Mar
23
Admission
Also saw Admission – the new Tina Fey… comedy? I guess it’s a comedy though it’s not very funny… I was really bored through a lot of it but then I kind of got weirdly fascinated by its depiction of … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Drama
Feb
09
Side Effects
Saw the new Stephen Soderberg film Side Effects… a movie I knew so little about I didn’t realize it was a Steven Soderberg film. Which is great since this movie really works … and it works best when you have … Continue reading
Jan
05
Impossible, The
Saw The Impossible – the apparently true story of a family on vacation when the 2004 tsunami hit – and how they survived and the human spirit and courage was exalted and such. Very good movie – very scary movie … Continue reading
Dec
30
Silver Lining Playbook
Saw the flick Silver Linings Playbook – with Bradley Cooper, sexy, sexy Jennifer Lawrence, and Robert DeNiro today… and it’s a great, very very quirky little… romance? comedy? romantic comedy? Dramady? I dunno – but since it was so damn … Continue reading
Nov
23
Life of Pi
Saw Life of Pi – the boy on a boat with a tiger movie. It’s a beautiful movie with great acting and a pretty impressive CG tiger… that doesn’t ultimately work for me. I wish the movie had sucked me … Continue reading
Nov
18
Lincoln
Saw Spielberg’s Lincoln movie – a 2 1/2 movie that has maybe 1 action scene and is otherwise endless conversations, monologues, debates, and hardcore, balls-deep voting. And it’s pretty awesome. Any movie that can develop genuine suspense and fascination over … Continue reading
Nov
03
Flight
Saw Flight – the alcoholic coke-fiend flies a plane that breaks and he lands it well enough to not kill everyone. Funny the trailers didn’t suggest the sheer volume of intoxicants this guy takes… Not a bad movie at all … Continue reading
Oct
14
Perks of Being a Wallflower, The
Saw The Perks of Being a Wallflower which is based on an amazing book from about 10-12 years ago (young adult coming-of-age type novel). As a movie, it makes a fantastic book. As a book, it makes a pretty good … Continue reading
Oct
14
Argo
Saw Ben Affleck’s new flick Argo – about the Iranian hostage crisis and how the CIA rescued a group of Americans who managed to escape and go into hiding with the Canadian embassy…. by using a fake Star Wars knockoff … Continue reading
Oct
06
Won’t Back Down
Also saw Won’t Back Down – which is hated by people for being an anti-union (teacher’s union) movie… and it kind of is except that one character does have the line, “you can be pro-union and still be critical” – … Continue reading