42 is the life story of baseball great Jackie Robinson (relative newcomer Chadwich Boseman) and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers by manager Branch Rickey (relative grumpasauras Harrison Ford). Of course, for those that aren’t up on their baseball history, Robinson was the first African American to play in the major league.  Though there was no official policy on behalf of the league, there was an understood “color line,” a so-called ‘gentleman... [Keep Reading]

There’s a lot to like about The Hobbit, but there’s also a lot to scratch your head about.  I already sat through, like, 14 hours of Lord of the Rings material in the last few years, and even the last movie in that franchise stumbled to a close.  Now add the fact that Tolkien’s children’s book, The Hobbit, is actually a pretty short, light-hearted read, unlike the Lord of the Rings trilogy itself.  So why are they expanding The Hobbit into three juggernaut... [Keep Reading]

During the Iranian hostage crisis, a CIA specialist concocts a risky plan involving the cover of a fake movie production to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.Ben Affleck both directs and stars in Argo, a riveting thriller about the craziest secret plan to ever be declassified.  Affleck didn’t keep much street cred after his Good Will Hunting heyday, pumping out movies like Phantoms, Gigli, and Reindeer Games, but in the last few years,... [Keep Reading]

A New York bike messenger with a package to deliver finds himself hunted by a dirty cop who wants it for himself.Premium Rush just barely wormed its way onto my radar, past the “isn’t-this-another-crappy-bike-movie-like-Kevin-Bacon’s-Quicksilver” notion, because it cast several of my favourite actors of the moment.  Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been slowly and smartly climbing his way to the top by choosing excellent scripts, and starring opposite him, is the... [Keep Reading]