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Paranormal Activity 4 movie review: Don't see it alone!

Shanee Edwards — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Scaredy-cats beware: This movie is the real deal in terms of providing creepy crack to horror junkies. This is definitely the best of all the Paranormal Activity movies so far, so make sure you go with someone you can cling to.

Fright-night with Paranormal Activity 4's Katie Featherston

Shanee Edwards — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:41:00 -0700

From damsel in distress to creepy villain, Paranormal Activity 4 star Katie Featherston can play it all with fearless female power. Check out what the actress told SheKnows about the latest installment in this long-legged horror franchise.

Chasing Mavericks movie review: Not just another surf movie

Shanee Edwards — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 06:00:00 -0700

With spectacular footage of near tsunami-sized waves, this movie is based on a true story that will inspire you to dig deep and face your fears. After nearly drowning during the shooting, Gerard Butler gives a fearless performance that will linger in your imagination for weeks to come.

One Direction banking on teens with an oral fixation

Shanee Edwards — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:02:00 -0700

One Direction partnering with Colgate to sell toothpaste doesn’t take Dr. Freud to figure out that prepubescent girls have unconscious desires to put a little minty-fresh boy band in their mouths. But maybe sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, because we can’t find any logic in some of these other celebrity endorsements.

3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom movie review: Un-brotherly love

Shanee Edwards — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Mega-hottie Charlie Hunnam from Sons of Anarchy stars in this quirky, indie film. But don't expect to see him clad in leather, riding a motorcycle. Here, he plays the nice guy — mostly.

Here Comes the Boom movie review: Kevin James doing MMA?

Shanee Edwards — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:00:00 -0700

This uplifting movie is about a high school teacher who risks life and limb in a fighting cage to help his students keep their music program. Kudos to Kevin James for taking on such a physically demanding role.

Argo movie review: Ben Affleck the new Warren Beatty?

Shanee Edwards — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:00:00 -0700

This movie is based on a real covert rescue mission to bring home six displaced Americans who narrowly escaped being taken prisoner during the Iran hostage crisis. The plan? A CIA operative poses as a Canadian film producer and flies to Iran to do some location scouting and meet up with his “film crew.” Ben Affleck directs and stars in what may be one of the most thrilling movies of the year.

Seven Psychopaths movie review: Savagely satiating

Shanee Edwards — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:00:00 -0700

In this delightful dude-driven, Adaptation-meets-Pulp Fiction-inspired flick, convention gets thrown out the car window as Colin Farrell struggles to write a screenplay populated by psychopaths who soon take over his life. The darkly comedic tone makes for a violently blissful experience.

Celebrity-inspired Halloween costumes

Shanee Edwards — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:15:00 -0700

What do rednecks and the presidential debate have in common? Inspiring popular Halloween costumes for 2012! Yes, it’s time to put away your Lady Gaga and Drunk Snooki costumes and get ready for some hot celebrity-inspired getups that are sure to trend at a Halloween party near you.

The Paperboy review: Nicole Kidman pees on Zac Efron!

Shanee Edwards — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Set in 1960s rural Florida, this sexy, sordid tale of lust and bad luck surprises and shocks so disturbingly you can’t look away. Zac Efron comes of age in mostly just his underwear while Nicole Kidman dazzles as a horny death-row groupie and Matthew McConaughey crosses into racially-charged sexual taboos. What’s not to like about this new film from the director of Precious?

Frankenweenie movie review: A new leash on life

Shanee Edwards — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 10:49:00 -0700

Goth filmmaker Tim Burton brings good old Halloween fun to this homage to American horror movies. Martin Landau creates old-school creep in the science teacher who influences a young boy to experiment with his dog after a fateful accident, while the Weird Girl at school is one of the kookiest animated characters ever seen in 3D!

Taken 2 movie review: Kidnapped again!

Shanee Edwards — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Liam Neeson is back as a bad-a** ex-CIA agent in this fast-paced action thriller. However, this time he’s been kidnapped, and his slacker teen daughter — who can't even pass her driver's test — is the only one who can save him. Can this coddled kid successfully use cutting-edge technology, a few hand grenades and good old-fashioned math to save her dad?

Animal Practice review: Don’t suck up to the monkey

Shanee Edwards — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:37:00 -0700

This menagerie of beasts makes for a wild, fast-paced comedy. The pilot features a tiger, a penguin and even a boa constrictor. If animals are your thing, this is the show for you.

Guys with Kids review: Daddy day care

Shanee Edwards — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:35:00 -0700

Let’s face it -- with more and more women as the primary breadwinners, men are spending more time raising their kids these days. So how do three former “playas” handle diapers and princess parties? Let’s just say they get by with a little help from their friends.

Won't Back Down movie review: Moms with a mission

Shanee Edwards — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Inspired by true events, this movie shows how two moms, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis, find the courage to change a failing school and improve their children’s lives despite the lack of financial resources, loads of negativity and spiraling red tape.

Hotel Transylvania movie review: Overprotective bloodsucker

Shanee Edwards — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 06:00:00 -0700

This ghoulish getaway for monsters is the perfect movie to kick off the Halloween season. Adam Sandler voices Drac, a single-dad vampire who will do anything to protect his daughter from monstrous humans, but learns a surprising lesson along the way.

Looper movie review: Bruce Willis’ homely honker

Shanee Edwards — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Set in the future, this time-travel trailblazer demands paying attention to the details. We get to experience a character at different ages – at the same time – when his future and past selves try to murder each other. As the story loops around into concentric circles, this mad movie hits its target – but did we really need the fake nose?

House at the End of the Street movie review: Listen to mom!

Shanee Edwards — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:18:00 -0700

This moody, creepy teen flick will keep you guessing until the dark and bitter end. Jennifer Lawrence proves once again why she’s the hottest young actress in town.

Trouble With The Curve movie review: Clint talks to a baseball

Shanee Edwards — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Clint hits a home run in this baseball movie with a daughter looking to connect with a father who never committed to her after her mother died. While the game of baseball may be a metaphor for the American way of life, this complex father/daughter story is anything but typical.

About Cherry movie review: Sex, lies and digital video

Shanee Edwards — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:00:00 -0700

This meditative indie flick follows the life of a teen girl from a bad home as she tries to save herself. The good news is that she does manage to drown her demons, but not before first getting lured into the surprisingly respectful world of porn.