Feb
13
RoboCop (2014)
Back when I was 16 or so, I saw RoboCop twice on the same day… the first time it blew me away… the second time was sharing it with a friend. I’d never done that before. My point being: I … Continue reading
Feb
09
Vampire Academy
The new movie Vampire Academy is a desperately hip attempt at cross-breeding Harry Potter and Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Twilight (though it pretends it’s better than Twilight by attacking it directly). The dialog is trying hard to be clever, … Continue reading
Feb
08
Monuments Men, The
Went to see The Monuments Men – the new George Clooney, Matt Damon, Kate Blanchett, Bill Murray, John Goodman, etc. WW2 movie about a crew of art historians sent into Europe during the closing days of the war to ensure … Continue reading
Feb
08
Lego Movie, The
And saw The Lego Movie, a super cute, very funny animated flick that manages to not be a giant advertisement to Lego the brand, but a giant banner pointing directly at your childhood… at whatever age you were when you … Continue reading
Feb
02
Labor Day
Saw Labor Day, the new Jason Reitman romantic drama starring Kate Winslett and Josh Brolin (and James Van Der Beek in a bit part or cameo?). Brolin is an escaped convict who holes up in Winslett’s house (with her 12 … Continue reading
Feb
01
That Awkward Moment
That Awkward Moment is an unfunny, crass dude-bro romantic comedy about three good actors playing 20somethings on the prowl (and sleeping with a confounding number of women) in NYC. They have made a commitment with each other to have no … Continue reading
Jan
26
Ride Along
Buddy Cop movie Ride Along starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube is a fairly mediocre comedy… but not a total disaster. Your tolerance for this flick is probably going to be based on how funny you find the Ruby Rhod … Continue reading
Jan
25
Nebraska
And for something slightly different from I, Frankenstein, I also saw the movie Nebraska… up for a couple of academy awards. Bruce Dern (who I haven’t seen in a long time) plays an old guy who is convinced he’s won … Continue reading
Jan
18
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is another movie based on Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan character previously played by Alec Baldwin (Hunt for Red October), Harrison Ford (Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger), and Ben Affleck (The Sum of All Fears). … Continue reading
Jan
12
Lone Survivor
Saw the movie Lone Survivor, the true story of a not-so-successful military action in Afghanistan (spoiler alert: one guy lives). This movie strives for what I can only assume is a strong sense of realism in its depiction of the … Continue reading