Author: Kasey Butcher

A popular trend in children’s movie is to mix nostalgia or kitche with the aesthetic or the plot so that

When I was a kid, I watched Adventures in Babysitting innumerable times. If I flipped through the channels and it

Call me a nerd, but I get a little over-excited for period pieces. I also have an appreciation for a

It’s rare that I actually anticipate the release of an action movie, but when I saw previews for Looper, in

On a Thursday afternoon, I found myself sitting alone in a small theater heckling. Embarrassingly, it’s not that unusual for

Prohibition Era crime movies are a Hollywood classic, known for Tommy guns, femme fatales, and dirty cops that make the

Whoever decided the release date for The Odd Life of Timothy Green is a marketing genius. The feel-good family film

I’m a big fan of stupid comedies or of having a laugh at the expense of a major flop, but

When I mentioned last time that I was tired of superhero movies, I hadn’t account for what has been touted

I didn’t have any intention of seeing The Amazing Spider-Man. To be perfectly honest, I was tired of superheroes and

For the last year, journalists, academics, and mothers have been speculating about Pixar’s Brave, the first film from the studio

Ridley Scott’s Prometheus is one of the most anticipated films of the summer, partly due to Scott’s reputation as a

I have really distinct memories of seeing the first Men in Black (1997) movie fifteen years ago. My aunt and

I’ll admit that the only comic books I’ve ever read are a couple of Care Bears issues from the early

Any good student of American literature could probably tell you that Edgar Allan Poe died under mysterious circumstances. He was

Perhaps in honor of the 200th anniversary of Grimm’s Fairytales, this movie season is offering two very different retellings of

More often than not, blockbuster franchises are light on content, heavy on special effects, and more escapist than thought-provoking. Easily

I think The Lorax was my favorite Dr. Seuss book growing up. I loved when the Lorax jumped out of

I’m openly a big fan of both spy movies and romantic comedies, so it would stand to reason that I

Amid the horror and cliched romance movies that tend to come out in February, a feel-good family film seems like

People always seem to say that the book is better than the movie, but sometimes what needs to be said

A few months ago, The Onion ran a headline declaring, “Court Rules Meryl Streep Unable to Be Tried By Jury

It is a stressful time of year. The most wonderful time of the year, to be sure, but also full

According to the box office and the previews, Breaking Dawn Part 1 is the number one movie in the world.

Interestingly, just after seeing Margin Call, which I reviewed in the last issue, I saw another movie in which the

It seems like all anyone can talk about is Wall Street. Since the beginning of the financial crisis up through

Last semester, I was driving to teach my class at Miami University when I saw a Mike Morris for President

I grew up in a baseball house, so you’ll have to pardon the bad sports puns. My brother had a

There’s something about the way the flu shot advertisements start going up earlier and earlier every year that I find

With autumn usually comes an onslaught of horror movies and as much as I love Halloween, this poses a problem