Category Archives: movie
Short Film Review: “Play Dead”
Play Dead is the story of the survivors of a zombie apocalypse in Miami, Florida. A short film made on-location, it follows this unlikely group of survivors as they escape the zombies, band together, and seek out a place where … Continue reading
Posted in escape pod, horror, movie, nonfiction, review, short, writing
Tagged apocalypse, dogs, homeward bound, meza brothers, miami, play dead, short film, zombie, zombies
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Movie Review: “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”
I honestly don’t think Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a bad film… but then, I’m biased, because I’m a huge fan of the TV show. If I wasn’t a fan of the show, I think I’d rate the movie much … Continue reading
Posted in escape pod, movie, nonfiction, review, superhero, supernatural, writing
Tagged ben affleck, buffy the vampire slayer, david arquette, donald sutherland, film, fran rubel kuzui, joss whedon, kristy swanson, luke perry, menstrual cramps, merrick, paul reubens, review, rutger hauer, zorag
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Movie Review: “Ted”
Sometimes movie trailers try to be too cute. That is to say, they hide the entire story from the viewer, or try to create mystery where there is none. And sometimes movie trailers tell you exactly what the movie is … Continue reading
Posted in comedy, escape pod, fantasy, movie, nonfiction, review, writing
Tagged boston, cgi, enterprise, family guy, farts, flash gordon, mark wahlberg, mila kunis, movie, review, romantic comedy, seth mcfarlane, ted, thunder buddies, trailer
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Movie Review: “Another Earth”
Imagine that, a year or so ago, you saw a trailer for a film in which humanity discovered another planet Earth growing slowly closer. Humanity made contact with Earth Two, as they called it, and realized that each and every … Continue reading
Posted in escape pod, indie (or indie-style), movie, nonfiction, review, sci-fi, writing
Tagged another earth, brit marling, fall on your sword, review, richard berendzen, rot13, william mapother
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Movie Review: “Highlander III: The Sorcerer”
My review of Highlander 3 is up at Escape Pod. Film Review: Highlander III: The Sorcerer
Posted in action, escape pod, fantasy, movie, nonfiction, review, writing
Tagged christopher lambert, deborah unger, french revolution, highlander, immortal, kane, kurgan, macleod, mario van peebles, review, snoopy come home, the final dimension, the prize, the quickening, the sorcerer, there can be only one
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Movie Review: “The Hunger Games”
As of this writing, Suzanne Collins’s Hunger Games series has made her the best-selling Kindle author of all time. That’s quite an accomplishment. But even before that happened, it was inevitable that the Hunger Games phenomenon would become a film. … Continue reading
Posted in action, escape pod, movie, nonfiction, review, sci-fi, writing
Tagged district 12, gary ross, jennifer lawrence, josh hutcherson, katniss, lenny kravitz, pg-13, review, suzanne collins, the girl on fire, the hunger games
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Movie Review: “Return to Oz”
I vaguely remember seeing Return to Oz in theaters as a child and deciding that the movie was good, but scary. As an adult, I’m quite surprised at how creepy and disturbing the film’s imagery was. In Oz alone, we … Continue reading
Posted in escape pod, fantasy, movie, nonfiction, review, writing
Tagged fairuza balk, gregory maguire, judy garland, l frank baum, oz, return to oz, review, the wiz, wizard of oz
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Movie Review: “The Secret World of Arrietty”
Overall, I found The Secret World of Arrietty to be a good film for kids. It’s not too violent, there’s no on-screen death, the subject matter is age-appropriate, and the good guys win (mostly because there really aren’t any bad … Continue reading
Posted in animated, escape pod, movie, nonfiction, review, writing, ya
Tagged amy poehler, carol burnett, cecile corbel, film, miyazaki, review, studio ghibli, the borrowers, the secret world of arrietty, will arnett
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Three Dragons, Three Tattoos: a review of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (Part 2 of 2)
Should you go see the American version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? I’d say yes: it’s a well-made film with decent acting and a coherent mystery plot. But I think that, to really get the full impact, you … Continue reading
Three Dragons, Three Tattoos: a review of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (Part 1 of 2)
I think, perhaps, that was what most disappointed me about the American version — it was more about the core idea of the book (Men Who Hate Women, its original Swedish title) than the tattoo itself. However, no one would’ve … Continue reading
Movie Review: “In Time”
Amanda Seyfried, on the other hand, always seems to look like either a sex kitten or like she was just used as the clapper in an enormous bell. Her hair is too perfect, and her eyes are always wide and … Continue reading
Posted in escape pod, movie, nonfiction, review, sci-fi, writing
Tagged amanda seyfried, andrew niccol, cillian murphy, in time, johnny galecki, justin timberlake, movie, olivia wilde, raymond leon, review, sylvia weis, will salas
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Movie Review: “Tangled”
Film Review: “Tangled” — now on Escape Pod
Posted in animated, disney, escape pod, fairy tale, fantasy, movie, nonfiction, review, writing
Tagged animation, disney, mandy moore, movie, review, tangled, zachary levi
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Movie Review: “Ponyo”
My review of the Miyazaki film “Ponyo” is now on the Escape Pod blog. Film Review: “Ponyo”
Posted in animated, escape pod, fairy tale, fantasy, movie, nonfiction, review, writing
Tagged miyazaki, movie, ponyo, review
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Josh Roseman: Writer, Voice Guy, Dad, Human 