Ok, more fascinating tidbits from the world of film this week. Some jewels, and maybe a few inexplicable brow-furrowers. 10 Cloverfield Lane is quite good! And it stands to make a pretty penny this weekend, though Zootopia is looking to stay in the # 1 spot for the second week in a row. In this…
DetailsJJ Abrams is good at keeping secrets. This movie was under the radar until the trailers a few weeks ago. I don’t think they even revealed the title until about the same time. 10 Cloverfield Lane is clearly a nod to the film Cloverfield, which led everyone to speculate about whether this is a sequel,…
DetailsDo you like movies about angry dwarfs? If the answer is yes, then you are in for a treat with The Station Agent. It’s much more than that though, and to characterize it as just a movie about an angry dwarf would really diminish how good it is. I hadn’t seen any Tom McCarthy movies…
DetailsDavid Lynch is a master. Why he is not included along Stanley Kubrick more often is beyond me. I guess I’m not really well-versed enough in film to make those proclamations, but isn’t that what our society is all about? “Hey, I just saw or read something, and now I have an opinion!” Twin Peaks…
DetailsNot to be confused with Olympus Has Fallen from 2013, – oh wait – it’s the same writers and premise just in London. With much of the same cast and horrible jingoistic dialogue. Flag wavin’ shenanigans. So, yeah, it IS to be confused with Olympus Has Fallen. THIS is a sequel and almost the same…
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