Articles written by Mike Lippert

Where the Wild Things Are, Knowing, Precious, UP, Inglouirous Basterds, 500 Days of Summer and Avatar

Dec 23, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Night at the Museum, College, Fird Up, Unborn, Disaster Movie, MIss March

Dec 19, 2009 - Mike Lippert

The Most Overrated Films is a collection of short reflections on films throughout history that have received much praise and honour without ever really deserving it.

Dec 4, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Precious is both the heartbreaking and heartwarming story of an overweight girl in the ghetto just trying to get by whiling coping with an abusive mother and two children

Dec 2, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Twilight returns for another helping of vampire/werewolf/tenager romance and melodrama. The result is unsurprising silliness.

Nov 28, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Patsy is a strange independent film from Florida that has been making a name for itself at film festivals around America

Nov 16, 2009 - Mike Lippert

The of the Polar Express returns to Christmas and animation for his latest adaptation of a Charles Dickens classic

Nov 12, 2009 - Mike Lippert

An Education is the wonderful story of two people coming together and both walking away with a new outlook on life from the writer of High Fidelity and About a Boy

Nov 9, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Spike Jonze ventures off onto his own to bring a pupular children's book to the big screen and the results are as original as they are magical

Nov 1, 2009 - Mike Lippert

With Halloween approaching it seems applicable to look back on some of the most classic films the horror genre ever spawned

Oct 17, 2009 - Mike Lippert

The Most Overrated Films is a collection of short reflections on films throughout history that have received much praise and honour without ever really deserving it.

Oct 10, 2009 - Mike Lippert

The Informant is two films at once: a clever comedic yarn about a corporate whistle-blower while under the surface is a sad and affecting portrait of a man afflicted

Sep 28, 2009 - Mike Lippert

The Most Overrated Films is a collection of short reflections on films throughout history that have received much praise and honour without ever really deserving it.

Sep 20, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Inglrious Bastards once again shows Quentin Tarantino in top form with his masterful handling of writing, plot, charcters and direction.

Aug 30, 2009 - Mike Lippert

This small, overlooked summer gem stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel star in

Aug 20, 2009 - Mike Lippert

G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra may not be a great movie, but it still manages to be better than almost every other action blockbuster in the summer of 2009.

Aug 16, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Bruno tries it's hardest to upstage Borat on all accounts but more often than not, loses the aim that made that film so fresh and funny to begin with

Jul 25, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Nick Cassavetes adapts the best selling novel by Jodi Picoult into a film that both break hearts and uplift them

Jul 17, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Michael Bay sits behind the camera for this big summer franchise but are his excessive tendencies too much to handle?

Jul 15, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Michael Bay's sequel to the surprise smash hit Transformers is a long, overblown, dumb and just all around uninspired affair.

Jul 15, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Sandra Bullocked is forced into an engagement with her assistant in order to keep her job, but can The Propsal overcome it's gimmick romantic comed plot?

Jul 8, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Todd Phillips' newest film has bcome a huge suprise hit this summer, but does it actually live up to the hype?

Jun 22, 2009 - Mike Lippert

With it's tenth feature film Pixar Animation has once again turned in a wonderful animated film that will surely stand above all other animations in 2009.

Jun 5, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Ben Stiller returns for a second Night at the Museum but brings none of the charm of the original with him.

May 30, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Angels and Demons, the sequel to the controversial Da Vinci Code is more of the same.

May 24, 2009 - Mike Lippert

High Jackman once again steps into the role of Wolverine, but can the character sustain a whole film without his other X-Men in tow? Unfortunately, he can't.

May 13, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Monsters vs. Aliens is DreamWorks Animation's first big event film of 2009. Only problem is: it's not very good.

Apr 29, 2009 - Mike Lippert

An exploration of tends in modern film criticism and how they have effected the reception of great films like Knowing and others of its kind.

Apr 17, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Don't believe what the critics are saying, Knowing is a clever, inteeligent, engaging and thoroughly entertaining science fiction adventure.

Apr 16, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Greg Motolla has followed up the suprise hit Superbad with a comedy that is quieter, more insightful and sweeter than its predecessor with suprising results

Apr 9, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Not even a great director can save this James Bond from his own shortcomings.

Apr 4, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Steve Carell is perfect as the bluming agent Maxell Smart in this big screen adaptation of the popular television series of the same name.

Apr 1, 2009 - Mike Lippert

I Love You, Man proff that you don't necessarily need Judd Apatow to make a good romantic comedy these days

Mar 27, 2009 - Mike Lippert

The film that was never to have a sequel returns for it's third, a tired and uninspired retread through the same unfunny stuff as before.

Mar 21, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Althought The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants may seem like fantasy fluff, it is also a suprising thoughtful and inspiring drama as well

Mar 19, 2009 - Mike Lippert

With Ang Lee's original having been a disappointment, fans are looking for this reboot to gives them the Hulk film they've always wanted. Maybe third time will be a charm

Mar 17, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Despite not being one of the more well known personas in the Marvel Comics roster, Ironman's film debut aims to change all that.

Mar 17, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Watchmen may be geared towards being a big blockbuster success, but it is also like no other film of it's kind: a singular and unique experience.

Mar 13, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Star Isla Fischer is as cute as a button, but not even her presence can make Confessions of a Shopaholic into anything more than fluff

Feb 25, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Rush Hour 3 spins it's wheels to a big box offfice, while stars make their way to the bank in bland second sequel.

Feb 9, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Is there a right way and a wrong way to approach film criticism? What separates the good reviews from the bad? These are the questions at the heart of every review.

Feb 9, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Roland Emmerich strikes again with another CGI heavy tale that throws common sense out the window for big battles and things going boom.

Feb 6, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Say what you will about Mel Gibson and his personal escapades, Apocalypto is a brave, smart, and beautiful film.

Feb 6, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Tim Burton's best film brings Stephen Sondheim's infamously bloody musical to life.

Feb 5, 2009 - Mike Lippert

One of 2008's most underrated gems sees Colin Farell back in the right direction after several high profile missteps.

Feb 2, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Not surprising, Paris Hilton starred in two of the worst films of 2008. Here's the first one.

Feb 2, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Uninspired, cliche ridden film for adrenaline hungry teenagers misses the mark and then some.

Jan 29, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Darron Aronofsky's newest masterpiece is the heartbreaking tale of a man on the brink of destruction.

Jan 29, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Who will win, who will lose, and who will stay home in shame of having not even been nominated? Here are the predictions of who will walk away victorious come Oscar night

Jan 22, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Gran Torino may hold Clint Eastwood's final screen performance, and it is one of the most fitting farewells any artist could hope for.

Jan 15, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Awards season is in full swing now that The Golden Globes have been handed out, so just who won, who lost, and what could that possibly mean come Oscar time?

Jan 12, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Although a good year, 2008 had it's fair share of stinkers. Here are five that somehow managed to stand above all the rest.

Jan 3, 2009 - Mike Lippert

Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire has won many awards and become a critical darling, but does it live up to it's own hype?

Dec 29, 2008 - Mike Lippert

A countdown of the the five best films of 2008.

Dec 20, 2008 - Mike Lippert

Mamma Mia was a smash on the stage, but just how well does it translate to the screen?

Dec 19, 2008 - Mike Lippert

High School Musical is one of the most popular made-for-TV series of all time, but does it have what it takes to make the leap to the big screen for the third installment

Dec 10, 2008 - Mike Lippert

Good film criticism is much more than opinion. Just exactly what is it that makes good film criticism tick?

Dec 10, 2008 - Mike Lippert

Can 2008's most talked about film possibly live up to it's acclaim? This epic review of the epic films asks just that question.

Dec 7, 2008 - Mike Lippert

Despite an uproar over the film's content, Zack and Miri Make a Porno is yet another sweet and funny romantic comedy from writer/director Kevin Smith.

Dec 2, 2008 - Mike Lippert

In his English lnaguage debut, director Wong Kar-Wai fails to create the distinct romantic spark that captured filmgoers hearts in his Asian language films.

Nov 30, 2008 - Mike Lippert