TRAVIS BYRAM'S MOVIE REVIEWS

First off, I must tell you a movie I fully recommend: "Django Unchained."  I didn't review it last week because of exams and the fact anyone who really wanted to see it probably saw it over Christmas when it came out.  It is a bold, extremely  gutsy movie that has become one of my favorite movies...not even of the year, but ever.  I'm still rooting for "Argo" come Oscar time, but I'd love to see Mr. Waltz pick up his second supporting actor Oscar for his remarkable work in this film. If you're thinking, wow, recommending a movie before the actual review...that can't be good!  It's not..."Warm Bodies" is absolutely a February movie, like the much-hyped "Mama" and "The Woman in Black" last year.  It's a (kind of) horror movie with some comedy and a whole lot of romance dashed in there, but not all of it works, and some of it is just downright predictable.  "Warm Bodies" works especially best as slum...

Some could look at the one word and dismiss this as a cliche-ridden horse flick for kids: Disney. That's what I thought about it, the feel-good story, the PG rating, it all led to a "better than direct-to-DVD so we stuck in theaters" vibe. I was definitely stereotyping, something critics are known for, and I apologize sincerely. Most everybody knows the story, though the film's younger audience should be eager to soak up the engrossing story. The movie really isn't exactly for children, there's nothing explicit about it but the subject matter deals more with an adult subject: how Secretariat's owner struggles financially to support the horse, her somewhat crumbling relationships with her husband and her brother. She gets so involved in training this underdog horse that she loses track of her older daughter's (her other 3 children are merely props for as much attention she gives them) life as a hippie, which is pretty accurate. Diane Lane does ...