Cole Smithey - Reviews

Man of Steel

Cole Smithey — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:43:40 -0400

Illegal Alien Superman the Underdog “Man of Steel” delivers a fresh approach to the shop-worn Origin of Superman narrative (originally published in 1938). Alas, fresh is not enough. State-of-the-art special effects are deployed to deliver the double theme of xenophobia manifested through eugenics — reference...

Much Ado About Nothing

Cole Smithey — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:06:31 -0400

Canned Shakespeare Joss Whedon Falls on His Sword Joss Whedon’s sophomoric attempt at swimming in Kenneth Branagh’s waters of expertise — namely adapting Shakespeare plays to film — is akin to watching a wet cat lick itself dry. Curiosity succumbs to forced acting. Filmed in...

Now You See Me

Cole Smithey — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 15:29:23 -0400

This convoluted shell game of a movie loses track of its own objectives.

Freddy Got Fingered — CLASSIC FILM PICK

Cole Smithey — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:03:05 -0400

In this sadly unloved comedy, class clown extraordinaire Tom Green brings his anti-establishment performance art comedy to a recurring boil with a movie that combines a punk rock esthetic with acted-out cartoon abandon.

THE GREAT GATSBY

Cole Smithey — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:21:30 -0400

Gatsby In Hell Flames of Incompetence Devour Baz Luhrmann Baz Luhrmann’s bastardization of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel is a demeaning travesty. This film represents a sin against cinema and literature of cataclysmic proportions. Toxic rather than intoxicating, the movie breaks a fundamental rule of modern...

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS

Cole Smithey — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:29:59 -0400

“Star Trek Into Darkness” is a lot of movie. It gets personalities and dialogue right, but lets gigantic plot problems slide around like ocean-bound rubber duckies on an oil slick.

KISS OF THE DAMNED

Cole Smithey — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:04:54 -0400

Blood Feast Xan Cassavetes Sinks Her Teeth In Vampires are by definition a retro construct. Living forever means always looking back. The future is merely a continuing cycle of corruption and death. Flesh-and-blood is the only reliable thing around. In cinema, vampire stories have served...