In Despicable Me 2, Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) finds a new nemesis and battles him in the movie. Sadly Gru’s minions are pulled into the situation and Gru needs to rescue them. To start the movie off, a secret laboratory is stolen by a giant magnet controlled by Gru’s nemesis. At the same time Gru is celebrating Agnes’s (voiced ...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: The Unlikely Heroes Return in Kick-Ass 2
We’re most of the way through March, and that means the beginning of spring is (hopefully) just around the corner. But while we wait for the warmer weather, there are still new movie trailers for us to watch. This week’s Trailer Trashin’ looks at the red band first trailer for the offbeat superhero sequel Kick-Ass 2. Premise: After the insane bravery of Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Joh...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Class is Now in Session at Monsters University
It’s almost here, dear readers. With the Academy Awards this coming weekend, we’re almost to the end of February and the beginning of the season for what will hopefully be good movies. This week’s Trailer Trashin’ takes a look at one of those upcoming releases, with the new UK trailer for Pixar’s Monsters University. Premise: Set about ten years before the events of M...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Pixar Enters the Prequel Game with Monsters University
Well, faithful readers, this is a day I’ve awaited since I started writing this column – I finally get to write about a Pixar movie! This week brings us the first teaser for the first Pixar prequel, Monsters University. Premise: Set about ten years before the events of Monsters, Inc., this is the story of how James P. “Sulley” Sullivan and Mike Wazowski met during their college days at the U...[Read More]
Movie Review: Zookeeper
If the goal of the lead actor, Kevin James, and director, Frank Coraci, of Zookeeper was to make a better movie than Paul Blart, Mall Cop, they succeeded. This movie is indeed better than earlier Kevin James outings. If an audience’s goal is to see something light and fun that is out of the superhero genre that seems to have taken over the multiplexes this year, then they should give it a shot. If...[Read More]
Movie Review: Transformers: Dark of the Moon
It appears as if third time’s a charm for Michael Bay when it comes to the Transformers franchise. After a promising first film, and an absolutely dreadful sequel, Transformers: Dark of the Moon stands out as the best film in the series. Besides being a welcome addition to the Transformers canon, Bay’s third stab at the franchise also features some of the best 3-D work since Avatar, which is refre...[Read More]
Movie Review: The Hangover Part II
After watching The Hangover Part II, I think it’s fair to compare it stylistically to a horror movie sequel. For instance, in this installment of The Hangover, the stakes are higher (body counts are always higher in horror sequels), and the death scenes are much more elaborate, dark and brutal (this incarnation of The Hangover loses some of the playful vulgarity of the original and trades it in fo...[Read More]