So finally – finally – went to see the remake of Point Break. Now, I’d never accuse the original Point Break of being high art, particularly good, or even anything but kind of a goofy flick so it’s theoretically possible … Continue reading
Focus is the new conman movie starring Wil Smith and Margot Robbie (Leo’s wife in Wolf of Wall Street – she’s really good). The first half of this movie is fun, kind of sexy, and a reasonable diversion. Not great … Continue reading
Checked out Mortdecai… Johnny Depp’s latest attempt to be a weirdo on screen. This time he’s a puffy British rich guy with a fancy mustache and that’s flippin’ HI-larious… or you better think his mustache is hilarious because they crack … Continue reading
So Michael Mann’s new action/drama Blackhat just got itself released in January… which is a very bad sign because January is where new releases go to die. This movie stars Chris Hemsworth (aka Thor) as a master computer hacker who … Continue reading
Detroit has a crime problem and there appears to be one solution: tear down the crime-ridden core and build a new city in its place… and you can do this by using one of them there robocops or wall off … Continue reading
The Raid 2 is the sequel to the Singapore-made The Raid: Redemption (a movie with no redemption but plenty or raid… this new one doesn’t have a raid or much redemption). The Raid is a simple setup (police raid a … Continue reading
So the tv show Veronica Mars was a something I watched an enjoyed more for the presence and voice of the main character Veronica Mars than for the murder mysteries she was tasked to solve each season. It was a … Continue reading
Saw Labor Day, the new Jason Reitman romantic drama starring Kate Winslett and Josh Brolin (and James Van Der Beek in a bit part or cameo?). Brolin is an escaped convict who holes up in Winslett’s house (with her 12 … Continue reading
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
Saw the new con artist / 70s crime drama American Hustle… a very very actorly movie starring a lot of bad 70s clothes, bad 70s hair, Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, Louis CK, Robert DeNiro, … Continue reading