“Green Lantern” premiered last week to the type of fanfare designated for any big-budget comic book superhero film. The film is the box-office winner, grossing $53.2 million over its opening weekend, but was a critical failure. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the film only garnered a critical rating of 26%, making the film undeniably “rotten” by the site’s standards. However, the audience liked it and gave it a 61%. The consensus at the site was that the film was “[n]oisy, overproduced, and thinly written” and that the film “squanders an impressive budget and decades of comics mythology.” But what did you think about the film? Is it as bad as people…

Title: Green Lantern Directed By: Martin Campbell Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Temuera Morrison, Angela Bassett, Tim Robbins, Jay O. Sanders, Taika Waititi You know those ride simulators in arcades or even the ones like the Spider-Man ride in universal? They’re a blast, right? Then again, remove the vehicle that bumps along with the ride and watch that video in another location and it’s probably not particularly enjoyable anymore. Well, consider Green Lantern that displaced amusement park simulator video, tacky visuals, unconvincing and only capable of holding your attention for minutes at a time. Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) is your average guy. Actually, not really; he’s…

Title: Jumping the Broom Director: Salim Akil Starring: Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Tasha Smith, Meagan Good, Mike Epps, DeRay Davis, Romeo Three things kept me from walking out of “Jumping the Broom;” which felt like 3 hours mind you. One was Mike Epps saving grace comedy. Two was the lovely Paula Patton, who was lowering her acting standards to be a part of this. And the third was curiosity on how bad the direction of Salim Akil could get. Who in their right mind watched this 110 minute sucker and said, “Yep…We have a cohesive product here for the summer movie season.” Seriously? Dropping in some…

Fox Searchlight Pictures released another brand new movie poster from the upcoming film “Notorious” by director George Tillman Jr. (Men of Honor, Soul Food) and starring Angela Bassett (Mama Black Widow), Anthony Mackie (Eagle Eye, Desert Flower), Derek Luke (Madea Goes to Jail), Naturi Naughton and Jamal Woolard as Notorious B.I.G. Synopsis: NOTORIOUS is the story of CHRISTOPHER WALLACE who, through raw talent and sheer determination, transforms himself from a Brooklyn street hustler to become the greatest rapper of all time, THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. This story charts his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectation. Produced by Voletta Wallace (BIG’s mother), Wayne Barrowman and Mark Pitts…

Fox Searchlight Pictures recently released this behind the scenes video from the upcoming film “Notorious” by director George Tillman Jr. (Men of Honor, Soul Food) and starring Angela Bassett (Mama Black Widow), Anthony Mackie (Eagle Eye, Desert Flower), Derek Luke (Madea Goes to Jail), Naturi Naughton and Jamal Woolard as Notorious B.I.G. This video details the dance choreography on the set. For more information, be sure to check out www.notoriousblog.net. Synopsis: NOTORIOUS is the story of CHRISTOPHER WALLACE who, through raw talent and sheer determination, transforms himself from a Brooklyn street hustler to become the greatest rapper of all time, THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. This story charts his meteoric rise to…

Fox Searchlight Pictures recently released this awesome new movie poster from the upcoming film “Notorious” by director George Tillman Jr. (Men of Honor, Soul Food) and starring Angela Bassett (Mama Black Widow), Anthony Mackie (Eagle Eye, Desert Flower), Derek Luke (Madea Goes to Jail), Naturi Naughton and Jamal Woolard as Notorious B.I.G. Synopsis: NOTORIOUS is the story of CHRISTOPHER WALLACE who, through raw talent and sheer determination, transforms himself from a Brooklyn street hustler to become the greatest rapper of all time, THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. This story charts his meteoric rise to fame and his refusal to succumb to expectation. Produced by Voletta Wallace (BIG’s mother), Wayne Barrowman and Mark…