On "John Carter"

From The Dispatch:

Like the stories that inspired it, "John Carter" is an unabashedly and agreeably old-fashioned epic, featuring archetypal characters and a grand, sweeping score by Michael Giacchino ("Star Trek," "Up"). Despite its dazzling special effects, it feels like something from another era, a simple tale of heroism from a simpler time. It may occasionally get bogged down in overly complicated sci-fi jargon (good luck keeping all the alien names and terms straight), but no one was as surprised as me that "John Carter" is actually a very good film.

Click here to read my full review.