It Follows is a new indie horror flick (out at the theaters) with a theme you’ve heard before: have sex, get stalked and killed by something that.. well.. follows… Basically, if a person is being followed, he or she can … Continue reading
And, finally, watched the new Kevin Costner / Octavia Spencer family drama Black or White… a movie about a custody case over Costner’s granddaughter (who is black). It’s a complicated set up for a short blurb here but basically Costner’s … Continue reading
It’s almost beside the point if I post my opinion of The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies since, if you’ve seen parts 1 and 2, you’ll just have to go see part 3. If you didn’t, you won’t. Part … Continue reading
Caught the new sci-fi adventure flick The Maze Runner – a story about a bunch of young amnesiacs who wake up in a field surrounded by massive concrete walls that open during the day open into a mysterious maze. Why … Continue reading
Went to see an early showing of Divergent, the latest adapted-from-a-YA-novel flick starring (yeesh) Shaileene Woodley, Jai Courtney, Kate Winslett, Ashley Judd, Zoe Kravitz, Miles Teller, Tony Goldwynn, Maggie Q, and a few other actors whose faces you know but … 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
Odd Thomas is the new movie by Stephen (The Mummy) Sommers based on the first book in the Dean Koontz Odd Thomas series of novels. It stars Anton Yelchin who, while not being a mainstream actor, is up-and-coming – he … Continue reading
Went to see Her, the new romantic sci-fi drama comedy (or something) from Spike Jonze… the weirdly neat guy who made Being John Malkovitch and Where the Wild Things Are (and the Christopher Walken-infused video Weapon of Choice and the … 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
Saw Thor: The Dark World… a movie that happened. It was an acceptable story with acceptable action and a slightly creative action climax and then a roll-your-dice random ending. It’s best trait is a pretty decent sense of humor (and … Continue reading