Articles by author: Erin Rooney

‘Mirror’ neither fairest nor foulest of them all

I actually didn’t hate this movie. Then again I was on quite a bit of cold medication at the time…so there’s that. But I honestly found it entertaining. It was even funny and charming in a brainless, shiny object sort of way. From director [more]

‘Hunger Games’ satisfying cinematic meal

“It’s finally here.” That’s what I whispered to the guy sitting next to me in the movie theater as the first installment of the “Hunger Games” trilogy flashed across the screen. My seat neighbor gave me a vaguely uncomfortable smile and s[more]

This was a bad movie. There’s just no sugar coating or skirting around it. Nothing breaks three weeks worth of positive reviews like a Katherine Heigl movie. And I don’t know why! She’s not a horrible actress. She can be charming and funny. So [more]

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]