Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Speed Racer
Sorry Speed, flashy colors don’t seem to help your first and probably last big screen performance.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Ironman
Cool superhero + interesting story = great summer blockbuster.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Baby Mama
I like Tina Fey so much, that I was willing to sit through 90 minutes of pregnancy talk.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
Harold and Kumar deliver what the title of their new movie promises, but it’s a different story when it comes to entertainment.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Love is often awkward, confusing, embarrassing. Its also fun to laugh along, because we’ve all been there.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
88 Minutes
Filled with non-sequiturs, cheesy moments and non-believable action, eighty eight minutes is way too much time to spend on this movie.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Smart People
Smart People just goes to show that you can be book smart and emotionally stupid all at the same time.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Street Kings
We may know who will police the police, but who will protect us from Keanu Reeves?
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Nim's Island
A nice attempt at a family adventure film, but Nim’s Island gets lost at sea.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Shine A Light in IMAX
That sure felt like going a Stones concert.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Stop Loss
Though political at its base, Stop Loss is not an anti-war movie. It’s rather a look at the struggles that our soldiers face...
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adan
21
Simple math will tell you that the card counting thriller, 21 is a something of big deal.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Chicago 10
Although this is a creative mix of animation and music, you should really see Chicago 10 for all of the stock footage.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Shutter
Hmmmm...what do you say about a movie that doesn’t deliver what it promises in the title.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Drillbit Taylor
Sorry, but this drill bit is dull.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Horton Hears A Who!
While the other Seuss film adaptations have been major flops, Horton Hears a Who! does a decent job of staying true to the message that the good doctor was trying get across.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Doomsday
When you try to mix in too many elements of previous action-apocalyptic flicks, sometimes all you get is mush....
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
10,000 BC
If you take out some of the blatant logical errors and throw reality out the window, 10,000 BC still won’t be a great movie.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
The Bank Job
It’s a rather generic title, but The Bank Job provides most of the essentials of a good bank heist story....
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Penelope
Despite its faults, the modern fairytale Penelope is actually a sweet movie that has a good lesson inside.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Semi Pro
Will Ferrell’s shtick still makes me laugh, but I didn’t see anything new this time around.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Vantage Point
Here’s the question. If you see the same 15 minutes of movie over and over, for ninety minutes, can it be interesting? Heck yeah!
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Be Kind Rewind
This could have been a great movie if it focused on what it was trying to do.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
The Spiderwick Chronicles in IMAX
Some good family fantasy fun is in your future with The Spiderwick Chronicles....
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Jumper
If you had a superpower, what would you do with it?
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Oscar Picks
I'll let you know who I think is going to win and who should win. Check out my selections, then vote for your favorite movie of the year, or print out your own ballot and play along at home.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show:
What happens when you throw some actors and comedians in a bus and drive across the country for 30 days?
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Fool's Gold
You’re in luck if you’re looking for a decent date movie, but don’t expect too much depth here.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Untraceable
Instead of scaring us about technology, why don’t we learn to embrace it with a sense of responsibility?
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Rambo
Sylvester Stallone may seem like a meathead, but he’s actually pretty good at what he does.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
There Will Be Blood
From the title, you get the feeling that you’re in for a slasher flick, but ...
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Cloverfield
Just about anyone looking for an edge of your seat sci-fi thriller is in for a treat.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
The Bucket List
I’ve never had cancer, but I really don’t think it’s the sometime jubilant experience that it’s made out to be in The Bucket List.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Atonement
There something every one of us wishes we had done differently. Atonement reminds us it never too late to make good...
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Juno
Well deserving of its positive critical review, Juno is the type of film that reminds you why movies are great.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
The Great Debaters
Denzel Washington’s name is on the billboard for The Great Debaters, but I think the film could be a successful one without him...
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
If you’re in the mood for a watered down version of Indiana Jones, by all means go see the National Treasure sequel.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Never trust a barber whose shop is connected to a restaurant.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Charlie Wilson's War
Is Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson responsible for the current cluster in the Middle East...
|
Best of 2007 (Year End)
Adam Elliott and Steve Carpenter from Star Cinema ran down their year end Best of 2007 Movies...
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
I Am Legend
I Am Legend is a remake of a remake, and something got lost in translation...
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
The Golden Compass
My 1st grade teacher Ms. Martin always yelled at me to focus… and I wish I could relay that message to the makers of this movie.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
The Mist
Based on a Steven King short, The Mist is the darkest thing I’ve seen this year.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Awake
The premise of waking up during surgery is plenty scary, but not quite the focus of this film...
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Enchanted
I’m not a big fan of the Walt Disney company, but...
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
No Country For Old Men
The Coen Brothers are back at it, and again they don’t disappoint...
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Beowulf
Dragons, epic battles, legends, heroes and demons. If you like any of the former mixed in your fantasy movies, Beowulf...
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Maybe I need some glasses…because I couldn’t see the magic...
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Lions For Lambs
How do you sum up the war on terrorism in 90 minutes? Robert Redford lays out a compelling angle...
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
American Gangster
Denzel Washington is the man. In fact, I don’t think he’s ever not been the man.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Bee Movie
I can see Jerry Seinfeld tried hard to make a movie that everyone would enjoy, but I’ve already seen this one...
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Into The Wild
Sean Penn does some brilliant directorial work in a story about adventuring into the world...
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Gone Baby Gone
Ben Affleck's first performance behind the camera is a major success.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Michael Clayton
George Clooney is officially the new king of drama.
|
Popcorn and A movie With Adam
We Own The Night
We Own The Night has a gritty, cop movie realness to it, although it’s a realness that you’re most likely familiar with.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
The Heartbreak Kid
We could call the latest Ben Stiller movie The Heartbreak Kid, or we could be truthful and just call it ...
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
If you’re like me, you love The Discovery Channel. This movie was like the TV network, put up on a giant screen, then put into 3-D.
|
Popcorn And A Movie WIth Adam
Across The Universe
Though visually stunning at times, Across The Universe is a journey that only took me halfway there.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Eastern Promises
I didn’t quite get what I expected to see from Eastern Promises, but I can’t deny that it’s a strong film...
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Dragon Wars (D-War)
Do not ever see this movie, ever, ever, ever, ever.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
The Brave One
The Brave One is a dark, intense thriller about vigilante justice. However, that’s not what makes this movie enjoyable.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Shoot 'Em Up
You’re either going to really like this movie or really hate it. Sadly, I’m slightly on the hating side.
|
Popcorn And A Movie with Adam
Halloween
I personally felt tricked, instead of being treated from this remake of the original.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Mr. Bean's Holiday
Rowan Atkinson may be one of the better silent or near-silent comedians of his generation.
|
Popcorn And A Movie With Adam
Ocean's 13
In a summer season filled with sequels, Ocean's 13 stands above its competitors. But that's not saying much.
|
Note:
These movie reviews are strictly the opinion of Adam Elliott and not necessarily the opinion of WOLX or the Entercom radio group. Please don’t fault them for Adam’s judgment...or lack there of.
|
The Motion Picture Association of America:
The MPAA is the group that provides ratings and a short description of why the rating was given. Film Ratings.com. I tend to disagree with what how the MPAA hands out ratings soI suggest you decide for yourself what is, and what is not appropriate.
|
WOLX’s Adam Elliott admits it....he’s a movie buff. 
