So impatiently and uncomfortably sat through Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb and did not actually fall asleep. So credit where it’s due: that’s fortitude! Yes, this is part 3 of a series of movies I’ve barely tolerated … Continue reading
Also checked out the best movie Tim Burton has released in ages – Big Eyes, a very curious topic for a movie from a guy who loves his curious topics. Based on the true story of Keane – the artist … Continue reading
Checked out the new film version of Annie… now starring Jamie Foxx as Not-Daddy-Warbucks (he’s cell phone billionaire running for office Will Stacks) and Quevenzhal Wallace (from Beasts of the Southern Wild) as Annie. Just to get it out of … Continue reading
Checked out Angelina Jolie’s 2nd directorial effort – Unbroken – the true story of Louis Zamporini, a man who grew up during the Great Depression, ran track during the 1936 Berlin Olympics, became a Pacific Theater bombardier, ultimately crashed into … Continue reading
Checked out the movie The Imitation Game – the new (mostly) true story about Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his team that broke the Nazi enigma code during World War II. I say mostly true because of some things I … Continue reading
Into the Woods is the film version of a broadway musical that I didn’t know existed until this movie came out. It’s a mash-up of fairy tales (Cinderella, Rapnunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Little Red Riding Hood) that merges … Continue reading
Extraterrestrial is a decent (surprisingly decent) cabin-in-the-woods movie where the monster ruining their vacation is (surprise!) an alien. The movie is almost charming in that it is completely sincere in its desire to tell the most generic story. Not only … Continue reading
So, watched The Interview on Xbox video after Sony (which is a weird statement if you follow the video game world) did a surprise release of this now-infamous Seth Rogan/Dave Franco comedy across Google, YouTube, and their own streaming website … Continue reading
Finally dragged myself out to see the Penguins of Madagascar for some reason… the spin-off movie from the Madagascar movies that I don’t particularly find to be all that good. And this one is… not at all that good either. … Continue reading
Saw the movie Top Five which is a Chris Rock movie most people haven’t heard about… but surprisingly wound up getting very good reviews. So I gave it a shot and it’s not bad… it’s a rambling, shambling movie about … Continue reading