By Zach Schanzenbach
Staff Writer
“I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling 22.” So goes this popular Taylor Swift song about living it up. Well I don’t know about her, but I’m feeling more like “42.” Yeah, I’m an old soul, but that’s not what I’m talking about.
42 is...
By Zach Schanzenbach
Staff Writer
There are hundreds of superheroes nowadays, but how many of them are gods? At least one, that’s for sure.
When Marvel’s demigod from Asgard made his big-screen debut in 2011, Thor’s film didn’t have quite as big an impact as Iron Man or Captain America....
Fiennes, looking like the illicit lovechild of Nosferatu and a vampire bat with an eerie sweetness that reminds one of Martha Stewart on a bender, delivers a sickly disturbing onscreen presence that has you longing to see his fascinating face in every single frame.
“Paranormal Activity 2” follows a family that has a deep connection to the characters of the first film. While the film delivers plenty of surprises that will have you jumping out of your seat, the overall experience will leave you feeling just as empty and shortchanged as the first film.
With three films preceding it, one would assume that the story has been finely tuned and perfected. . . . However, what the audience gets instead is a film completely lacking in story, credible dialogue, believable characters, or any sense of depth beyond the well-done 3D animation.
