The Hunger Games

Jennifer Lawrence takes aim as Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games.

Chris Landis, PNN Staff
March 24, 2012

“We aren’t allowed to bet, but if I could, I’d bet on you.” The first Hunger Games book was published in 2008; the third and final, in 2011. After the third book was published, an uproar arose when it was announced there would be film adaptions produced. This quickly escalated the upcoming film... Read more »

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace in 3D

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Chris Landis, PNN Staff
February 16, 2012

“Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate, and hate… leads to suffering. Alas, I sense much fear in you.” Skepticism was in the air when I piled into a theatre Sat. night for my screening of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. The place was packed with, naturally, people of all ages. Anyone... Read more »

Chronicle

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Chris Landis, PNN Staff
February 14, 2012

“This is me. This is who I am now.” Chronicle is a found-footage superhero movie- the first of its kind, a Google search reveals. The only downside to this is that it takes away from a quality movie, with a solid script, awesome special effects, and convincing performances from its young actors. Here... Read more »

Playboy Wants Lindsay Lohan…Nude!

Stephanie Duff, PNN Staff
November 1, 2011

Lindsay Lohan may have found a solution to her money despairs and her struggling career: Posing nude for Playboy. The 25 year old actress made a $1 million dollar deal, after refusing to agree to the initial offer of $750,000, to pose completely nude for Hugh Hefner’s magazine. TMZ broke this news... Read more »

Paranormal Activity 3

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Chris Landis, PNN Staff
October 24, 2011

In case you haven’t seen the previous two, the “Paranormal Activity” movies are a community experience in theaters. Everyone goes to get the snot scared out of them, and then laugh about it with total strangers. The films achieve this effect mainly through Jumps: a sudden startling... Read more »

Film Review: 50/50

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Chris Landis
October 6, 2011

“If you were a casino game, you’d have the best chance!” “50/50” is dirty, heartwarming, and truly hilarious, all in one. The movie takes its viewers through the complete cycle of a cancer patient. As my companion and I sat down in our theatre at an early 5:30 PM showing, we noticed we... Read more »

Film Review: Apollo 18

Chris Landis
September 14, 2011

Apollo 18 is a gift to conspiracy theorists: the realistic nature of the film and the intense depiction of the struggle of the crew of Apollo 18 give them a whole new fist to swing at the general public. I am not one of the aforementioned conspiracy theorgists. But “Apollo 18” does make you wonder.... Read more »

Film Review: Conan the Barbarian

Chris Landis
September 2, 2011

“Conan the Barbarian” is a silly, brutal movie so caught in itself, it fails to see where it could have really shined, saving all its energy for 1-dimensional characters, a shaky storyline, and lackluster 3D. The movie starts off with a voiceover by Morgan Freeman, who explains that a mask put together... Read more »

Film Review: Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

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Chris Landis
September 2, 2011

As I sat down to write a review of “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” before I typed a single word, a sudden knocking sound behind me made me jump. Mind you, it was just my cat, and not demonic, bug-like goblin, but you get the idea. Don’t be deceived by the trailers: DBAOTD is somewhat, a horror... Read more »