Michael Pena
Movie Review: A Working Man
While "A Working Man" may not prove to be the epitome of this category of film, it certainly is one of the more entertaining entries into the genre.
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Trailer Trashin’: The End of the World is Nigh in ‘Moonfall’
It has been quite a long time since CinemaNerdz has been graced with a timely installment of Trailer Trashin’ to be sure. But, never fear, we’re back and hoping to start a new dialogue of trailer discussion with you all. This week, we take a look at the latest trailer from the action/adventure/science fiction film Moonfall. Premise: In Moonfall, a mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit ar...[Read More]
Movie Review: Dora and the Lost City of Gold
The popular "Dora the Explorer" gets the live-action treatment in this family-fun adventure that explores the challenges of surviving high school...and the jungle!
Movie Review: Ant-Man
The summer isn’t over yet, there’s still time for more Marvel action. As if the second Avengers movie wasn’t enough, we now have another entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) entitled Ant-Man. Don’t worry. You may not have ever heard of him. It’s understandable. Don’t feel bad about it. The film was written, and re-written, by Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Adam McKay, and Paul Rudd. The film...[Read More]
Movie Review: Fury
Fury is a film about an American tanker unit during the last stretch of WWII in 1945. The Allies are well into Germany at this point and only the real fanatics, primarily the SS units, are the major problem. However, being fanatics the fighting is particularly intense as it is the phase of the war where the German soldiers are protecting the fatherland itself. Fierce resistance is an understatemen...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: David O. Russell Gets Groovy with American Hustle
Hello again, dear readers. I hope at least some of you got out to see Machete Kills over the weekend – we need to get those box office numbers up! But moving on from films paying tribute to the 1970s to films actually set in the 1970s, this week’s new installment of Trailer Trashin’ takes a look at David O. Russell’s upcoming period drama American Hustle. Premise: Brilliant con m...[Read More]
Movie Review: Gangster Squad
While certainly loud, somewhat sexy, and decked out in all the accurate aesthetic trappings of 1930s Los Angeles, Gangster Squad turns out to be merely a dim cousin to sincere works like L.A. Confidential or Michael Mann’s intimate Public Enemies due to a battery of corny, faux-noir line readings and the bludgeoning candy-gore sensibility of Zombieland and 30 Minutes or Less director Ruben Fleisch...[Read More]
Movie Review: Tower Heist
Tower Heist is a timely action comedy about the seething discontent felt by so many after the financial collapse and the revelations detailing Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme to relieve countless investors of their portfolios, retirement parachutes, and children’s piggybank contents. Tower Heist arrives just as disenfranchised U.S. citizens have taken to the streets in the “Occupy” movement, offering...[Read More]