Andy Bockelman
Recent stories
- Andy Bockelman: ‘The Box’ a disappointing story
- November 18, 2009
- “The Box” screenplay is the weak point of writer/director Richard Kelly’s third feature. Reworking the structure of Richard Matheson’s short story “Button, Button” — also made into an episode of the 1980s redo of “The Twilight Zone” — Kelly expands it with an unfortunate outcome.
- Andy Bockelman: Not too early for ‘Christmas Carol’
- November 16, 2009
- The Christmas season starts earlier and earlier every year, usually eclipsing Thanksgiving. One thing you can give thanks for is that the 2009’s interpretation of “A Christmas Carol” didn’t come out before Halloween.
- Andy Bockelman: ‘Men Who Stare’ mostly a goat chase
- November 14, 2009
- “The Men Who Stare at Goats” shows just what you can do with enough concentration and determination.
- Andy Bockelman: ‘Astro Boy’ flies low along the horizon of fun
- November 5, 2009
- Prepare for a shockingly mediocre animated feature with the pointy-haired protagonist of “Astro Boy.”
- Andy Bockelman: Genuine scariness in ‘Paranormal’
- October 31, 2009
- Sometimes the best movies come from a minuscule budget and an unerringly realistic presentation. “Paranormal Activity” fits the bill. Micah Sloat and Katie Featherston are a San Diego couple with a problem: Micah’s house has been a little unsettling with weird noises and the unmistakable presence of an otherworldly nature.
- Andy Bockelman: I think I ‘Saw’ this movie 5 times already
- October 30, 2009
- It’s finally happened. There are now as many entries in the “Saw” horror series as there are live-action “Star Wars” movies. And like its past couple predecessors, “Saw VI” makes “The Phantom Menace” and “Attack of the Clones” look like “The Empire Strikes Back” in terms of keeping up the good name of a franchise.
- Andy Bockelman: ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ proves therapeutic
- October 27, 2009
- The world invented in “Where the Wild Things Are” covers the important things in life. You know: building forts, having dirt clod fights, stuff like that. And if you can’t appreciate such pleasures, you are badly in need of a wild rumpus, my friend.
- Andy Bockelman: Prepare for the full force of female friendship in ‘Whip It’
- October 24, 2009
Coming around the corner from out of nowhere is the feel-good sports movie “Whip It.” Just be careful that while it charms you, you don’t get socked in the eye.
- Andy Bockelman: ‘The Invention of Lying’: Enjoyable entertainment and that’s the truth
- October 21, 2009
- Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to not deceive. Let’s face it: Honesty is brutal.
- Andy Bockelman: ‘Lost Symbol’ offers puzzling mystery amid author’s usual excesses
- October 14, 2009
- Are you ready for an adventure with more twists and turns than the Gordian Knot and a timeframe that could only realistically play out within the confines of a black hole? Well, this is author Dan Brown’s bread and butter, and just as he did in “Angels & Demons” and “The Da Vinci Code,” he brings out the action and magnitude of history with his latest, “The Lost Symbol.”
Recent photos
Fireworks followed the Firefall and Three Dog Night concert Saturday night at the Moffat County Fairgrounds.
