So how is is that a kids CGI movie starring a little-known (in the US) character and his dog is somehow less silly and more in the spirit of Raiders of the Lost Ark than the whole of Kingdom of … Continue reading
Saw and really dug the movie Young Adult… Charlize Theron movie directed by Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air) and written by Diablo Cody (Juno and Jennifer’s Body). It’s a really good, extremely well acted movie that’s not as … Continue reading
Saw the Clooney movie The Descendants… see it if you want a movie about real humans instead of people obeying a plot. Really good, well acted stuff. Score: 85
Everybody cutloose… not many 80s remakes are good, but the new Footloose was. Kudos to them. Some nice call backs to the original film and I really liked the intro credit sequence that’s a direct, but far less innocent and … Continue reading
Rise of the Planet of the Apes was a surprisingly good movie… exciting, a little thoughtful, and amazing to look at (thems some smart ape thinkins). People actually gasped and applauded in the theater so I know they were all … Continue reading
So joined the throbbing masses who left common sense at the door went with awesome friends to Harry Potter 7.5 at midnight last night. A fine example of how a big Hollywood production can be a big showcase for FX … Continue reading
Bad Teacher is no Bad Santa… which is either a good thing or a bad thing depending on if you want to go full auto on the obscenity and raunch. That said, the movie is still pretty wrong and mildly … Continue reading
Transformers 3 is a good movie marred by the fact it’s a bad movie. That’s the best thing I’ve ever said about a (live action) Transformers movie. For the first time in this series, I actually felt an emotion other … Continue reading
Super 8… it just doesn’t work as well as it should. It’s not a bad movie… but it’s not as good as I’d hoped given it’s director and its obvious desire to emulate great 80s Spielberg flicks. It doesn’t gel … Continue reading
Just got back from X-Men: First Class… and this is a damn good movie. Not a damn good superhero movie, but actually a good, well-written, well-crafted, well-paced movie that isn’t just a bunch of action scenes strung together. It takes … Continue reading