The 4th installment of the Indiana Jones series has arrived, and the thralls rejoice! Is it all it’s been hyped up to be?

Of course not. These days, movies that large are never able to live up to the hype. If there’s one thing we’ve all learned from a Grecian urn, it’s that the human mind can always conjur ideas that far surpass what human hands can actually produce. And that is sad. But then, no movie can be all things to all people.

From the trailers, we can see that Indy is back… and he’s old. …

I saw “Iron Man” over the weekend and here’s what I thought.

The Summer movie season is beginning and the first of the potential blockbusters I saw was “Iron Man.” Yet another in a long line of “borrowed” IP remade into a shameless attempt at scoring some fast cash.

But it’s really good! Honestly. I really liked this movie.

I admit, I never read the Iron Man comics when I was younger. I was more of a Superman kind of kid. But I was at least familiar with Iron Man. However, since I am not an expert, …

The Summer movie season has begun in earnest. I saw “Speed Racer” last night and here is what I thought.

Remakes are so risky. Especially in the common vein these days of remaking comic books or cartoons. In remaking them, you have to make a huge decision: do I make it like the original, or do I try to make a “realistic” movie based on the original? Either way, you’ll probably tick off half your potential audience. “Speed Racer” both succeeds and fails all at once.

Okay, so let’s set the scene. I am rapidly approaching …