Check the Beasts Flipbook HERE I had such a heavy emotional reaction at the end of “Beasts of the Southern Wild” that I couldn’t speak. The experience was emotionally draining and exhilarating at the same time. What is awesome is…
We all know that Bradley Copper can play an asshole. In “The Hangover” series Copper’s Phil character is pure Alpha-Male jerk wad. He has played the smartest man in the world (showoff) in “Limitless” and stole an old man’s book…
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…