I’ll admit to enjoying this movie slightly more as a technical film-making and acting exercise than as a romance. But I enjoyed the romance as well and loved both leading ladies (Shailene Woodley and Felicity Jones) almost as much. And … Continue reading
Given the only thing I knew about this movie going in was the title and that title reminded me of the video game Lollipop Chainsaw, I assumed it was going to be a stylized action flick starring teen cheerleaders, possibly … Continue reading
Till Death is a surprisingly good final act of an unfortunately overly long movie. But that final act – a good 30 minute conclusion – is so very good. I think they could have trimmed a good twenty minutes from … Continue reading
I skipped Rogue last year because it was a Megan Fox action movie where she fights lions and I had better movies to watch. But then I saw review that said it’s better than you think… and then I saw … Continue reading
For a time, The Dry was an apt description of how I felt about this film. A little dry, a little cold, a little detached. I wasn’t feeling the emotional power that I thought it was needing. But slowly the … Continue reading
I liked this movie… but I wish I liked it more. At the same time, I expect I would like it more on a rewatch since I’m sure there’s bits and bobs they seeded into the movie that I missed. … Continue reading
I kept thinking this movie shouldn’t work. It’s about desperate people who scrap the bones of their desperate town’s industrial corpse. It spends a fair amount of time focusing on the job of legally (and otherwise) taking apart the ruins … Continue reading
I guess the message of this movie is don’t do drugs. Or possibly do not have done drugs in the future. Or do do not do drugs. And the meaning of me watching this movie is… don’t watch head-scratching movies … Continue reading
Based on critical reception (which I didn’t know about until after I saw this), I’m almost embarrassed to say I liked this movie. I guess I’m not supposed to… yet I can’t deny that I thought it was an uneven … Continue reading
Army of the Dead is the marriage of so many inspirations, calling it an original film would be dubious. It’s a zombie action Vegas heist film that borrows ideas from other flicks like I am Legend (or, perhaps, Land of … Continue reading