The Last Airbender

The Last Airbender

Film review by: Witney Seibold

 

This things I liked about M. Night Shyamalan‘s “The Last Airbender:” The characters with magical powers must use a combination of tai chi and American sign language to invoke their abilities, which is an interesting way to visualize magic. (more…)

Published in: on July 2, 2010 at 10:39 am  Leave a Comment  

Knight and Day

Knight and Day

Film review by: Witney Seibold

 

This bugs me, but only a little bit: James Mangold‘s film is called “Knight and Day,” but the characters are named Miller and Havens. This seems wrong to me. They should be named Knight and Day. But that’s as may be. (more…)

Published in: on July 2, 2010 at 10:27 am  Comments (3)  

Toy Story 3

Toy Story 3

Film review by: Witney Seibold

 

There is something unbearably tragic about the proceedings of “Toy Story 3.” (more…)

Published in: on July 2, 2010 at 10:25 am  Leave a Comment  

Get Him to the Greek

Get Him to the Greek

Film review by: Witney Seibold

 The last time we saw Aldous Snow (British peacock Russell Brand), he was shacking up with Sarah Marshall in screenwriter Jason Segal‘s “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” Snow was a sobered-up rock star with a deliciously raunchy demeanor, an irrepressible libido and something of the douchebag about him. In that movie, Aldous was pseudo-stalked by a chubby, awkward waiter named Matthew (Jonah Hill). This subplot was amusing enough, I guess, to warrant an entire feature film from the same director, Nicholas Stoller, featuring the same actors, only with Hill playing a new character. (more…)

Published in: on July 2, 2010 at 10:23 am  Leave a Comment