Vaughn On Movies – The World's Toughest Movie Critic™

Last night I chased down the 12 worst movie posters of 2012, and I’m not kidding folks it was tougher finding 12 posters I actually liked from this dismal crop. Again, feel free to click on these to see larger versions, but be warned as some are quite big. #12 Wreck-It Ralph This teaser poster [...]

It’s the end of the year and that means time to look back at the catastrophically poor posters that have been slapped across the walls of movie theatres across the country. I’ve whittled it down to the 12 worst, which I’ll follow up with the 12 best tomorrow, but first some rules. Rules: To qualify [...]

In Pitch Perfect, Beca (Anna Kendrick) is a college freshman and aspiring DJ who may hold the key to getting the Bellas, an all-girls a cappella group, the collegiate championship. Beca isn’t entirely a willing participant, but joining the Bellas gives her something to do to appease her father, and even gets her closer to [...]

The Expendables 2 reunites a cadre of action hero legends for another outing. This time the elite mercenaries known as the Expendables, led by Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) embark on a mission of revenge as they attempt of thwart terrorist Vilain (Jean-Claude Van Damme). But they’re going to need more heroes so this time Trench [...]

I’m very much anti-remake. If the original worked, leave it alone. In the case of the 1990 Total Recall we had what was built to be the biggest movie yet made starring the biggest movie star around. Yep, that sounds like a viable candidate for remaking. In a future where most of the Earth is [...]

The Occupy Wall Street movement gets to live out a wild fantasy in the closing chapter of Christopher Nolan’s Batman saga, The Dark Knight Rises. If you’re confused by the naming scheme, you’re not alone. It’s been 8 years since Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) last played dress up in public. Crime is at a minimum [...]

It’s the big week, the opening of The Dark Knight Rises. I know I can’t avoid press on the film fast enough, and if you’re like me you have some solid guesses as to what’s going to happen. In this final week’s media blitz we’re all going to be seeing plenty of old Batman and Catwoman [...]

I’ve never appreciated Wes Anderson. I’ve never gone out of my way to see his little corduroy clad hipster films. That’s probably because my first exposure to his work came 10 years ago when I rented The Royal Tenenbaums, a movie about nothing more than the posturing of unrealistic traits and staring at the camera [...]

Philippe (François Cluzet) is a paralyzed millionaire in search of a new caretaker. Enter Driss (Omar Sy) a working class man trying to work the system for government benefits. When his plan for a quick signature accidentally impresses Phileppe, Driss is brought on board as the new caretaker. The clash of their backgrounds presents an [...]