There is a short list of movie topics that have a tendency to make me a little hesitant to see them, including zero to hero sports movies, revolutionary apes (sorry Rise of the Planet of the Apes), bible huggers, and racism.  Ok, only the religious and racial tension films (or a combo of racism and sports) really put me on edge, but this is just because of the potential to become overly preachy.  If done right then they can be great films, and if you have a soul (unlike Zac based on his review) it will be hard not to enjoy The Help. [Read more...]

The Help is built around a lot of strong performances, but the film doesn’t bring anything new to the table, and does only a couple things really well beyond the acting. [Read more...]