The “Red Dawn” remake made me miss Communist Russia. Not necessarily the constant threat of nuclear destruction and I can do without images of an oppressed people waiting in huge lines in the snow for toilet paper. I’m speaking purely…
About 15 minutes into “Lincoln” I began to panic because I had forgotten my textbook. I didn’t even know I was supposed to pick up a text book prior to viewing but the film is such a dry recital of…
So it’s been slow around here but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been tooling along. It’s just that every movie I see right now is for the awards season and doesn’t come out until December. Hence very little activity on…
In keeping with contemporary tastes, Daniel Craig has successfully humanized James Bond. It’s what we’ve come to expect: Our Batman needs to be hobbled every once in awhile and Rambo-like shenanigans are met with a cynical laugh. While 007 used…
“Your Sister’s Sister” is a comedy that spends most of its time dealing with 3 characters talking about love, sex, etc. These characters are smart and funny enough to keep interest, but the stakes are so low that the film…
Welcome back Bob!! The man who has given us some modern day classics as “Back to the Future,” “Forrest Gump” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” has made his first live action film in twelve years. Since the year 2000, director…
Let us start with an aside. When I hear the title “Ruby Sparks” I picture a movie about an aged black jazz singer. Maybe Alfre Woodward or Angela Bassett plays her with a no-nonsense attitude. By night she’s a jazz…
In terms of scope and ambition, there has never been anything like “Cloud Atlas”. I literally mean nothing in the history of cinema. The film takes the template of a sprawling Robert Altman character piece where many seemingly unrelated character’s…
It has been a couple months since we’ve seen any Marvel Movie Action. If you’ve been jonesing, this should get you through the day. U.S. Release date: May 3, 2013 Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce,…
Quentin Tarantino presents a film by the mastermind behind The Wu Tang Clan starring Russell Crowe You had me at “Wu Tang Clan”!!!! Rza’s Kung Fu extravaganza will not hit theaters until November 2nd but here we have a gorgeous…