Author Archives: Brandon Alexander

The Godfather, 1972, DramaPlot: A crime kingpin seeks to maintain control while his family begins the slow descent into corruption. Thoughts: By far my favorite movie of all time. Nearly everything about this movie makes it so beautiful. Gordon Willis is the master of the camera while Coppola understands the pacing and where edits should occur. IContinue reading “The Godfather”

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, 2011, Action Plot: A look at the most recognizable members of the Green Lantern Corps as they tell stories about their old adventures. Thoughts: A great animated movie, but definitely not DC’s finest work. Of course this movie was made to help amp up the then coming soon Green Lantern movieContinue reading “Green Lantern: Emerald Knights”

Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs, 2008, ComedyPlot: A weird tentacled creature seduces everyone on earth to get them to move in to their place. Thoughts: Another good Futurama movie but it went on a little too long. It never really felt like a movie to me, but more like a 90-minute episode. TheContinue reading “Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs”

A Bug’s Life, 1998, Family Plot: A colony of ants is terrorized by a swarm of grasshoppers and seeks to combat them with a group of “warriors” and free the colony once and for all. Thoughts: The first, and in my opinion, one of the best of Pixar films to date. It is a spinContinue reading “A Bug’s Life”

Super Croc, 2002, DocumentaryPlot: The precursor to the “Ultimate Crocodile” doc, this movie went into detail about a specific crocodile that didn’t walk with the dinosaurs…it ate them. Thoughts: The above taglined was over used and the documentary got really boring about 2 minutes into it. The information probably would have been more fascinating had IContinue reading “National Geographic: Super Croc”

Ultimate Crocodile, 2007, DocumentaryPlot: A look into the world’s longest living species, the crocodile. Thoughts: Neat documentary about crocodiles; they are much more intelligent than I had previously given them credit for. If you’re into animals and nature, this is a documentary for you. 3.6/5

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, 2011, ActionPlot: Stories of the most popular Green Lanterns told the Corp’s newest recruit. Thoughts: Why couldn’t the live action movie be EXACTLY like this one. Good balance of the characters and you really get a feel for the world (more aptly, Universe) that all of the Corps’ members inhabited. TheContinue reading “Green Lantern Corps”

The Warrior’s Way, 2010, ActionPlot: The most dangerous assassin in Asia seeks to get away from his past by moving to the Wild West where he battles a tyrant who oppresses a local group of carnies. Thoughts: Way too much green screen and post-production backgrounds for my taste. The action was off the chain andContinue reading “The Warrior’s Way”

Scorched, 2003, Comedy3 employees of a small bank decide to individual plan to rob their own bank. Thoughts: A mildly entertaining movie, it feature Q from the Bond films as well as Woody Harrelson. I thought the acting was good and the story was clever. The cuts in the film were interesting and the camera anglesContinue reading “Scorched”

Captain America: The First Avenger, 2011, ActionPlot: The origin story of Marvel Comics’ Captain America and his battle against his arch-foe the Red Skull and his Hydra army. Thoughts: This was a well done adaptation of one of the most underrated superheroes in the comic industry. It was about integrity, honor, and doing what’s right.Continue reading “Captain America: The First Avenger”