News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

News, Opinion, & Multimedia for Tamalpais High School

The Tam News

GI Joe: Retaliation Review: Still Dumb, Still Boring, But Slightly Less So

“GI Joe: Retaliation” Review: Still Dumb, Still Boring, But Slightly Less So

By Wesley Emblidge March 28, 2013

After the first scene of “GI Joe: Retaliation,” there’s a sort of animated recap of who all the characters are and what happened in the last movie. It’s kind of like when TV shows will have...

Ginger & Rosa Review: A Coming-of-Age Story That Never Comes of Age

“Ginger & Rosa” Review: A Coming-of-Age Story That Never Comes of Age

By Wesley Emblidge March 15, 2013

Coming-of-age stories are, by definition self-indulgent. Filmmakers generally take material from their own lives, essentially saying, “look how interesting I am!” Most of the time that’s easy to...

“Upside Down” Review: Shouldve Been Right-Side Up

“Upside Down” Review: Should’ve Been Right-Side Up

By Wesley Emblidge March 15, 2013

Remember that scene from “Inception,” where Leonardo DiCaprio is in a dream and Paris starts folding in on itself, until there’s a city upside down above the city he’s in? Well, that lasted...

“Oz the Great and the Powerful” Review: Even A Great Wizard Cant Save Oz

“Oz the Great and the Powerful” Review: Even A Great Wizard Can’t Save Oz

By Wesley Emblidge March 10, 2013

The main compliment people have given Sam Raimi’s “Oz the Great and the Powerful” is “well, it’s better than ‘Alice in Wonderland.” It’s pretty faint praise, but the movie looked like...

The ABCs of Death Review: F is for Failure

“The ABCs of Death” Review: F is for Failure

By Wesley Emblidge March 8, 2013

26 different directors were chosen to work on “The ABCs of Death,” a new kind of experiential project that is "Based on a nightmare by Ant Thompson." Each director was given a letter from the alphabet...

Its A Disaster Review: A Simple End-of-the-World Comedy

“It’s A Disaster” Review: A Simple End-of-the-World Comedy

By Wesley Emblidge March 5, 2013

Why are we obsessed with the world ending? It’s as if we all want the world to end, to the extent that we’ll search and search for the next doomsday prophecy to be terrified of. From Y2K to 2012,...

Jack the Giant Slayer Review: Fee Fie Forget It

“Jack the Giant Slayer” Review: Fee Fie Forget It

By Wesley Emblidge March 2, 2013

I wrote about the trend of big-budget action movie adaptations of fairy tales only a few weeks ago with the deplorable “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters,” but already there’s another to add to...

A Good Day To Die Hard Review: It Really Isnt

“A Good Day To Die Hard” Review: It Really Isn’t

By Wesley Emblidge February 14, 2013

Oh, “Die Hard.” How I loved you. How I loved the way you turned such a simple premise into a near-perfect action movie. How I loved the way you introduced us to Bruce Willis, now an action star...

Side Effects Review: A Tense, Shape-Shifting Thriller

“Side Effects” Review: A Tense, Shape-Shifting Thriller

By Wesley Emblidge February 8, 2013

As a society we trust our doctors with our lives. We get a flu shot because they say we need it, have an operation because they say we’ll die without it, and take medication because they say it’ll...

“Wrong” Review: Something’s Not Quite Right

“Wrong” Review: Something’s Not Quite Right

By Wesley Emblidge January 31, 2013

“Do you follow?” asks the mysterious ponytailed Master Chang (William Fichtner) in a scene from “Wrong.” “Not really...” replies the distressed Dolph Springer (Jack Plotnick). That’s...

Stand Up Guys Review: Just Shoot Him Already

“Stand Up Guys” Review: Just Shoot Him Already

By Wesley Emblidge January 31, 2013

It’s really sad to see the careers of those whom you really respect deteriorate so far that you lose every ounce of respect you once had for them. It happens to the best, everyone from actors to directors,...

Warm Bodies Review: The Best Zombie Romantic Comedy Since Shaun of the Dead

“Warm Bodies” Review: The Best Zombie Romantic Comedy Since “Shaun of the Dead”

By Wesley Emblidge January 30, 2013

One of the reasons the entire “Twilight” franchise is so unbearable is how seriously it takes itself. The best moments in all the films are the few moments where the filmmakers take a step back...

Load More Stories

Comments (0)

All The Tam News Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest