Movie Review Archives

Batman Begins

Don't worry Katie, you may not have Tom but at least you ...

Reviewed Jul 10, 2012

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman. Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

The Amazing Spider-Man

No matter what, can we all agree we're glad the first-per...

Reviewed Jul 6, 2012

Peter Parker is an outcast high schooler abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Spider-Man 3

Venom ate somebody's brain it appears...

Reviewed Jul 2, 2012

The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers are altered by an alien organism, his alter ego, Peter Parker, deals with nemesis Eddie Brock and also gets caught up in a love triangle. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Spider-Man 2

Go get it, tiger!

Reviewed Jun 29, 2012

Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a girl he's loved since childhood. A certain anger begins to brew in his best friend Harry Osborn as well... Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Spider-Man

Come into my podcast, said the Spider-Man to the fly.

Reviewed Jun 26, 2012

After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man. Genres: Action, Science Fiction

Spider-Man: The Dragon’s Challenge

Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever '70s stuntmen can...

Reviewed Jun 22, 2012

Spider-Man goes to China to help an official accused of World War II treachery. Two episodes of the TV series "Spider Man" edited together and released as a feature. Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, TV Movie

Spider-Man

Take your allergy medicine before listening!

Reviewed Jun 19, 2012

When an extortionist threatens to force a multi-suicide unless a huge ransom is paid, only Peter Parker can stop him with his new powers as Spider-Man. Genres: Action, Crime, Science Fiction

Prometheus

Are our hosts Prometheus or Antimetheus?

Reviewed Jun 10, 2012

A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race. Genres: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

Brown Arrow

Batman & Robin

Cool Podcast!

Reviewed Jun 7, 2012

Batman and his sidekick Robin attempt to the foil the sinister schemes of a deranged set of new villains, most notably the melancholy Mr. Freeze, who wants to make Gotham City into an arctic region, and the sultry Poison Ivy, a botanical femme fatale. As the Dynamic Duo contend with these bad guys, a third hero, Batgirl, joins the ranks of the city's crime-fighters. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Batman Forever

Podcast-gasm!

Reviewed Jun 5, 2012

Batman faces off against two foes: the schizophrenic, horribly scarred former District Attorney Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face, and the Riddler, a disgruntled ex-Wayne Enterprises inventor seeking revenge against his former employer by unleashing his brain-sucking weapon on Gotham City's residents. As the caped crusader also copes with tortured memories of his parents' murder, he has a new romance, with psychologist Chase Meridian. Genres: Action, Crime, Fantasy

War of the Worlds

...Or War of the Podcast Hosts

Reviewed Jun 1, 2012

Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down. Genres: Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Ok, we did it. We heard your cries.

Reviewed May 31, 2012

Andrea Beaumont leaves her father to return to Gotham, rekindling an old romance with Bruce Wayne. At the same time, a mysterious figure begins to hunt down Gotham's criminals, wrongly implicating Batman in the murders. Now on the run from the law, Batman must find and stop the culprit, while also navigating his relationship with Andrea. Genres: Animation, Crime, Mystery

Batman Returns

Batman Returned this summer Christmas gift, can I?

Reviewed May 29, 2012

The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck to topple the Batman once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant Selina Kyle finds out, and Shreck tries to kill her, she's transformed into the sexy Catwoman. She teams up with the Penguin and Shreck to destroy Batman, but sparks fly unexpectedly when she confronts the caped crusader. Genres: Action, Fantasy

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Yoda is in E.T., then E.T. is in Phantom Menace. Yes, thi...

Reviewed May 25, 2012

An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home. Genres: Adventure, Family, Science Fiction

Batman

I have given a name to my podcast, and it is Now Playing

Reviewed May 22, 2012

Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman known as 'The Joker' seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale. Genres: Action, Crime, Fantasy

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

This podcast means something. This is important.

Reviewed May 18, 2012

After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen. Genres: Drama, Science Fiction

Batman

Na Na Na Na Na Now Playing!

Reviewed May 15, 2012

The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people. Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime

Alien Resurrection

Ripley is a little bit taller, and now she is a baller, a...

Reviewed May 11, 2012

Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises … as are the new aliens. Ripley must team with a band of smugglers to keep the creatures from reaching Earth. Genres: Action, Horror, Science Fiction

The Avengers

Avengers the Alien Slayers

Reviewed May 6, 2012

When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins! Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Alien³

Nothing Compares 2 Sigourney

Reviewed May 4, 2012

After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can. Genres: Action, Horror, Science Fiction

Captain America: The First Avenger

Raiders of the Lost Tesseract

Reviewed May 1, 2012

During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Aliens

The Bitch is Back

Reviewed Apr 27, 2012

Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426. Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

Thor

Once more unto the bifrost, dear friends, once more.

Reviewed Apr 24, 2012

Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth. Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Alien

Mother's Milk

Reviewed Apr 20, 2012

During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed. Genres: Horror, Science Fiction