Category Archives: Movies

Five signs the end is near: February 21, 2013

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Kevin

The meteor that slammed into the Chelyabinsk region last Friday must have seemed like something out of a Michael Bay movie to the poor Russians who witnessed it: loud, bright, fast and utterly incomprehensible. And like the first Transformers movie, … Continue reading →

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The enemy within

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Kevin

You wouldn’t know it to look at me, but I’m a violent guy. No, really. First of all, I’m a consumer of violence. I’m drawn to thrilling crime fiction, in which sex is used as a weapon and bullets pierce … Continue reading →

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Def Black Riot: The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Kevin

Or: “Al Stewart, Tenacious D and the beginnings of my freelance writing career” Tenacious D, the mock-rock duo comprising actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass, announced recently that they’re looking to host Festival Supreme this October, a kind of Lollapalooza … Continue reading →

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Five signs the end is near: March 24, 2012

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Kevin

5. Turtle Nation Gets Up in Arms Having turned the dumbest property in ‘80s toy history into a blockbuster film franchise, Transformers director Michael Bay is now turning his attention to the second-lamest property: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Wait, … Continue reading →

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Five signs the end is near: March 8, 2012

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Kevin

5. The Osbournes are coming! The Osbournes are coming! It’s not bad enough that Sharon Osbourne can be seen each weekday morning cackling with other hens on a pointless knockoff of The View, or that no one questions why marrying … Continue reading →

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Kevin Forest Moreau is a twerp

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Kevin

As narcissistic as I am, I don’t Google myself very often, and today I was reminded just why that is. Three years ago, I reviewed the animated film Coraline for the weekly newspaper I used to run. I didn’t review … Continue reading →

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Re-start your engines!

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Kevin

So Rise of the Planet of the Apes did pretty well this weekend, nabbing the No. 1 slot at the box office and raking in an estimated $54 million as of this writing. I haven’t seen it yet, but I … Continue reading →

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Less than meets the eye: Why the Transformers movies are the work of the devil

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Kevin

I am a child of the ’80s, and thus a fan of ’80s toys, comics and cartoons. I was a huge G.I. Joe geek well past the age when I should have been embarrassed to be caught admiring the latest … Continue reading →

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Mission: Improbable

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Kevin

So I’ve seen the trailer for the new computer-animated atrocity that is Yogi Bear, coming to a theater near you this holiday season. Apparently, after the success of Bill Murray selling his soul to give life to the perennially unfunny … Continue reading →

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The Curious Case of Frost/Nixon

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Kevin

Yesterday, I discussed how the Oscars are perceived by many as the official record of the best pictures, performances and achievements in the year in cinema—all of which was a lengthy preamble to what I’m here to say today. Since … Continue reading →

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