Went to see The Monuments Men – the new George Clooney, Matt Damon, Kate Blanchett, Bill Murray, John Goodman, etc. WW2 movie about a crew of art historians sent into Europe during the closing days of the war to ensure … 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
It’s not high art, but I watched the movie Big-Ass Spider on streaming today… AND you already know if you’ll watch it or not based on that title. It’s a cute low-budget giant spider horror/comedy movie that’s better than it … Continue reading
Saw the new Jason Statham action flick Homefront, co-starring James Franco (!), Kate Bosworth, and Winona Ryder (!?)… and written by Sylvester Stallone (!?!). Compared to most of the low-ambition run-of-the-mill action flicks, this is better than expected as far … 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
Carrie remake is out and is basically a remake of the 1970s film and not a retelling of the book (despite the claims)… and this begs the question of whether the original film needs to be remade. I say sure, … Continue reading
The other music-themed movie that was quite unlike Grace Unplugged was Metallica: Through the Never… a LOUD Metallica concert movie with a random subplot involving urban riots and one of the horsemen of the apocalypse. As a concert movie, it’s … Continue reading
Saw the somewhat amusingly named Insidious: Chapter 2 today – the sequel (you don’t say!) to the movie Insidious (which was an effective but not groundbreaking little horror flick). This is a direct sequel… even starting with something you rarely … Continue reading
For some crazy reason, went to see an opening night showing of the new teen fantasy/horror flick The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones… based on a highly mediocre novel without an ounce of originality that wasn’t borrowed from a mish-mash … Continue reading
Saw Jobs… the Steve Jobs biopic (well, at least between 1974 and 2001)… which is an occasionally interesting, occasionally fun, but I suspect very frustrating and confusing movie to people who didn’t read his biography. Which doesn’t mean it’s bad… … Continue reading