I won’t bow to the altar of Martin Scorcese… the simple fact is that his new movie (with Leonardo DiCaprio) The Wolf of Wall Street is a ponderous three hours long and has footage worth cutting to spare. I think … 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
Saw the new animated movie Walking with Dinosaurs – based, initially, on the faux-documentary series from a fear years ago that played, I think, on Discovery Channel. And it’s terrible. Just awful. It looks fantastic and it has interesting moments … Continue reading
It’s not high art, but I watched the movie Big-Ass Spider on streaming today… AND you already know if you’ll watch it or not based on that title. It’s a cute low-budget giant spider horror/comedy movie that’s better than it … Continue reading
I wasn’t a huge fan of Anchorman or, really, any Will Ferrell comedies (don’t hate him and some are better than others but I guess I’ve never drank his Kool-Aid). But it had its absurdist moments and I laughed enough … Continue reading
I went to see Saving Mr. Banks – the movie that tells the story of the making of Mary Poppins – or specifically the struggle to get the author of the books (which I didn’t realize existed until I saw … Continue reading
Caught an early show of Disney’s new animated movie Frozen… A super charming and adorable flick with good songs and big laughs and a whole lot of heart. Totally recommended as one of the best animated flicks of the past … Continue reading
Saw the new Vince Vaughn sweet, good-natured comedy Delivery Man which has the bad habit of not being funny… though it does manage to be fairly sweet, I suppose. It’s a good enough movie as long as you aren’t looking … Continue reading
Saw Last Vegas – the new comedy starring Robert DeNiro, Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Kevin Kline, and Mary Steenburgen (with Red Foo and 50 Cent in random cameos). Four old friends go to Vegas for one of their weddings and … Continue reading
Bad Grandpa… what you get out of this Jackass movie will depend on your ability to go with it and laugh at juvenile humor. I didn’t particularly like it… not because it wasn’t funny… but because its desire to (for … Continue reading