And for something slightly different from I, Frankenstein, I also saw the movie Nebraska… up for a couple of academy awards. Bruce Dern (who I haven’t seen in a long time) plays an old guy who is convinced he’s won … Continue reading
Am I bad person to say “meh” to the new Mandella (Long Walk to Freedom) movie? Am I a horrible person or just someone who kind of thought the movie was rote and boring? Yeah, a movie with space marines … 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
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
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
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
Out of the Furnace is the new working-class crime movie with a great cast (Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Willem Dafoe, Woody Harrelson, Forrest Whitaker, Zoe Saldana) that looks really good (in a grimy, down-trodden sort of way) but is insufferably … Continue reading
Saw the new drama Philomena, a true story about an old Irish lady (Judy Densch) who is looking for the child some terrible nuns took away from her 50 years earlier. Good-natured and funny with some moving and thoughtful scenes. … Continue reading
Also took the opportunity to see an early (yet late) show of the new Spike Lee (for some reason) joint Oldboy… a remake of a Korean film of the same name that’s so messed up, so dark, so mean spirited … Continue reading
It was a regular Harry Potter reunion at the movies today – saw the latest film version of Great Expectations directed by Mike Newell (… and the Goblet of Fire director) and starring Voldemort, Hagrid, and Bellatrix (Ralph Fienes, Robbey … Continue reading