Oz the Great and Powerful
Feb26

Oz the Great and Powerful

130 minutes Rated PG. Quote: I am Oz, the great and powerful! Oscar’s (James Franco) life sucks. Though he knows he’s destined for greatness, he’s stuck as a small-time carnival magician and ladies’ man in rural Kansas. Luckily, just when it looks like he’s doomed to eternal misunderstood schmuckdom, an angry circus strongman chases Oscar into a tornado and the our hero-ish person ends up in the magical...

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Black Swan
Feb25

Black Swan

2010.108 Minutes. Rated R. “What is she doing here?” I was reluctant to watch Black Swan when it was out in theaters, and again after its release. I am always reluctant to watch a movie after it receives so much fanfare. I have only watched a couple of films with Natalie Portman, and I never formed an opinion about her acting. I am not particularly fond of psychological thrillers, either. As fate would have it, I was...

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Ted
Feb06

Ted

Ted 106 minutes. Rated R. John: “I wish I had just gotten a Teddy Ruxpin!” Ted: “Take that back.” When I was younger, I had a stuffed cat named Furball, from the animated 90s series, Tiny Toon Adventures. I wished more than anything that he would come to life. I’m sure most people wished the same thing about their favorite toy (Right? Right???). Ted is writer/director Seth MacFarland’s dream come...

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