Into the Woods is the film version of a broadway musical that I didn’t know existed until this movie came out. It’s a mash-up of fairy tales (Cinderella, Rapnunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Little Red Riding Hood) that merges … Continue reading
So, watched The Interview on Xbox video after Sony (which is a weird statement if you follow the video game world) did a surprise release of this now-infamous Seth Rogan/Dave Franco comedy across Google, YouTube, and their own streaming website … Continue reading
Finally dragged myself out to see the Penguins of Madagascar for some reason… the spin-off movie from the Madagascar movies that I don’t particularly find to be all that good. And this one is… not at all that good either. … Continue reading
Saw the movie Top Five which is a Chris Rock movie most people haven’t heard about… but surprisingly wound up getting very good reviews. So I gave it a shot and it’s not bad… it’s a rambling, shambling movie about … Continue reading
Caught on video the well-reviewed Kristen Wiig / Bill Hader drama/comedy The Skeleton Twins… a film about a couple messed up, distant, but loving fraternal twins who are vaguely suicidal, mostly unhappy, and they reunite after ten years of living … Continue reading
Horrible Bosses 2 is an okish sequel to an ok comedy about a trio of idiots trying to be criminals. This sequel probably didn’t need to exist but it’s not a disaster, at least. I laughed a few times and … Continue reading
(Kirk Cameron’s) Saving Christmas is possibly the weirdest movie I’ve seen in a very long time. The trailer suggests its a defense of Christmas from those horrible people who want to take the Christ out of Christmas (the old ‘War … Continue reading
Dumb and Dumber To is the actual sequel to 1994’s Dumb and Dumber – Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels are back a lot older and a lot later than they should have been (there was a prequel with a better … Continue reading
Kevin Smith’s new horror comedy (I guess) is Tusk – a weird body horror (I guess) comedy (I guess) about a podcaster (played by Justin Long) who falls into the mad doctor hands of an erudite old Canadian who misses … Continue reading
Caught The Hundred-Foot Journey at the movies today – a sweet, funny, gentle flick about an Indian family who opens a restaurant across the street from a stuffy French restaurant (with one Michelin star!) and the personality and cooking conflicts … Continue reading