So… saw Riddick… the direct sequel to the very good Pitch Black and a lip-service sequel to Chronicles of Riddick (the actual sequel to Pitch Black). After the Riddick franchise went off the rails with the overstuffed, over-ambitious, and doesn’t-feel-like-a-sequel Chronicles, … Continue reading
Went to see the new Woody Allen movie Blue Jasmine… starring Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, and Andrew Dice Clay (!!!!). It’s a fairly serious drama about a terrible woman coming unraveled after her slimy corporate criminal of a husband (think … Continue reading
Given my (possibly inexplicable) love for the regular-guy-superhero movie Kick-Ass, I was nervous (but hopeful) about the sequel (cleverly called Kick-Ass 2) because, while it has the same cast, it has a new director and the first movie was so … Continue reading
Saw (Lee Daniel’s) The Butler, a very well-acted movie about the civil rights movement and race from the mid 50s through 2008 that incidentally is about a black butler in the White House from Eisenhower through Reagan. It’s got a … Continue reading
Pacific Rim – giant robots punch giant monsters in the FACE… if that sounds stupid to you, don’t see this movie. If that sounds awesome, see this movie. If this sounds secretly awesome but you won’t admit it, sneak out … Continue reading
Saw The Heat – the Sandra Bullock/Melissa McCarthy cop comedy – and it probably has more laughs per minute than any movie I’ve seen in awhile… and almost all of them are improv between these two very funny ladies. The … Continue reading
Also caught the Matt Damon eco flick Promised Land on Netflix… a movie about the evils of frakking (hydraulic fracturing – oil drilling by breaking up deposits by forcing water and other chemicals into the ground). It’s very much anti-frakking … Continue reading
And caught Monsters University, Pixar’s new sequel/prequel to Monsters, Inc… (the 2nd or 3rd best Pixar flick in my book). This isn’t as good as Monsters, Inc. but it’s thankfully a solid, fun, and funny movie with some good laugh-out-loud … Continue reading
Saw Star Trek: Into Darkness…. your average movie movie goer and the more casual (or more forgiving) Trek fans should enjoy this flick for the popcorn-eating, gee-whiz spectacle it’s trying to be. It looks great, it’s funny, well acted, and … Continue reading
Saw Pain and Gain – the Mark Whalberg/Dwayne Johnson dumb-criminals-do-dumb-crimes movie… directed by Michael (Transformers) Bay… and it’s actually quite watchable and funny. Based on a true story – three muscle-bound, roided (and Jesus’ed) up weightlifters decide to be criminals… … Continue reading