G-Force (review)
If there was a very small child whom I wanted to introduce to the magic of movies, I could do a lot worse than this harmless but rather cute action fantasy…
Bill Nighy
trailer break: ‘G-Force’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Jerry Bruckheimer is making rodent movies now, eh? It’s like The A-Team with rats. And the guy named “Blaster” got that name for his propensity to fart loudly on a regular basis, I’m guessing… I’m onboard for Bill Nighy as the bad guy, however. And anyone who … more…
trailer break: ‘The Boat That Rocked’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Ah, so the Internet generation didn’t invent piracy after all? These guys were like the bloggers of their day: independent voices saying whatever they wanted outside the auspices of corporate control. Good for them. I’m hearing some not-so-good things about this from the British contingent among my … more…
U.K. box office: ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ invades Britain
Ahhh! It’s a giant 3D movie! 1. Monsters vs. Aliens: £4.3 million (NEW) 2. The Boat That Rocked: £1.8 million (NEW) 3. Knowing: £.97 million (2nd week; drops 61%) 4. Marley & Me: £.82 million (4th week; drops 51%) 5. The Haunting in Connecticut: £.75 million (2nd week; drops 33%) (actual numbers, not estimates) I … more…
trailer break: ‘State of Play’
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… This is gonna be an interesting test for me. The American remake and truncation of the British miniseries of the same name looks rather intriguing from the trailer. Certainly, I’m a big fan of Russell Crowe, always love the intensity he brings to a role. I’m … more…
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Valkyrie’
All this weekend! 5 movies I’m psyched for in December and 5 reasons why. No. 3: Valkyrie [opens in the U.S. on December 25, and in the U.K. on January 23, 2009]. 1. Bryan Singer. He’s one of the great filmmakers of Generation X — The Usual Suspects, X-Men, Superman Returns — and I’m highly … more…
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (review)
Oh, thank the gods. Thank crazy Walt Disney’s head in a cryogenic freezer. Thank the army of producers and FX geeks and writers and cast and studio execs and focus-group gurus and everyone else who made this prepackaged, ready-for-synergy-marketing, lowest-common-denominator junk cinema the most cheesalicious, escape-a-riffic it could be.
Hot Fuzz movie review: blue steal
It’s just as visually lively, just as crammed full of clever and literate wordplay, just as screamingly hilarious as ‘Shaun of the Dead.’
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (review)
Is it ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ or ‘Highlander 2: The Quickening’?
Love Actually (review)
You know me. You know I hate romantic comedies, mostly. You know I think they tend to be phony, they tend to show off the worst sides of both men and women, and they tend to be neither romantic nor comedic. So you gotta be suspecting that a film billed as ‘the ultimate romantic comedy’ would have me running screaming in opposite direction as if my life depending upon escape.
