Up is a seriously wonderful, wonderful, charming and sad movie. There hasn’t been anything – including in this movie – that has made me happier than the first 10 minutes. It’s a virtuoso sequence told through music – it’s everything … Continue reading
I Love You, Man is a movie I wasn’t expecting much from until it got surprisingly good reviews from major outlets. And, what do you know, it was really funny. It’s about a guy who proposes to his gal and … Continue reading
The Dukes of Hazzard movie was a pretty average-to-less-so movie. Some bad editing and pacing which made some things make very little sense. But I guess I’m not looking for massive logic in this movie so I guess I can … Continue reading
Shock! BAM! WOW! I checked out Sky High and – SHOCK – it’s really very good. I was never bored and always entertained. There were only a few moments where I wished the movie had done something different – and … Continue reading
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a sublimely weird movie that is going to have some people just scratching their head in bewilderment. I certainly uttered a “What the hell?” a few times when things got particularly daffy. The flick … Continue reading
The Bad News Bears is a remake of the original 70s flick. Billy Bob Thornton was cast because of Bad Santa, surely, and the movie has – at least early on – a lot of the Bad Santa in it. … Continue reading
Goddamn Brilliant. That’s what Punch Drunk Love is. Totally unpredictable and exhilarating in its direction and editing – you can feel the anxiety oozing from the screen so when Sandler goes off on his usual rage, you can understand it … Continue reading