Also caught Trumbo, the new biopic about Dalton Trumbo, one of the Hollywood writers brought before the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1940s and then black-listed. He wrote such films as Johnny Got His Gun, Roman Holiday, and Spartacus… … Continue reading
Went to see Spike Lee’s new movie Chi-Raq, a movie that kind of proves Spike Lee will make whatever in hell he wants. The film is a retelling of an ancient Greek play by Aristophanes while it’s also a serious … Continue reading
Checked out an early showing of In the Heart of the Sea, Ron Howard’s new whalin’ movie. Based on the real life story (more-or-less, I suspect) that inspired Herman Melville’s Moby Dick and 150 years of tormenting high school students … Continue reading
Krampus is a new Christmas horror comedy that released this weekend with limited advertising… but it looked like it had potential. It is based on the Germanic folk tale of Krampus, an evil spirit known as Santa’s shadow. If you … Continue reading
Checked out the rather tepid retelling of Frankenstein… Victor Frankenstein which is confusingly titled since it’s retold from Igor’s point-of-view. But that’s not the only tepid crime the movie makes… mainly it’s … just kind of a movie I saw … Continue reading
I’ll admit to going into Pixar’s new movie The Good Dinosaur with very low expectations so I’m surprised to say that I rather enjoyed the movie. It’s a really by-the-numbers animated film in theme and plot but it has a … Continue reading
Checked out Creed, the new Rocky sequel/reboot starring Michael B. Jordan as Apollo Creed’s son and Stallone as, well, Rocky Balboa. Adonis Creed (hah) wants to prove something to himself and hiss dead dad by becoming a boxer and he … Continue reading
Spotlight is the new movie about the Boston Glove’s expose on the child abuse in the catholic church from the early 2000s. It’s very much a buy-the-book newspaper investigation without a lot of hyberbole… it’s all about the process, walking … Continue reading
Went to see The 33, the new movie about the Chilean miners in the cave-in from 2010… and this would be a much better movie in 15 years or so because, right now, it’s only 5 years away and there’s … Continue reading
Checked on the new Seth Rogan, Joseph Gordon Levitt, and Anthony Mackie Christmas stoner comedy The Night Before. About three friends who, in their early 30s, have decided to call it quits on their annual Christmas Eve pub crawl in … Continue reading