Beer or Box Office: ‘Anchorman 2: Super Sized ‘R’ Rated Version’

This movie review was originally commissioned by and written for USA TODAY COLLEGE in the winter of 2014. It was never published there, so it lives on, in full, un-copyedited glory, here. Enjoy. Photo found here. Ron Burgundy, Will Ferrell’s beloved news anchor, returned to the big screen for “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” in December, but […]

Beer or Box Office: ‘3 Days To Kill’

This movie review was originally commissioned by and written for USA TODAY COLLEGE in the winter of 2014. It was never published there, so it lives on, in full, un-copyedited glory, here. Enjoy. Photo found here. Ethan Renner’s got problems. He’s too old for his job as a CIA agent; he just botched his last job trying […]

Beer or Box Office: ‘Gimme Shelter’

This movie review was originally published at USA TODAY COLLEGE on Jan. 31, 2014. Photo found here. The 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade was on January 22, and the controversial Supreme Court ruling on a woman’s right to choose is still as hotly contested as ever. Gimme Shelter, a “based on a true story” film about […]

Beer or Box Office: ‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’

This movie review was originally published at USA TODAY COLLEGE on Jan. 24, 2014. Photo found here. Tom Clancy may have died last October, but his most famous character lives on in a new reboot that markets the Jack Ryan character to a new generation. Shadow Recruit is the first film in the Jack Ryan franchise to not be directly […]

Beer or Box Office: ‘Out Of The Furnace’

This movie review was originally commissioned by and written for USA TODAY COLLEGE in the winter of 2013. It was never published there, so it lives on, in full, un-copyedited glory, here. Enjoy. Photo found here. “Whatever you did, you had to do.” Those words, uttered by Russell Baze (Christian Bale) to his younger brother Rodney (Casey […]

Beer or Box Office: ‘Frozen’

This movie review was originally published at USA TODAY COLLEGE on Dec. 2, 2013. Photo found here. The Thanksgiving box office has been dominated by female protagonists this year- “Catching Fire” took in a record $110 million, and “Frozen” came in second place with $93 million. That’s great for any film’s opening weekend, let alone an animated film aimed at kids. […]