Watched Steven Spielberg’s (Senior Spierlbergo) latest children’s fantasy The BFG, based on the novel by Roald Dahl (Charlies and the Chocolate Factory, The Witches, Matilda, Fantastic Mr. Fox, etc.). The BFG is about a Big Friendly Giant (insert obligatory Doom … Continue reading
My opinion on Pixar’s new sequel Finding Dory is moot since I’m the monster who really doesn’t like Finding Nemo. Now that you are done recoiling in horror, I will say that I think Finding Dory is at least a … Continue reading
The Revenant is the new Leonardo DiCaprio wilderness survival movie from director Alejandro Inaritu who made Birdman last year. This is a long, grueling film depicting a Man vs. Nature storyline at its most primal. All filmed in location in … 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
Went to see Everest, the true story of a mountain climbing expedition that didn’t go so well. Set in the 1990s, this film has a pretty impressive cast with members often serving small roles or not the big hero roles … Continue reading
So… Ben Stiller’s The Secret Life of Walter Mitty should have been a better movie. As it stands, it’s a good enough movie with some occasionally brilliant, inspiring, and beautiful moments and scenery but the overall quest or trek is … Continue reading
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is generally a better movie than the previous Hobbit movie… though even more stuffed with made-up plots that cannot be explained away as stuff from the appendices… but that’s ok… it fleshes out some … Continue reading
Saw the CGI family-friendly cartoon Epic… about a tiny society of forest warriors duking it out over good (growth) vs. evil (decay). It’s a decent little movie – slightly violent – that kids will probably enjoy. Some of the writing … Continue reading
Went to see Oz, The Great and Powerful and… it’s pretty darn good. Good, if a little scary, I bet, for the family (a few heaving bosoms may not be “appropriate” but I’m not complaining). It’s sweet and charming and … Continue reading
<deep breath> OK, saw The Hobbit (part 1) today… and, while I can honestly say I was never bored, the movie went on way too long. It gives me a new understanding to people who had little patience for the … Continue reading