Also watched Atlas Shrugged, part 3 (it’s available for rent)… which is obviously the third movie based on the massively long Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. You know, that non-controversial book everyone loves :-p Before I say anything about this … Continue reading
Went to see the Dr. Martin Luther King dramatic flick Selma. I call it a drama and not a biopic because the movie doesn’t try to do the generic biographical film thing of showing early formative life, rise to power, … Continue reading
As a guy who liked both Taken and Taken 2 (not a popular sentiment), I went into Taken 3 with some hope… which was greatly dashed for 45-50 minutes of this 90 minutes flick. So Liam Neeson and his fam … Continue reading
Mark Whalberg’s new film The Gambler is one exceedingly odd film. It’s about a college professor having an existential crisis who is deep in debt to two different loansharks. He manages not to get whacked because he genuinely doesn’t seem … Continue reading
Also checked out the best movie Tim Burton has released in ages – Big Eyes, a very curious topic for a movie from a guy who loves his curious topics. Based on the true story of Keane – the artist … Continue reading
Checked out Angelina Jolie’s 2nd directorial effort – Unbroken – the true story of Louis Zamporini, a man who grew up during the Great Depression, ran track during the 1936 Berlin Olympics, became a Pacific Theater bombardier, ultimately crashed into … Continue reading
Checked out the movie The Imitation Game – the new (mostly) true story about Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his team that broke the Nazi enigma code during World War II. I say mostly true because of some things I … Continue reading
So caught the new Reese Witherspoon movie Wild, based on the real life memoir of Cheryl Stayed who hiked the Pacific Crest Trail in the 90s. This movie is getting some pretty great reviews and it’s a good movie, though … 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
Exodus: Gods and Kings is a dreary retelling of the Exodus bible story that only picks up when we start getting our Plagues of Egypt on. This movie has a pacing and story building problem. It opens with the barest … Continue reading