There are very few blockbusters that manage to truly captivate an entire audience; to lift every member out of their seats for a truly magical and exciting experience that will leave a lasting impression which then drives you back to the theater for round two. The Avengersis one of those films and for a variety of reasons.
When Loki (Tom Hiddleston) comes to earth and steals the tesseract aka cosmic cube from S.H.I.E.L.D.’s headquarters and threatens the earth with an extraterrestrial army, Nick fury calls upon Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Black Widow (Scarlet Johansson), Captain America (Chris Evans) and Hawk Eye (Jeremy Renner), the only heroes who can help him prevent the world from being conquered.
Kicking off the blockbuster season is The Avengers, which brings together Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Captain America (Chris Evans), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) and the only one without a major movie role to date, Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner). Writer/director Joss Whedon is known mostly for his creation of TV shows: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly and Angel, and the cult sci-fi film, Serenity, which he also directed, and his gift for character development is put to the test with The Avengers, as it has to appeal to newcomers as well as fans of all the previous films. The result is a really fun film that’s is jam-packed with action and a story that is believable enough to get by.
Check out Alex and Melissa’s review of The Five-Year Engagement starring Emily Blunt and Jason Segal. Both agree it’s hilarious and should be seen this weekend.
In the latest attempt to turn historical persons into action figures, director James McTeigue (V for Vendetta, Ninja Assassin) show us just how right you were when you first thought, “That sounds like a bad idea.” Leading the cast (in the role of Edgar Allen Poe) is the legendary John Cusack who is well known for his other action thrillers like Being John Malcovich and High Fidelity. Other cast members include Luke Evans (The Immortals), Alice Eve (She’s Out of My League), and Brendan Gleeson (28 Days Later)
Why has it taken so long to set a Jason Statham movie in New York City? Statham, seemingly the last of the dying breed of kick-ass action heroes, plays his typical subdued Daniel Craig Bond-meets-John McClane character in Safe, and that’s only part of the reason why it’s a hell of a lot of fun. What keeps Statham’s movies so fresh is that his character is always thrown into a different set of compelling circumstances — and Safe is no exception.
Not only do I think Richard Linklater‘s Dazed and Confused is one of the best high school movies ever made (side-by-side with American Graffiti, of course), but more impressively Linklater has never made a bad film. Yes, while he has had his ups and downs and has come a long way since his indie darling days with 1991′s Slacker, Linklater’s movies are never uninteresting and frequently push the boundaries of presenting an interesting story on screen. Bernie is another example of this, as Linklater has done what would be impossible in the hands of a lesser filmmaker: he has taken a horrific real-life murder case and turned it into… well, a very funny comedy.
Check out Brett and Alex’s reviews of Sound of My Voice.
From April 18-29th, Team Movie Buzzers [Chris, Melissa and Alex] will be taking the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival by storm. We’ll be giving you the low down on what’s going on at the fest and what you should consider seeing or avoiding. We’ve got reviews out the wazoo ready for your eyes and we’ll also have some video interviews to share with you as well.
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This past week, Sony has been releasing vignettes which have featured Joseph Gordon Levitt and director Rian Johnson talking about their upcoming film Looper. The first two came out early this week and you can check them out here. Today we have the third and final vignette as well...
One of the best crime films I’ve ever seen was Jacques Audiard’s prison drama, A Prophet. It’s a phenomenal film that stole my heart and ever since then I’ve been waiting to see the man’s next film. His next feature, titled Rust & Bone (De rouille et d’os), has been...
