Movie Review: Salt
Despite a pretty ludicrous plot, “Salt” is pretty fun the whole way through. Jolie great and the action set pieces are fantastic.
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Mike Smith is the Lead Critic and an Associate Editor for FlickSided.com. He currently resides in the San Francisco Bay where access to good films is abundant. When not watching or reviewing film, he can be found rooting for Bay Area sports teams (especially the San Jose Sharks). Mike can be contacted at Mike@According2Mike.com or http://twitter.com/mikesmith89.
100 Words or Less: Ramona and Beezus
Too poorly executed to resonate emotionally – even on the most superficial level.
Jul 24, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Will Inception Strike Oscar Gold?
Christopher Nolan’s latest head-trip is getting a lot of love from both critics and the general public. So, naturally, one has to wonder: will it get some love from The Academy as well?
Jul 21, 2010 | 5 comments | View Post
Movie Review: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
It seems as though the filmmakers behind this movie strived to be nothing more than “good enough.” Unfortunately for them, simply not screwing up too badly isn’t “good enough” anymore – at least not for me.
Jul 16, 2010 | 2 comments | View Post
Inception Prologue Comic Book Available Online
Warner Bros. has released a thirty-four page online comic book, “Inception: The Cobol Job.” The free comic acts as a direct prologue to the film.
Jul 14, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Movie Review: Inception
The less one knows boarding this conceptual rollercoaster, the wilder the ride will be. See this movie. And then, see it again.
Jul 13, 2010 | 4 comments | View Post
Movie Review: The Kids Are All Right
Cholodenko allows her characters to exist in the real world. Jules and Nic should be the poster-couple for non-traditional marriage, not because their relationship is perfect, but because it’s imperfect.
Jul 12, 2010 | 4 comments | View Post
Movie Review: Restrepo
It’s impossible not to be affected by the tearful recollections of battles in which a soldier loses a close friend. The scenes in which the filmmakers capture combat with impossible intimacy are frightening and exciting, but also sobering.
Jul 09, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Staff Picks: The Best Movies Of 2010, So Far
Members of the Flick Sided writing staff make their picks for the best films from the first half of this year.
Jul 06, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Movie Review: I Am Love (lo sono l’amore)
Even without a compelling story, or Tilda Swinton’s Oscar-worthy performance, “I Am Love” would be one of the most visually marvelous films of the year; it’s a mere bonus that we are treated to the former as well.
Jul 06, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Movie Review: Cyrus
Jay and Mark Duplass provide a unique and effective picture whose excellence is especially welcome during a summer brimming with lame, cookie-cutter productions.
Jul 01, 2010 | 7 comments | View Post
Movie Review: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
The series’ third director, David Slade, brings an unexpected directorial competency to the “Twilight” universe. Unfortunately, his talent as a director can only go so far, and his abilities are crippled by the matierial with which he’s given to work.
Jun 30, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Movie Review: Grown Ups
All of these men could do much better than “Grown Ups”; their friendships with Sandler being the only possible explanation for their appearing in this movie. Strangely, though, the chemistry they must share off-screen is nowhere to be seen in this atrocity.
Jun 26, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Movie Review: Joan Rivers – A Piece of Work
“Joan Rivers – A Piece of Work” is appropriately funny, accessible and entertaining, but is also, above all else, moving.
Movie Review: Solitary Man
Despite its structural flaws, Michael Douglas’ performance makes “Solitary Man” worth watching.
Jun 24, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Movie Review: Please Give
The laughs come quick during “Please Give” to those who are paying attention. There are no visual gags or pithy one-liners; instead, we are treated to sharp, honest observations of society in which we can’t help but find humor.
May 29, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Movie Review: Sex And The City 2
“Sex and the City 2″ is an arrogant, self-absorbed, superficial and completely incompetent attempt at feature-length filmmaking. It’s time for Carrie and company to hang up the vintage Dior for good.
Movie Review: Shrek Forever After
This chapter in the “Shrek” series serves as a totally conventional fairy tale, which is a deadly for a series that has built itself on skewering the familiar.
May 24, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
