So I rented Eli Roth’s (other) new 2015 movie Knock Knock… a sordid and kind of campy erotic suspense film starring Keanu Reeves as a happily married man who, while alone on father’s day, answers the front door to find … Continue reading
The new Steve Jobs movie starring Michael Fassbender as Jobs, written by Aaron Sorkin, and directed by Danny Boyle is a pretty artificial movie bordering on not being a movie at all and is pretty amazing. What I mean is … Continue reading
Also caught the documentary Back in Time which is a making-of the Back to the Future movies, released in time for the 30th anniversary and the Back to the Future Day. It’s available on iTunes and on Netflix. So save … Continue reading
So, because it had a 7pm showing and Steve Jobs and even the new Paranormal Activity started at 8pm, I went to see The Last Witch Hunter on an early Thursday showing. Last Witch Hunter is Vin Diesel’s new action … Continue reading
Went to see Goosebumps, the live action big screen adaptation of all of the 90s era Goosebumps novels (and tv show) by R.L. Stine. Having not read those books (or seen the show – though apparently it’s on Netflix), I … Continue reading
Crimson Peak is the new haunted house/spook show movie from Guiermo Del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hell Boy, Pacific Rim, etc)… or, at least that’s what the advertising is lying to you about. This is not a ghost story and its … Continue reading
Checked out Tales of Halloween on iTunes streaming (new release, limited theatrical). This is an anthology of Halloween-themed horror shorts. I wish I could say I liked it – there are ten movies so there’s plenty of chances to find a … Continue reading
Saw an early (well, Thursday evening) showing of the new Steven Spielberg / Tom Hanks movie Bridge of Spies. It’s based on the true story of the trial of a Soviet spy (defended by Hanks as the American lawyer), the … Continue reading
The Lego documentary cleverly called A Lego Brickumentary is good. Not great, but good. It has a bunch of stories about Lego and some are far more interesting than others. Like the scientist responsible for the NSAS Pathfinder robot on … Continue reading
So, Pan is the new movie prequel to Peter Pan starring some kid (sorry kid, you didn’t make an impression), Hugh Jackman overdoing it as Blackbeard the pirate, Garret Hedland as James Hook (who is doing some combination of Han … Continue reading