The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was thirty minutes of solid entertainment crammed into two hours of above average art direction and cinematography. Sadly, Terry Gilliam’s new film never delivers on its promises. Doctor Parnassus is visually appealing; the music is good. Cinematography and performances are solid, but the film’s heart only begins to show itself in the epilogue. From a story... more.

Ethan Hawke stars in Daybreakers, a film that keeps its color-scape grey.  Except for the blasts of exploding red corpses and crimson blood bags.  It’s an overcast day for the vampire population as their human food source is rapidly being drained into extinction.  An evil vampire corporation (really, what other kind of movie corporation is there?) struggles to find a blood replacement while a... more.

The MPPC was there, at Comic-Con last July, when director James Cameron unveiled 28 minutes of his epic Avatar for an audience of influentials. Reaction then was mixed. The special effects were clearly game-changing, but the crowd of mostly-male fanboys wondered if they could truly get behind the charge of the blue-cat brigade. The film opened worldwide on Friday to positive reviews, and the MP... more.

Director Neil Blomkamp got to make District 9 as a consolation prize. But it’s a bit like going to restaurant where they’re all out of hamburgers, and the staff tries to keep you in your chair by offering Kobe beef. Of course, who really knows whether Halo, the now on-hold project first slated to be delivered by District 9 benefactor Peter Jackson and Blomkamp, would have been more than ground... more.