Feb
28
Free Birds
With a major dearth of new theatrical releases (I didn’t see Best Man Holiday since it’s a sequel to a 15 year old movie I’d never heard of), I gritted my teeth and went to see the turkey film Free … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Feb
23
Dark Skies
I spitefully spread my clearly on-the-way-out cold germs at the movies – Dark Skies… very early show. This is a decent horror movie – an alien abduction movie masquerading as a haunted house movie. It’s like Signs with aliens who … Continue reading
Feb
16
Good Day to Die Hard, A
The best thing about the new Die Hard (A Good Day to Die Hard) is that it has a lot of great stunt work that looks practical. They did some fantastic work to make the stunts pretty amazing… but the … Continue reading
Feb
16
Beautiful Creatures
Also saw Beautiful Creatures – the new …. Twilight with Witches movie? I guess. Except for some suspect southern accents and an end showdown sequence that was kind of dull, this is a pretty good little … horror? romance? drama? … Continue reading
Feb
09
Side Effects
Saw the new Stephen Soderberg film Side Effects… a movie I knew so little about I didn’t realize it was a Steven Soderberg film. Which is great since this movie really works … and it works best when you have … Continue reading
Feb
09
Identity Thief
Comedy is subjective… and maybe Identity Thief is a great comedy and I’m just a glum, cynical sourpuss. Maybe I just used the word sourpuss. But, yeah, all the funny bits and pieces in this movie were in the trailer … Continue reading
Feb
02
Warm Bodies
Saw Warm Bodies – a rom-zom-com that is pretty amusing bit of fluff that is pretty forgettable but mildly fun. Kind of a send-up of zombie apocalypse movies, kind of a send-up of Twilight, kind of a Romeo & Juliet … Continue reading