Caught the new sci-fi adventure flick The Maze Runner – a story about a bunch of young amnesiacs who wake up in a field surrounded by massive concrete walls that open during the day open into a mysterious maze. Why … Continue reading
Also saw (on VoD via Apple TV) the romantic? comedy? The One I Love – a movie about relationships and the difference between our ideal mate and the one we grow to know. It’s got kind of a Twilight Zone … Continue reading
Liam Neeson is back in tough-guy mode in the film A Walk Among the Tombstone… a gritty film noire/detective/gumshoe movie made for adults (by which I mean mature). Very good genre film with gritty, snappy dialog and a sly sense … Continue reading
Went to see the new suspense domestic violence/home invasion movie No Good Deed over the weekend… starring Idis Elba as a crazy who escapes from his prison transport and proceeds to play cat and mouse with a mother alone with … Continue reading
Dolphin Tale 2 is the family-friendly a fairly cute movie (based on a true story) of the ongoing story of a dolphin with a prosthetic tale. It’s fine. It’s sometimes moving, sometimes adorable, usually charming bit of good family film. … Continue reading
George Takei fans might be interested in the new documentary To Be Takei… a documentary about (derp) George Takei… his experience as a child in the US Japanese internment camps, early career, Star Trek career, bad hour-long tv career, politics, … Continue reading
So there’s a movie you haven’t heard of out called The Identical… somehow the only major theatrical release this week besides the 20th anniversary re-release of Forrest Gump (just so we can all feel old). the Identical is a very … Continue reading
Oh, also caught (via iTunes streaming) the new Terry Gilliam movie The Zero Theorem… which is kind of like Brazil only splashed with neon and possibly even more insanity. It’s about a reclusive guy (played by Christoph Waltz) who is … Continue reading
Leprechaun Origins (yes, Leprechaun Origins) is a very terrible reboot (or something) to the deliberately terrible (?) Leprechaun “franchise”… only without the knowing silliness those movies brought to the table (out of necessity… it was about a killer lephrechaun). Instead, … Continue reading
Went to see The November Man, a generic CIA spy vs spy flick starring Pierce Brosnan not starring as James Bond (but co-starring with Olga Kurliyenko… a previous Bond Girl). It’s a pretty standard issue spy flick which plays a … Continue reading