Matthew R. Reis: Film and TV Critic

Not Dreddful at all Blog exclusive! Although a mighty bomb at both the domestic and international box office, this remake of 1995s "Judge Dredd" is worth a watch. "Dredd" does away with the camp that made the first movie a mess in the eyes of fans of the comic it was based on. Starring Karl Urban as the macho title character and boasting a diverse, interesting cast of supporting characters "Dredd" succeeded all of my expectations. Those expectations I might add were very, very low. When I first saw the trailer for the film I cast it aside. I assumed it was directed by some talentless hack. However something strange happened when Rottentomatoes.com, a popular aggregate film review site certified "Dredd" fresh. The near universal acclaim for the movie surprised me and it started to become clear that the marketing department did the film a disservice by releasing such a bad trailer (which fyi is embedded below). And though I have never have p...

It came from the sea in 3D (Now on DVD) 3 1/2 Stars Blog exclusive! I have to admit that I have never seen the original "Piranha" (1978) film nor the many sequels that spawned from it, but I do have a lot to say about this remake. First off this movie is awesome. Directed by french horror auteur Alexandre Aja its evident from the get go that there is nothing poorly executed in the movie. "Piranha" is everything you want from a campy, B-movie horror film plus a third dimension. It has tits, lots of em, in all shapes and sizes (but mostly big) and hilarious death sequences. And you can't forget the one liners, there are many of those too. A throwback to Stephen Spielberg's seminal "Jaws" (1975) many audiences will quickly notice the countless references. Even the "Piranha" movie poster is a direct knock-off of Jaws. However this movie stands alone from its horror movie brethren thanks to its excellent 3D cinematography. You will sure...