Articles by author: Erin Rooney

Sometimes, while I’m grocery shopping, I’ll mosey down the hot chocolate aisle and see some maple syrup and think to myself, “I wonder what Canada’s doing?” Good filmmaking, that’s what Canada’s doing. From director Michael Dowse and wr [more]

Review : ‘The Vow,’ definition of guilty pleasure

I’m not going to lie to you, I liked this movie. I’m actually pretty ashamed of just how much I liked it. The evil geniuses responsible for The Vow took every romantic moment a couple can have (minus one really dumb one you’ll see if you watch [more]

I went to see Daniel Radcliffe’s new film “The Woman in Black” with a good friend and left the movie theater with fingernail imprints in my arm, a little blonde person permanently attached to my neck and every muscle in our now conjoined bodies [more]

I won’t lie to you. At this point I’m just biding my time until March 23 when the Hunger Games movie comes out (why did she grab a black backpack in the trailer? Am I the only one who needs her to grab a bright orange backpack in order for this m [more]

Sherlock Holmes right at home in 21st century

I was going to review “Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows”this week, but instead decided to review something better. Far, far away, in a magical land called modern day London, army doctor John Watson just returned home from military service in Afgh [more]

‘Mission Impossible 4′ proves Cruise star power

Break is over. Laramie is cold. And we’re on the brink of nuclear war. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol is really upping the stakes with this one. I have to admit that this is my first Mission Impossible movie. Ever. So I a few “Mission Impossi [more]

I like my vampires evil, arrogant, and getting their asses kicked by Wesley Snipes. I also like my vampires getting their heads sliced by Kate Beckinsale. I do not like my vampires in high school. I do not like my humans in high school. I didn’t ev [more]

‘Carnage’ delivers for Oscar gold

It’s a sunny afternoon in Brooklyn. Two sets of parents meet in a nice apartment to amiably discuss a fight between their respective children in the schoolyard. A simple and delicate communication between calm, collected adults that lasts just long [more]