The MovieMaven

  [Note: from 12/11/13 press screening.  Look forward to catching up on the rest of the great movies after the holidays.  Happy Holidays...

[Originally posted on 1/03/14] January 3 "The Best Offer" - A master auctioneer becomes obsessed with an extremely reclusive ...

  At the end of " The Hunger Games ," I was hungry for more. Directed by Francis Lawrence, "The Hunger Games: Catching F...

  [Originally posted on 12/13/13] I knew nothing about Spike Lee's remake of “Oldboy” before going in. And boy, what a shocker. ...

[Note: Back from overseas and look forward to a marathon of movies.  Happy New Year!] [Originally posted on 1/01/14] 300 movies. 10 minu...

  Chris Hemsworth strikes again as hammer-hurling God of Thunder in “Thor: The Dark World,” directed by Alan Taylor. What a difference ...

  While I ended up getting hooked on " The Hunger Games ,” there's still hesitation whether another children warrior adaptatio...

[Originally posted on 12/06/13] December 6 "Oldboy" - Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnappe...

A day that starts like any other... ends with a story of a lifetime. Director Paul Greengrass (“ Bourne ” trilogy) and writer Billy ...

  [Originally posted on 12/03/13] The creation of the ice palace alone is worth the price of admission!  At a glance, the story has th...

[Originally posted on 12/03/13] Just how promising does this year's holiday movies lineup look?  Must-see films compete for your atten...

Lost in space.   Never before has it felt terrifyingly realistic. “Gravity” is a work of fiction, but it certainly doesn't feel ...

[Originally posted on 11/01/13]   November 1 "Enders Game" ( http://endersgamemovie.com/ ) - The International Military se...

If you dismiss “Rush” as a car racing movie, don't. Character-driven, it's so much more than that.   It brilliantly details the ...

I love food.   I love animation.   "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" is one of my all-time favorites for that reason.  ...

[Note: I know it's not movies, but as promised, a continuation of 2013 Comic-Con coverage, Feature Film Highlights ]   A celebration...