The Hunger Games review: Satisfying dystopian

I think it’s important to judge The Hunger Games first and foremost as a movie rather than as an adaptation of the book. Fans who incessantly complain about every change that occurs from page to screen will have much to talk about in this film adaptation of the popular young adult novel, and already it…

Django Unchained review: A simple, bloody good time

Django Unchained is a Quentin Tarantino western film, and anyone familiar with the director’s work should know exactly what to expect from that description alone. Just about everything we love (or hate) about Tarantino is on display here: the witty dialogue, the moments of dark humor, the music, the over the top violence, and of…

21 Jump Street: The best, most heartfelt comedy in years

[Originally published at TheHuntingtonian.com] 21 Jump Street sounds like a terrible idea on paper: a big screen adaptation of a mostly forgotten ABC TV series from the ‘80s. Was anyone really clamoring for that? Was there any reason to adapt that into a feature film in 2012? It sounds like just another example of Hollywood…