[Click below to hear the audio version of this review which aired on WAMD 970 AM.] [audio:http://www.daggerpress.com/wp-content/uploads/Crazy-Stupid-Love-movie-review.mp3|titles=Crazy Stupid Love movie review] With a title that gets straight to the heart of the matter, “Crazy Stupid Love,” makes for a surprisingly funny romantic comedy. A lack of restraint to one story line works both for and […]
Film Vault and Reel News: Graphic Art House Director Gaspar Noé; Cowboys and Aliens, Crazy-Stupid-Love, Smurfs in Theaters
The Film Vault is a monthly feature designed to showcase critically-acclaimed films that had limited commercial release and/or success. Each feature highlights films that focus on a specific theme, genre, or technique designed to provide a greater understanding of film as an entertainment and art form. One of the marquees of a great director is […]
Dagger Movie Night: Transformers – Dark of the Moon; Explosions, Scantily-Clad Female Leads, Intense Action Sequences, But Really Bad
Michael Bay is back for another installment of “VH1’s Behind the Music: Tawney Kitaen”… er, I mean Transformers. While not as abysmally horrible as its predecessor, little has improved. The Autobots Bumblebee, Ratchet, Ironhide and Sideswipe, led by Optimus Prime, are back in action, taking on the evil Decepticons, who are determined to avenge their […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Super 8”
Fans of “Lost” can rejoice – J.J. Abrams is capable of bringing that series’ same type of storytelling to the big screen. Mysterious and tense, “Super 8” is a successful throwback to producer Steven Spielberg’s early work. In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train […]
Dagger Movie Night: “The Tree of Life”
Terrence Malick’s fifth major motion picture and winner of the 2011 Palme d’Or from the Cannes Film Festival, “The Tree of Life” does not disappoint, but might not be for all audiences. The impressionistic story of a Midwestern family in the 1950’s, the film follows the journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”
[Click below to hear the audio version of this review which aired on WAMD 970 AM.] [audio:http://www.daggerpress.com/wp-content/uploads/051911_DAGGER-MOVIE-REVIEW-1.mp3|titles=051911_DAGGER MOVIE REVIEW (1)] Everyone’s favorite pirate reprises his role for the fourth installment of the series. This outing marks a return to the pulpy action of the first movie that launched the franchise. While not the best of […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Thor” – See It, and Enjoy the Best Stan Lee Cameo in Any Comic Book Film to Date (UPDATED w/AUDIO)
[Click below to hear the audio version of this review which aired on WAMD 970 AM.] [audio:http://www.daggerpress.com/wp-content/uploads/DAGGER_THOR-MOVIE-REVIEW.mp3|titles=DAGGER_THOR MOVIE REVIEW] The latest installment in Marvel Studios’ buildup to the highly anticipated “Avengers” film next year, “Thor” provides plenty of backstory but leaves the casual comic book movie fan wondering if it added anything to the pending […]
Getting There: The Plumpton Park Zoo Documentary
The scene is set, actors are in their places, and Jimmy, the star of the production, is ready for his close up. It’s a good thing the film crew brought their zoom lens. Jimmy, a giraffe, is among the many animals who live at Plumpton Park Zoo in Cecil County, and who star in a […]
