Although I firmly believe Hollywood can never say never, it appears that Disney, at the moment, has no interest in continuing its revitalized push for big-screen fairy tales. Ed Catmull of Pixar — who along with John Lasseter oversees the Disney house-brand animated films — told the LA Times: “Films and genres do run a […]

So you’re not a scary movie person. When Halloween rolls around and cable stations start playing horror movie marathons, you don’t get a delightful chill or feel the need to hit up (insert choice of movie rental service) for the original “Halloween” or some other ’80s slasher movie or zombie classic. I’m here to tell […]

What happens after we die? The fear and fascination of this unknown post-mortem void has driven many fictional works, but what better a medium to explore the notion of an afterlife than film? Depictions have ranged from fantasy worlds to mirror image societies where one must come face to face with his or her life […]

After making the jump from “Grey’s Anatomy” to a starring role in Judd Apatow’s “Knocked Up,” Katherine Heigl was considered the next big leading lady. She was perfect in that hit comedy, partly for her performance, but largely in bringing in a female audience to an otherwise dude-centric comedy. Even I became a fan of […]

There have always been socially relevant films, but until the release of “The Social Network” on Friday, none will have used widespread media/technology as the selling point for their film. Sony/Columbia Pictures, when they greenlit the project, essentially banked on the popularity of Facebook as their means of getting folks in theaters. This weekend, we’ll […]

Very few actresses go from one-time TV guest roles to having their name standing solo at the top of a movie poster, let alone in the span of three years. If you don’t know who Emma Stone is now, you will soon; slowly but surely, she’s changing the face of girls in comedy. The 21-year-old […]

Last Tuesday, — so exactly a week ago — Movie Muse turned one year old! Although moviemusereviews.com still has a few more months to go, I still thought it fit to reflect on my first year of movie blogging. As amateur as the word “blogging” has sounded to the human ear since the term’s inception, […]

Most aspiring filmmakers don’t even dare to dream about suddenly rising to fame; Edgar Wright is one of the few who has actually lived it. Even the most successful directors today would probably wish they were in his position at the young age of 36. Basically, who wouldn’t want to be Edgar Wright? The British […]

“Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore” just bombed at the box office. We’ve come a long way since “Homeward Bound,” people. Now that you’ve had a paragraph break to dab the mist in the corners of your eyes at the mere mention of the 1993 classic featuring Chance, Sassy and Shadow, I can […]

So it seems that everyone’s talking about “Inception” these days, and yes,  it’s for good reason. The film is a towering achievement of creativity/originality and provides some challenging thoughts about our dreams and subconsciouses. Plus, as you can tell by the title of this post, it provides a brilliant closing shot just to make sure […]

I’m living in the city now, which is exciting, but if you’re not a cinephile like myself, you’re probably not thinking that this would have any impact on my ability to watch movies. You would be wrong. For one thing, theaters are much more scarce down here whereas in the suburbs they cater to specific […]

I’ve been looking for an excuse to say Twilight is bad for you health, but apparently it wasn’t just wishful thinking. ABC News released this report Friday investigating the teenage phenomenon of biting, which is exactly what it sounds like: guys and girls biting each other’s necks, sometimes with the intention of drawing blood.

I figured I would use the weekend to muse a bit more often that I’ve been doing lately. Today, I thought I would discuss my thoughts on what it’s like seeing movies in the theater by myself and why it’s not the ideal situation for a film critic. — As an independent film blogger and […]

Not really sure what all this “The Last Airbender” business is about? Neither am I — and neither is anyone born before 1990. Join me as a fumble my way through flash websites, Wikipedia and more in attempt to learn something about one of this summer’s biggest fantasy films. I’ve scrummaged through the elemental nations, […]

Walt Disney Pictures is taking a big risk this weekend. Well, actually, the risk was taken awhile back and now it’s time to see if “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” can pay off. When Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer realized it would be quite some time before another Pirates of the Caribbean film would […]