Matthew Lickona

Matthew Lickona contributes movie reviews, Crush wine reviews, and is the author of Swimming with Scapulars. He also contributes to the Reader's Big Screen movie blog, and the Feast! blog.

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Movie Reviews: Mirror Mirror, Wrath of the Titans, Free Men, Delicacy

It’s easy to imagine some Hollywood exec seeing certain scenes from Tarsem Singh’s The Fall and thinking, “Holy Tentpole, boys, here’s a director who has rediscovered the art of the breathtaking vista! And look what ...

Movie Reviews: The Woman in Black, The Flowers of War, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

My first reaction to The Woman in Black was “all nerves, no heart.” But I have a weakness for the sort of nerve-stretching that the film employs. The sort that comes from a long shot ...

You Have To Know Yourself

“This is my Harley,” says Junior with pride. He hovers over the motorized kiddie motorcycle, which sits in the living room of Chris and Laura’s Santee home. Junior is five; his sister Lizzie is three. ...

Matthew Lickona's Blog Entries

Reviews!

Have to run to a screening, so I'll keep this short and sweet, and just point you toward Mr. Elliott's latest assessments. Men in Black III? "Again the aim is pure diversion, and again the ...

The Dark Knight Rises: Gentlemen, Start Your Engines

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/24/24946/ Look, I'm not saying that the above juxtaposition indicates that Bane and Batman are going to engage in a car-surfing competition for the key to Gotham City in the single greatest homage to the ...

When Leo Punk'd Zac

Cold-blooded. But really, Zac should've known better than to come sniffing around Leo's turf... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/24/24934/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/24/24936/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/24/24937/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/24/24939/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/24/24940/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/24/24942/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/24/24943/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/24/24944/

T&A Sells Movies...

...though perhaps not in quite the way you'd expect. Saw these posters for What to Expect When You're Expecting and The Pirates! Band of Misfits side by side at Reading Carmel Valley... http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/23/24866/ http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/23/24867/ Hey! ...

Tony Stark, Hypocrite

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/23/24864/ So, you know, don't read if you don't care about superhero movies, or if you haven't seen The Avengers and don't want to know anything about anything that happens... But remember that scene on ...

Windfall

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24mTIE4D9JM Cute word association, 007. Very cute. Very remunerative, as well. Country - England Gun - Shot Agent - Provocateur http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/may/23/24863/

Kevin Smith Is an Evil Wizard

Your first hint is that his hockey jersey looks much more like a wizard's robe than an actual hockey jersey. Your second hint is body language. Sure, it sounds like he's talking about his upcoming ...