I Saw Machete Kills… the sequel to the movie Machete which started out as a fake trailer in the movie Grindhouse. Machete was a trashy fun movie that had something to do with something, Mexican immigration, and a lot of … Continue reading
And I saw the Tom-Hanks-Is-Harassed-by-Pirates-In-A-Movie-With-a-Bad-Title Captain Phillips. This is about the tanker that got hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009. And it’s good. I’m not sure it was as good as all the reviews are saying or even that Tom Hanks’ … Continue reading
Saw two musically themed movies today, by coincidence, and they couldn’t have been more different. The first was something I went into blindly – no idea what it was. Grace Unplugged is a Christian-themed movie about the daughter of a … Continue reading
The other music-themed movie that was quite unlike Grace Unplugged was Metallica: Through the Never… a LOUD Metallica concert movie with a random subplot involving urban riots and one of the horsemen of the apocalypse. As a concert movie, it’s … Continue reading
Yeah, Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck slumming it in Runner Runner is about as meh as it could be. You’ve seen it before in any number of other crime movies… young guy seduced by money blah blah blah gets in … Continue reading
Saw the new movie Gravity, the new Sandra Bullock / George Clooney disaster/survival in space movie and it’s fantastic. Best movie of the year (so far). Unbelievable shots and FX mix with great acting, terrifying and thrilling moments all based … Continue reading