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
So I watched with detached disinterest the animated flick Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs on DVD only to realize suddenly while watching that the movie was kind of funny and absurdist. And then I realized I kind of liked … Continue reading
Went to see Ron Howard’s new Formula One racing movie Rush – which is the true story about Norse God Man-Child James Hunt and Rat-Faced Egoist Niki Lauder (both real-life racers) and their rivalry in the 1970s. Pretty good movie… … Continue reading
So Joseph Gordon-Levitt wrote and directed a movie (Don Jon – out this weekend) starring a buffed-up version of himself as a goddamn sexual tyranasaur (Predator reference) who makes out with (and dry humps) Scarlett Johansen. But it wasn’t just … Continue reading
Went blind to an indie flick named A Strange Brand of Happy that’s playing in a bunch of local theaters (never seen a trailer, no idea what it’s about other than it’s a comedy). Well, it turns out that it’s … Continue reading
So saw Prisoners, the new up-with-people movie with Hugh Jackman, Jake Gylenhaal, Viola Davis, Terrence Howard, etc. Great cast, great acting, great cinematography (I think if the cameraman ever had a bright or cheery color on screen, they’d have him … Continue reading
So I went to see the martial arts bio-flick The Grandmaster… a chinese film (with a wide theatrical release) about someone (or something) named Ip Man… I had no idea it was about him… or who he was (though there … Continue reading
Saw the Robert DeNiro / Michelle Pfeiffer comedy action flick The Family… about a family of mobsters hiding out in Witness Protection in France… and how they can’t help but be mobsters in their daily lives. It’s a remarkably unfunny … Continue reading
Saw the somewhat amusingly named Insidious: Chapter 2 today – the sequel (you don’t say!) to the movie Insidious (which was an effective but not groundbreaking little horror flick). This is a direct sequel… even starting with something you rarely … Continue reading
Because I was battling the hungries and I’d already seen everything else at the theater, I had to get out of the house and go see a movie to keep me away from snacks. So it was either the One … Continue reading