Special Articles — Voice in the Dark (theater)
Movie reviews by LaRae Meadows
A review of Transcendent Man Live: a Conversation about the Future
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
October 11, 2011
A mixed bag of content, Transcendent Man Live: a Conversation about the Future perfectly illuminated the problem with discussing science in America.
A review of Nostalgia for the Light
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
September 29, 2011
The Past is Now
A review of Attack the Block
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
September 19, 2011
Cheeky Goodness
A review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
August 29, 2011
Unfortunately, what came in with a bang goes out with a whimper in this final installment of a much-loved series.
A review of Cowboys & Aliens
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
August 29, 2011
It’s not dramatic, not cheeky, not funny; Cowboys & Aliens is the film of not.
A review of Forks Over Knives
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
June 30, 2011
Forks Over Knives plays like a 1950s governmental instructional video, makes basic reasoning mistakes, and discredits itself ...
Review of Paul
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
April 13, 2011
Anyone calling Paul charismatic, humorous, or timeless is probably suffering a terrible case of confirmation bias.
Review of Black Swan
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
January 10, 2011
Well-acted and disturbing, Black Swan is a film that gives fleeting, peripheral glimpses of greatness.
Review of Tron: Legacy
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
January 5, 2011
Chock full of glamour and lacking in substance, Tron: Legacy is all sizzle and no sausage.
Hereafter
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
November 9, 2010
If the events of Hereafter happened in real life, they would not make a rewarding drama but a tragic story used to show the maliciousness of blind...
Paranormal Activity 2
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
October 28, 2010
Sure, Paranormal Activity 2 offers nothing more than roller-coaster thrills, but what’s not to love about roller coasters?
Case 39
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
October 15, 2010
Case 39 is the perfect example of how to annoy, aggravate, and incense an audience to the point that its members intend to hunt down all involved...
Let Me In
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
October 15, 2010
Chilling, edgy, and intimate, Let Me In is a heart breaking, heartwarming vampire drama that left me stirred.
The Last Exorcism
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
September 9, 2010
Even though I love to see skepticism positively portrayed in a movie, I can't help but feel disappointed by the shameless burglarizing of the history of horror.
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
July 7, 2010
A bad script, a case of sequel-itis, and acting of an eye-rolling quality made wish someone would do me the merciful act of shooting me with a silver bullet
Jonah Hex
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
June 29, 2010
Since the writers of Jonah Hex didn’t find it necessary to give me a reason to care about Jonah or the story, I won’t be bothered to do so, either.
Review of Splice
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
June 18, 2010
Scientists testing the boundaries of what is possible find themselves walking the line of what is ethical in Splice
Review of Iron Man 2
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
May 11, 2010
Even Iron Man is vulnerable to the double-edged sword of the past, and in Iron Man 2, Tony Stark feels both sides of the blade. Iron Man 2 is a thin...
Review of Clash of the Titans
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
April 29, 2010
When the fragile egos of the Olympians are damaged by human indifference and defiance, the Olympians plan their revenge. Clash of the Titans is an...
Review of How to Train Your Dragon
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
April 16, 2010
Children’s movies, especially those meant for small children, tell more about a society and their values than any other film genre. The emotional reaction of...
Review of Repo Men
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
March 23, 2010
In a world where corporations own people (or parts of them), falling behind on payments is a matter of life and death. Repo Men is like a NASCAR...
Review of The Wolfman
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
February 19, 2010
It takes only one fateful bite to turn from ordinary theater actor into The Wolfman...
Review of Legion
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
February 4, 2010
In Legion, God is pissed, and it is all our fault. Incomprehensible theology, a bumbling bunch of characters, and a taffy-stretched plot...
Interview with Randall Keynes
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
January 22, 2010
Keynes sat down on an extremely rainy Monday in San Francisco to discuss his book, the movie adaptation that hits theaters on Friday, and the controversy...
Review of Creation
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
January 22, 2010
In Creation, a film adaptation of Randall Keynes book of the same name, Charles Darwin comes to terms with the death of his daughter Annie...
Daybreakers
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
January 14, 2010
Daybreakers begins ten years after an outbreak causes vampirism, when the world is running out of humans necessary to feed the vampire population.
Review of Paranormal Activity
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
November 23, 2009
Seeing what happens in the house while they sleep doesn’t make Katie and Micah rest any easier...
Review of Zombieland
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
November 19, 2009
Zombieland is half how-to video half tongue-in-cheek comic adventure.
Review of The Men Who Stare at Goats
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
November 17, 2009
A heartbroken reporter stumbles onto a story about cold war Jedi in Iraq to whom no human, rock, or goat is immune.
Review of The Fourth Kind
by LaRae Meadows
Voice in the Dark (theater)
November 16, 2009
Aliens, hysteria, hallucinations, theology, ancient civilizations, and psychotherapy merge en mass in Nome, Alaska.
