Beyond the Rhetoric

Friends with Benefits (2011) Not to be confused with the social media marketing handbook of the same name, Friends with Benefits stars Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis as a couple of friends who, well, want to have some extra benefits on the side. The story goes that Mila’s character is a headhunter who gets Justin’s [...]

Apollo 18 (2011) As a species, we’ve always been fascinated with Space. From Star Trek to Star Wars, we’ve always wondered about what is out there. That’s a big part of how the Apollo missions got off the ground (terrible pun intended), but did you know about the secret 18th expedition to the moon? That [...]

A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011) The first movie in this trilogy, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, went on to become a cult classic. It was irreverent, nonsensical and hilarious. The sequel didn’t capture that same kind of magic, so I was cautiously optimistic at best when I heard that a [...]

Real Steel (2011) With an absurdly silly premise like this, you can’t help but to feel like the people behind this movie are playing a practical joke on the world. Strangely enough, though, Real Steel is mildly thoughtful, offering depth, humor, and plenty of robot-on-robot action. Yes, it’s easy to say that Real Steel is [...]

Thor (2011) Superhero movies can be very entertaining if they are well done and you are willing to suspend your disbelief. That’s why movies like The Dark Knight and Iron Man worked so well. Even when you start including superpowers, rather than just rich men with their fancy toys, you can still achieve some great [...]