And I saw the Tom-Hanks-Is-Harassed-by-Pirates-In-A-Movie-With-a-Bad-Title Captain Phillips. This is about the tanker that got hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009. And it’s good. I’m not sure it was as good as all the reviews are saying or even that Tom Hanks’ … Continue reading
Saw two musically themed movies today, by coincidence, and they couldn’t have been more different. The first was something I went into blindly – no idea what it was. Grace Unplugged is a Christian-themed movie about the daughter of a … Continue reading
The other music-themed movie that was quite unlike Grace Unplugged was Metallica: Through the Never… a LOUD Metallica concert movie with a random subplot involving urban riots and one of the horsemen of the apocalypse. As a concert movie, it’s … Continue reading
Yeah, Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck slumming it in Runner Runner is about as meh as it could be. You’ve seen it before in any number of other crime movies… young guy seduced by money blah blah blah gets in … Continue reading
Saw the new movie Gravity, the new Sandra Bullock / George Clooney disaster/survival in space movie and it’s fantastic. Best movie of the year (so far). Unbelievable shots and FX mix with great acting, terrifying and thrilling moments all based … Continue reading
So I watched with detached disinterest the animated flick Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs on DVD only to realize suddenly while watching that the movie was kind of funny and absurdist. And then I realized I kind of liked … Continue reading
Went to see Ron Howard’s new Formula One racing movie Rush – which is the true story about Norse God Man-Child James Hunt and Rat-Faced Egoist Niki Lauder (both real-life racers) and their rivalry in the 1970s. Pretty good movie… … Continue reading
So Joseph Gordon-Levitt wrote and directed a movie (Don Jon – out this weekend) starring a buffed-up version of himself as a goddamn sexual tyranasaur (Predator reference) who makes out with (and dry humps) Scarlett Johansen. But it wasn’t just … Continue reading
Went blind to an indie flick named A Strange Brand of Happy that’s playing in a bunch of local theaters (never seen a trailer, no idea what it’s about other than it’s a comedy). Well, it turns out that it’s … Continue reading
So saw Prisoners, the new up-with-people movie with Hugh Jackman, Jake Gylenhaal, Viola Davis, Terrence Howard, etc. Great cast, great acting, great cinematography (I think if the cameraman ever had a bright or cheery color on screen, they’d have him … Continue reading