NEOAVATARA

You want the quick version? Don’t waste your money.  And don’t keep reading. But for the few that still care… M. Night Shyamalan should never be given a movie again.  Ever.  And this coming from an Indian-American, who looked at his success with The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable with reverence and great pride. But this?  This [...]

I know…technically the decade doesn’t end until next year.  Whatever.  The first 10 years of the 20th Century, as it was, was  a great era for great movies.  In my mind, we saw a true resurgence of innovation and imagination…with some routine Hollywood nonsense thrown in. Now, I took some editorial leeway on some of [...]

Now, please note…this is just the most hyped movies of the year, and the ones I am personally most interested in.  I am sure there are dozens, if not more, of excellent movies coming out.  But on hype alone, these should get you started for a wonderful year of movie watching. Please note:  The movies [...]

I see tons of movies…it is one of my guilty pleasures.  Between the movie theater, Netflix, and my absurd DVD purchasing budget, I see the bulk of the popular movies every year.  Admittedly, I miss a fair amount of the independent films, so take my list for what it is worth… Honorable Mention:  Watchmen, Inglorious [...]

James Cameron decade long production of Avatar finally came to the big screen on Friday.  With the cutting edge technology and 3D special effects, Cameron tried to bring the alien world of Pandora from his mind’s eye to the movie theater. The story is nothing new.  Basically, it is Dances with Wolves meets Alien.  Well, [...]