Megatron has teeth. He is the villain of the Transformers movies (a bit character in this sequel), and the only one of these robots from space with rows of razor sharp teeth. Is he the only one that eats? Do they not need food? If not, why does he have teeth? Maybe he had them [...]

Trying hard to appease the fan base while crafting a believable take on a classic ‘80s cartoon, Transformers is an action summer romp that tries to twist too many story lines into a simple narrative. The film is bogged down by an extended unnecessary running time, too many characters, and humor that puts this into [...]

The Movie: Probably the only movie in which you will hear the words “thoughtful” and “Michael Bay” in the same sentence, The Island is a rousing, energetic futuristic parable about clones. A massive box office failure, those going in and expecting Bay’s trademark explosions had a ways to go, as the action doesn’t kick in [...]

To hate most of Pearl Harbor is natural. It’s not that the viewer becomes impatient waiting for the attack, it’s that the build-up to get there is simply a dreadful exercise in Hollywood schlock. There’s little doubt that Randall Wallace’s script is attempting to pull a Titanic, but at the least, James Cameron’s mega-budgeted disaster [...]