Matthew R. Reis: Film and TV Critic

Film mania Blog exclusive! In this new weekly series I will be highlighting the things I love most and least about cinema. I watch a lot of films and obviously some stand out more than others. I didn't actually rank these numerically, but I tried to do my best by listing the films I liked better first. So without further ado here are my favorite films of all time: "Being John Malkovich" (1999, color) "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (2009, color) "Avatar" (2009, color) "Breathless" (1960, black and white) "Slumdog Millionaire" (2008, color) "True Romance" (1993, color) "The Matrix" (1999, color) "Alien" (1979, color) "There Will Be Blood" (2007, color) "Wall-e" (2009, color) "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964, black and white) "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012, color) "Star Wars Episode V: ...

Bite me. Blog exclusive! Console gamers have surely heard about Nintendo's upcoming next-generation Wii U console. But for the ill-informed this console is the successor to the best selling Wii video game system. One of the nicer aspects about the Wii U is that it finally promises to bring high definition visuals and smoother action to Nintendo games, which in my opinion is the Wii's biggest shortfall. Launch date is set for Sunday, November 18th, 2012 and if I save up enough coin I hope to be purchasing Wii U alongside ZombiU, one of the numerous titles available the same day. Now say what you want about the cutesy, tongue-in-cheek title but ZombiU looks to be really frightening. The game's back-story centers around an age old Welsh doomsday prophecy that has unfortunately come true. Players take on the role of a survivor in a post-apocalyptic London full of flesh-eating zombies. ZombiU is a 'survival horror' game which means that the pace of the game is slow ...

Blog Exclusive! The latest Resident Evil film "RE: Afterlife" stars RE series veteran Milla Jovovich (former wife of Luc Besson, one of my all-time favorite directors). It's in 3D of course, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. One reason this film will look good in 3D is that every single shot is filmed, not converted, in 3D. That being said "Afterlife" should be a brainless, sexy, gross and in-your-face flick from start to finish. This is a good bet if you want to have fun at the movies. For you documentary lovers out there (myself included) "I'm Still Here" (perhaps the sequel to I'm Not There?) is a Casey Affleck flick. It documents the life of actor turned rapper turned weirdo Joaquin Phoenix. You may recall YouTube videos of Phoenix rapping at clubs and his stint on The Late Show With David Groperman. I may have spelled that wrong. It looks interesting so be sure to check out the trailer online. My last recommendation is ...