Caught Still Alice, the early-onset Alzheimer’s movie that won Julianne Moore a best actress for her portrayal as the disease victim (it also stars Kristen Stewart and Alec Baldwin in some of their best work in ages too). The movie … Continue reading
Chappie is the new sci-fi film set int he far flung future of 2016 about a series of robot cops (no, not Robocops) that have been dispatched to the streets of Johanesburg to fight crime. One of the robots gains … Continue reading
Kingsman: The Secret Service is the spy action/comedy by Mathew Vaughn, the director of Layer Cake, Kick Ass, and X-Men: First Class. Up front, I love Vaughn as a director – he really gets what makes action scenes work, how … Continue reading
Inexplicably, incomprehensibly, and almost impossibly, I went to see the new CG family film Strange Magic and I came away charmed. Based on reviews, I may be the only person who walked out of the movie with a smile. I … Continue reading
I watched the new Ethan Hawke time travel sci-fi film Predestination which is in a limited US release and day-and-date streaming. I went into the movie knowing nothing other than it involved time travel and, wow, I don’t think I’ve … Continue reading
Went to see the Dr. Martin Luther King dramatic flick Selma. I call it a drama and not a biopic because the movie doesn’t try to do the generic biographical film thing of showing early formative life, rise to power, … Continue reading
Also checked out the best movie Tim Burton has released in ages – Big Eyes, a very curious topic for a movie from a guy who loves his curious topics. Based on the true story of Keane – the artist … Continue reading
Checked out Angelina Jolie’s 2nd directorial effort – Unbroken – the true story of Louis Zamporini, a man who grew up during the Great Depression, ran track during the 1936 Berlin Olympics, became a Pacific Theater bombardier, ultimately crashed into … Continue reading
Checked out the movie The Imitation Game – the new (mostly) true story about Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his team that broke the Nazi enigma code during World War II. I say mostly true because of some things I … Continue reading
So caught the new Reese Witherspoon movie Wild, based on the real life memoir of Cheryl Stayed who hiked the Pacific Crest Trail in the 90s. This movie is getting some pretty great reviews and it’s a good movie, though … Continue reading