Articles by Kevin Scott

Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume XXVII

PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2013

Before snarky jokes found a more natural home on Twitter and other social media, they were once the main line of defense against terribly c...

42 [Blu-Ray]

Brian Helgeland

PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2013

Jackie Robinson was a man of such class and restraint that, were he alive to see 42 (the story of how he broke the color barrier in profess...

The Producers [Blu-Ray]

Mel Brooks

PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2013

Having made the rare circular transition from film to Broadway musical and back again, it's safe to say that The Producers is the most succ...

The Blues Brothers

John Landis

PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2013

A manic blockbuster that veers intermittently from comedy to action to musical, John Landis's The Blues Brothers is rewarding precisely bec...

Grown Ups 2

Dennis Dugan

PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2013

When Adam Sandler finds himself being urinated on by a moose within the first few minutes of Grown Ups 2, it's an early indication of what...

Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me

Drew DeNicola & Olivia Mori

PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2013

The story of '70s Memphis rock group Big Star is an admittedly difficult one to tell, as they were only a truly cohesive band for one magni...

Storm Surfers 3D

Justin McMillan & Christopher Nelius

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2013

As the sport of surfing has progressed, so has the ability to capture the majesty of catching a wave on film. While the advent of jet skies...

White House Down

Roland Emmerich

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2013

A proper summer action blockbuster doesn't feebly traipse across the screen in hopes someone might notice it. Like White House Down, it's b...