Rating: Burnt Popcorn Set in the 80's, Rock Star tells the tale of Chris "Izzy" Cole, a copy machine repairer by day and a rock star wannabe by night. Chris idolizes Bobby Beers, the leader of the legendary heavy metal band Steel Dragon. Although he wishes to become a member, Chris settles to being the lead vocalist of Blood Polution, a tribute band to Steel Dragon that only plays their songs the way the real band plays them. When he's booted out of ... Read More

Today is "Saturday at the Movies" with my friend Matt from MTMD and SizzlingPopcorn.com. Last night we both saw The Dark Knight and Mamma Mia! and decided to collaborate together on an EntreCard blogosphere movie review. We hope you'll enjoy! MTMD: Where is the dividing line between a movie and a morality play? When is a movie a fun escape, and when is it a descent into the darkest corners of our minds? Today at the Movies with MTMD ... Read More

Rating: Butter Popcorn Young@Heart is the musical documentary about the Northampton, Massachusetts' ensemble of twenty-four senior citizens who perform songs ranging from Allen Toussaint's "Yes We Can Can" to Coldplay's emotionally powerful "Fix You". Musical director Bob Cilman prepares the group for their one-night performance in Northampton, which is only two months away. The ensemble is having a hard time with the lyrics to the seven new songs they must learn for their upcoming concert. With rehearsals scheduled three times a week, ... Read More

Rating: Burnt Popcorn After a nuclear bomb explodes in Texas in 2005, the United States goes down in chaos. The U.S. begins to attack every nation that it thinks is its enemy, which causes WWIII. Southland Tales is set in 2008 in L.A., where the neo-Marxist are revolting against the government, a Hollywood star stricken with amnesia helps out a porn star in creating a reality TV show, and a police office holds the information to a conspiracy. When I read the synopsis in Blockbuster's ... Read More

Rating: Butter Popcorn A romantic musical, mostly told through Beatles' songs, is about a young guy in Liverpool who travels to the United States during the Vietnam War to meet his father for the first time. He arrives in Greenwich Village and falls in love with an American girl. Together, they experience the swift changes in the U.S. of the 1960's.The leading actors, Jim Sturgess and Evan Rachel Wood, did a great job with their combination of acting, dancing and singing. In order ... Read More

Rating: Kernel Once is the story of "the Guy" (yes, none of the characters have names) who works part-time for his father's business. Other than his work, he spends most of his time busking the streets of Dublin, hoping to one day get his music recorded. "The Guy" still thinks of his girlfriend who left him and he just can't move on in life.One day, he meets "the Girl", a recent immigrant. She loves music and would like to have a piano, but ... Read More