Lark of a Parker
‘Parker’ Not the Most Memorable of Westlake Adaptations
‘Parker’ Not the Most Memorable of Westlake Adaptations
Posted 7 hours ago

Parker works as well as most of Statham's action flicks; it's enjoyable up to a point but largely forgettable after the credits roll.

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‘Parker’ Not the Most Memorable of Westlake Adaptations
Amped-up 'Trek'
KCTV5 Review of ‘Star Trek Into Darknesss’
KCTV5 Review of ‘Star Trek Into Darknesss’
Posted 1 day ago

Abrams has grown into a confident cinematic storyteller, capable of setting high stakes, staging impossible situations, and having his characters get out of them, one after another, with a combination…

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KCTV5 Review of ‘Star Trek Into Darknesss’
Magnificence Not Imagined
SIFF 2013: ‘Imagine’ Movie Review
SIFF 2013: ‘Imagine’ Movie Review
Posted 1 day ago

Currently playing at this year’s Seattle International Film Festival, Imagine should keep audiences engaged, for cinema about blind characters has never looked so good, nor felt this fresh.

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SIFF 2013: ‘Imagine’ Movie Review
Criterion 3:10 to Yuma
Original ’3:10 to Yuma’ comes to Criterion
Original ’3:10 to Yuma’ comes to Criterion
Posted 3 days ago

Director Delmer Daves‘ 1957 western about a cattle rancher forced into the role of getting a dangerous killer out of town finds new life on home video as 3:10 to…

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Original ’3:10 to Yuma’ comes to Criterion
SIFF 2013 Opening Night
SIFF Opening Night Gala 2013: Whedon World
SIFF Opening Night Gala 2013: Whedon World
Posted 4 days ago

Things got considerably crazier when Joss Whedon made his appearance, however, for as wide-eyed as everyone was at the sight of Captain Mal from Firefly, the evening’s guest of honor…

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SIFF Opening Night Gala 2013: Whedon World
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Win advance passes to see FAST & FURIOUS 6 in Kansas City!

by Eric Melin May 8, 2013 Giveaways
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We have advance passes to see FAST & FURIOUS 6 on Tuesday, May 21 at Cinemark Merriam at 7:30 PM and we want you to have them! All you need to do is fill out the form below and the winners will be picked at random!

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Win Wahlberg and Crowe’s “Broken City” on Blu-ray!

by Eric Melin May 7, 2013 Giveaways

Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta Jones star in this gripping crime thriller where everyone has a motive and no one can be trusted. To celebrate this Blu-ray release, we have copies of the Blu-ray to give away to our sitegoers. All you have to do is fill out the form below and tell us what your favorite neo-noir movie is, and the winners will be picked at random.

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Win advance passes to see AFTER EARTH in Kansas City!

by Eric Melin May 6, 2013 Giveaways
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A crash landing leaves teenager Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his legendary father Cypher (Will Smith) stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help, facing uncharted terrain, evolved animal species that now rule the planet, and an unstoppable alien creature that escaped during the crash. Father and son must learn to work together and trust one another if they want any chance of returning home.

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Middle of the Map Continues with ‘Save the Date’

by Trey Hock May 5, 2013 Print Reviews
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Michael Mohan’s ‘Save the Date’ explores some of the same ground as ‘When Harry Met Sally…,’ but with the self questioning and skepticism that make it more approachable and believable to a contemporary audience.

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Middle of the Map Coverage Continues with ‘Somebody Up There Likes Me’

by Trey Hock May 4, 2013 Print Reviews
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Focusing on an emotionally stoic and sexually unfaithful foursome, and one magically restorative hard shell suitcase, Bob Byington’s 76-minute episodic narrative would not have the impact or charm had the budget been ten million dollars. In the confines of low budget independent film, Somebody Up There Likes Me is refreshing and poignant.

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KCTV5 Review of “Iron Man 3″

by Eric Melin May 3, 2013 Reviews
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At its core, Iron Man 3 is a screwball comedy about Tony Stark and Pepper Potts, post-intergalactic invasion. What makes it so enjoyable as formulaic escapist entertainment are the little tweaks that Black has made to the template.

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The Scene-Stealers Movie Podcast 90: ‘Iron Man 3′ and ‘To The Wonder’

by Trevan McGee May 3, 2013 Podcasts
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How do you follow the latest from writer/director/auteur Terrence Malick? With possibly the biggest summer movie of the year, duh. Trey and Trevan are a man down this week, with Eric hanging out in New Orleans or something. Honestly, who knows what he does. Trey talks To The Wonder, one of Malick’s more accessible and beautiful efforts. While [...]

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‘Iron Man 3′ reaches new heights

by Trevan McGee May 3, 2013 Print Reviews

The armored avenger’s third outing is a high-speed, action-heavy romp that deepens some existing characters, introduces some interesting new ones and is surprisingly funny throughout.

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Win advance passes to see STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS in Kansas City!

by Eric Melin May 2, 2013 Giveaways
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Since STAR TREK is such a long-lasting iconic property, we wanted to have fun this this contest, so in order to win passes, you must fill out the form below and make a customized STAR TREK image that somehow incorporates Kansas City.

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“K-11″ Woefully Misguided and Wrong

by Warren Cantrell April 28, 2013 Blu-ray/DVD Reviews
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The whole movie feels like one of those badly managed high school theatricals where it’s considered a victory if everyone at the back of the gymnasium can hear the actors.

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‘Pain & Gain’ Is Less Pain, More Gain

by Trey Hock April 27, 2013 Print Reviews
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It is good for all film snobs, when they want to dismiss Bay as thoughtless and utterly lowbrow, to remember that Criterion put out versions of both The Rock (spine #108) and Armageddon (spine #40). They had good reason to do so.

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‘Pain & Gain’ Movie Review on KCTV5

by Eric Melin April 26, 2013 Reviews
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His slow-motion prowess and action-film chops add a surreal element, but Bay’s camera leers at the world the same way his characters do. He wants to celebrate his “heroes” at the same time he’s making fun of them, but his over-the-top delivery gives him away. On top of that, the constant narration gives away too much of the mystery of their motives and it ends up trying way too hard to be funny.

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The Scene-Stealers Movie Podcast 89: ‘Pain & Gain’

by Trevan McGee April 26, 2013 Podcasts
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This week, Eric, Trey, and Trevan welcome Matt Lloyd, a confessed Bay-o-phile to talk about Pain & Gain, the stranger-than-fiction pet project from Michael Bay. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and a huge supporting cast and follows body builder bank robbers as they extort millions from some rich businessman or something. If you don’t [...]

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Middle of the Map Film Festival has an Amazing Lineup

by Eric Melin April 26, 2013 Blogs
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The Middle of the Map Film Fest starts starts next week, running May 1 – 5 at the Alamo Drafthouse Mainstreet Theater. The lineup is a film lover’s dream, people. Check it out:

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Exposition-Heavy ‘Numbers Station’ Wastes Cusack

by Abby Olcese April 26, 2013 Print Reviews
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In the movie, John Cusack plays Emerson Kent, an emotionally broken-down CIA black ops agent who’s been assigned a shift babysitting numbers-station broadcaster Katherine (Malin Akerman), who is somehow a sought-after cryptography expert, despite having dropped out of college.

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