Tag: movies

  • On The Hobbit 3 and Lengthy Film Adaptations

    People like to complain that film adaptations of novels almost never do the books justice. The biggest issue is movies cutting story lines, important scenes and even characters that feature in their source books. Sometimes this is because movies are too short to pack in everything. Other times, it’s about scenes in novels just not lending themselves…

  • The Dark Knight Rises Review: Bruce Wayne is the Star Again

    The Dark Knight Rises may not have the most compelling conflict in Nolan’s Batman trilogy, but it has all the character depth and creativity that I love about Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Like The Dark Knight before it, The Dark Knight Rises gives the villain a compelling amount of screentime. This time around, that villain is Bane, a man…

  • Star Trek on the Big Screen!

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    A chance to be nerdy in public is on the horizon! It will be in a darkened theater, but I’m still excited about it. If you’re in the mood to unleash your inner trekkie, keep an eye out for Star Trek airing at your local Cinemark theater on Monday, July 23. In honor of The Next Generation’s 25th anniversary, Cinemark…