About this column:
Brett Martin is a familiar face in the Atlanta area. He was the Entertainment reporter and Road Warrior for Fox 5 and Good Day Atlanta for many years (1999-2007). Brett continues to be a film critic and a member of the BFCA (broadcast film critics association). He has personally interviewed nearly every major movie star and academy award winning actor and actress over the past two decades. You can catch all his reviews and find out more about Brett on his two websites. His movie reviews can be seen at www.flickedup.com. His video production business, which specializes in online commercials, can be seen at www.brettervideo.com. If you have any specific questions contact Brett through his email. flickmeup@gmail.com or friend him on Facebook www.facebook.com/brettervideo. You can also follow him on Twitter at @imbrettmartin.
Two brothers slug out their emotional baggage in the moving, melodramatic sports movie Warrior. Joel Edgerton plays Brendan, a family man who earns a living as a teacher and extra cash moonlighting as a fighter. His brother Tommy, played by Tom Hardy, is a brooding war veteran who has returned home under mysterious circumstance. Their father Paddy, played by Nick Nolte, is a once-violent alcoholic who is sober. The only thing the brothers have in common is their hatred for their father. After a series of mixed martial arts (MMA) fights, the two brothers face off in a winner-take-all cage …
Six actors play three roles over 30 years in a thriller about Nazis, Israeli spies and lots of lies in The Debt. Helen Mirren plays a retired Mossad agent named Rachel who is honored for her role in the assassination of a Nazi war criminal in 1965. Thirty years have passed, but questions remain. Did she and associate Stephan (Tom Wilkinson) and others kill their target? Jessica Chastain plays a young Rachel as the suspense builds across two time periods. It’s a political thriller worth watching simply because it is so much smarter and more realistic than most movies. Consider it brain food. …
Conan the Barbarian is back. Bare-chested, bloody and brutal, it is everything you would expect from a franchise that helped launch Arnold Schwarzenegger's career 30 years ago. The new barbarian in town is Hawaiian actor Jason Momoa (HBO’s Game of Thrones), who breathes new life into the role of Conan. The long-haired actor, who looks as if he belongs on the cover of a Harlequin Romance, brings his muscular physique to a new legion of fans in 3-D. The story line is simple: An evil overlord massacres Conan’s village; Conan picks up a sword and slays everyone who stands in the way of his …
The Movie The Social Network star Jesse Eisenberg finds himself in dire straits as a pizza delivery guy-turned-bank robber in the dark comedy 30 Minutes or Less, out today. This film is based on a similar premise to another Eisenberg movie, Zombieland: By placing incompetent characters in outrageous situations and facing near-death experiences, you can find humor. Eisenberg and Parks and Recreation star Aziz Ansari team up to rob a bank to help Dwayne (Danny McBride) get $100,000 for a hit man (Michael Peña) to kill Dwayne's father (Fred Ward). The flick-o-meter gives this fast-paced and …
