“The Amazing Spider-Man” is, obviously, the remake of the three-film Spiderman series from earlier in the 2000s, which starred Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst. The newest spin on the series stars Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, two of Hollywood’s up-and-comers just as Maguire and Dunst were when they starred in[...]
Katy Perry as we know and love her: ★★★
“Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D” unfortunately needed the break-up of Katy Perry and Russell Brand to turn a fun concert documentary into an in-depth, traditional doc showing the spiritual, corky, humanized side of the world’s greatest pop star. Even so, the Katy Perry documentary is an entertaining 3D event[...]
“Madagascar 3″ a hilarious, psychedelic adventure: ★★★
The directors of the “Madagascar” Dreamworks animated series have accomplished something few animated series ever do. “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” is by far the best in the film series, creatively, visually and characteristically. The Madagascar foursome, originally from the Central Park Zoo in New York, is still in Africa trying[...]
Stewart garners praise from “Snow White & the Huntsman”: ★★1/2
Saw “Snow White & the Huntsman” in theaters Friday night when it was released and I have to say I walked away happy that I went and excited by Kristen Stewart’s surprisingly good performance. I went in knowing Stewart was the star and knowing that she annoyed me in the[...]