Jon Berg Archives

Elf (2003)

Rating: ★★

Nov 25, 2003Ungainly Christmas Elf Comes to New York

Jon Favreau directed Christmas film premised entirely around the premise of 6'3" Will Ferrell as an ungainly Christmas elf. The film works entirely to the extent one has a tolerance for Ferrell's screen presence.

Director: Jon Favreau

Actors: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, …

Category: Fantasy

25 November 200330 July 2026 by Roog

Meet Dave (2008)

Rating: ★★½

Jul 31, 2008Eddie Murphy as a Spaceship Comedy

Off-the wall Eddie Murphy comedy in which he plays an alien spaceship disguised as a human come to Earth. All the fun comes from watching Murphy’s wacky antics, which buoy it up over its weaker moments

Director: Brian Robbins

Actors: Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Pat Kilbane, …

Category: Science Fiction

31 July 200831 May 2025 by Roog

Justice League (2017)

Rating: ★★

Dec 30, 2017Comic-Book Superheroes

Zack Snyder completes his run through DC superheroes with mixed results. The introduction of the characters works well but Snyder too readily throws established continuity out the window, while the visual dourness becomes tedious

Director: Zack Snyder

Actors: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, …

Category: Science Fiction

30 December 201727 February 2026 by Roog

Doctor Sleep (2019)

Rating: ★★★

Feb 1, 2020The Shining Sequel

Mike Flanagan, one of the most exciting genre names in recent years, takes on Stephen King's book sequel to The Shining, managing the daunting balancing act of both adapting the book and turning it into a sequel to the Stanley Kubrick film

Director: Mike Flanagan

Actors: Ewan McGregor, Kyliegh Curran, Rebecca Ferguson, Cliff Curtis, …

Category: Horror

1 February 20207 August 2025 by Roog