TRAVIS BYRAM'S MOVIE REVIEWS

After a tsunami of homework, projects and social activities (well....let's be honest, mainly a lot of homework) it was sweet relief to go back into a place that demanded nothing but my money and my attention: the movie theater.  I knew little about "Frankenweenie" except that it was supposed to be a scary movie...you know, for kids.  Wanna know what's really scary?  Running into your teacher at a movie theater and pretending you're happy to see them. That didn't happen to me, (though it has happened in other public outings) but I didn't expect to be scared at "Frankenweenie" like I was when I attended "The Woman in Black" (yeah, you forgot about that one, didn't you?)  That movie scared the bejeezus out of me, and I went into this film thinking it would have the same effect on younger kids.  I'll admit some jump cuts did scare me and the five other people in the audience, one of whom looked a decade younger than me.  I'm...

You should've seen the enthusiasm on my friend's faces when I asked them if they wanted to go see "Rango" with me: none. They were too busy seeing "Battle: Los Angeles" which I heard got awful reviews. I didn't see "Rango" merely for the acclaim it's gathered, I saw it because I thought it genuinely looked good, and an animated western about a chameleon is better then 2 hours of blowing LA up anyways! The PG rating is a little misleading, not because of the age-appropriate content but it isn't really a kid-oriented film. "Rango" is for adults who can understand its rapid-fire pop culture references, or film buffs (like myself.) There is a pivotal scene featuring a "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" version of Clint Eastwood that guides Rango in the right direction. What 7 yr. old is going to understand that? "Rango" is aimed toward that audience that can catch the cultural riffs but also put up and ju...