I would of gotten this review up sooner but I have an aversion to writing about bullshit. Well, the trailer looked good. And it started out interesting, but then agendas started to rear their crazy beaks and it all went to hell. Literally. Maybe if you’re on a plane this film can pass the time…
I’m here at SXSW in Austin, Texas, and I just watched an amazing film. “Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo” is everything documentary filmmaking is all about – taking the audience into an American sub-culture and showing real humanity. If the word “documentary” elicits feelings of being stuck in a classroom in high school while an…
“State of Play” is a competent movie. Decent script, good direction and a solid cast. I was interested in the story throughout my viewing. Viewing? What am I some pompous art critic? Someone please smash a glass of white wine on my head and jam some brie (the most pretentious cheese) in my yap hole.…
If you only saw the trailer for “Fast & Furious” then you have seen the movie. Number four in the car, sex and fight series. And always a crazy time. But you could just play the video game and it would be the same. But then again what’s wrong with watching cool cars, Vin Diesel…
I heard some reviews of this film called it “slow” and “boring”. Well if chasing mystical secret societies around Rome trying to prevent clergy murders is boring then call me slow. ‘Cause I’m all about Professor Hanks solving historical mysteries. I liked the first one and this was a nice follow up. Hanks reprises his…
Wolverine is a good start to the summer film season. Not the most amazing film I’ve ever seen, but entertaining. I’m sure some comic book nerds are going to cry heresy, but this film does the job as far as popcorn flicks go. It gives the whole beginning from Logan’s childhood up to the present…
As a comic it’s hard to find a mainstream Hollywood comedy that I like. Usually they are watered down, or family friendly nonsense that makes me want to pull my ears off. Like if I have to see one more romantic “comedy” trailer where someone bumps their head and a multiplex full of dolts laughs,…
(PART ONE OF TWO) The entertainment industry is changing. Everyone knows that. Even the thickest executive to the most stoned production assistant sees the writing on the wall. Usually when you hear the industry is changing, it’s meaningless execuspeak for wall street earnings reports or it’s an excuse for lowball contract negotiations with writers directors…
(PART TWO OF TWO) But ultimately who are the studios really afraid of? Not the writers. Making them strike proved that. And what is the big bone of contention in the discussions? Internet residual payments. Everyone knows that’s where the future of entertainment lies. Broadband on your television and your computer is soon to be…
It has been a long time since I have walked out of a movie. I can stomach a lot. But I could not stomach this childish, contrived celluloid lobotomy. I tried to stay, I really did. I made it to close to an hour and a half, and now I want to thank the Arclight…