Being a bit grimmer, I rented the film Flower, a teen dark comedy. Gave this one a shot after seeing it compared to the (also dark comedy) Thoroughbreds which I’d liked earlier this year. This one isn’t quite as good … Continue reading
Also checked out Searching, the new film about a regular dad whose teen daughter has gone missing and his efforts to help the cops find her. The film is told from the POV of his computer, similar to recent horror … Continue reading
Based on a funny second trailer (but not the tv show), I caught an early screening of Teen Titans Go! To the Movies today. This is the big screen adaptation of the kid’s not-so-serious take on a superhero team. Or … Continue reading
Checked out the new indie social satire flick Sorry to Bother You. This is the first film from this writer/director and he tosses so much random comedy and wtf moments into a flick like he thinks it’ll be his last … Continue reading
Just watched 1957’s Zero Hour!, another gift from Turner Classic Movies. Zero Hour(!) is the basis of the plot and many many jokes in the greatest spoof film of all, Airplane! It’s all here… Ted Striker (same name) follows his … Continue reading
Checked out Dwayne Johnson’s new action flick Skyscraper. I’ll just get it out of the way early… this is Die Hard meets The Towering Inferno… only without the all-star cast (it has Johnson and Neve Campbell… and a number of … Continue reading
Also caught Tag, the new comedy – based on a true story – of a group of friends who have been playing the same game of tag for the past 30 years. Apparently actually based on a Wall Street Times … Continue reading
Caught Ocean’s 8… this is the spin-off or sequel or continuation of the Ocean’s 11 franchise. It stars Sandra Bullock as the sister of George Clooney’s Danny Ocean who is allegedly – but not convincingly – dead. This is somewhat … Continue reading
So, based on the recommendation, I watched a 1992 BBC produced Halloween special Ghostwatch. Playing like a real news investigation with at least some British news people, it tells the story of a haunted house, allegedly in real-time. The film … Continue reading
So there’s this new horror/suspense movie called Revenge in limited release on on iTunes that has inexplicably good reviews for a movie where “rape/revenge” is a descriptor. But it is that kind of film and it does have great reviews… … Continue reading