weekend watchlist: two tales for Pride Month that cry out for simple human acceptance
Plus grounded human experiences, from escaping a cult to — yes — doing an espionage. (First published June 3rd, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)
Drag Me to Hell
weekend watchlist: a movie worth paying premium VOD prices for
Plus horrors fantastical, hellish, alien… and all too down to Earth. (First published May 14th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)
Oz the Great and Powerful (review)
Exactly what you expect it to be. Unless you were expecting some Sam Raimi nutso. (new DVD/VOD US/Can)
The Possession (trailer)
What’s that? It’s only “Sam Raimi presents”? He didn’t direct it? Awww, damn.
totally quotable! 2009
Here are the most quotable movie lines of the year 2009. No ranking — newer quotes are posted at the top. [Warning: May contain spoilers.] “I’m craving a burger. Is that strange?” –Sergeant Matt Thompson (Guy Pearce), as he puts on his bomb suit, The Hurt Locker “If he wasn’t an insurgent, he sure the … more…
October 23: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but you were planning to fly around the globe this weekend. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, did you see Amelia this weekend?” … more…
U.K. box office: ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ doesn’t fall
Just a quick look at last weekend as we head into this one: 1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: £8.3 million (NEW) 2. The Hangover: £2.2 million (2nd week; drops 30%) 3. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: £.82 million 4. Terminator Salvation: £.8 million (3rd week; drops 59%) 5. Angels & Demons: … more…
U.K. box office: ‘The Hangover’ hits Britain
Though not quite as strongly as it did North America: 1. The Hangover: £3.19 million (NEW) 2. Terminator Salvation: £1.95 million (2nd week; drops 72%) 3. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: £1.08 million (4th week; drops 55%) 4. Drag Me to Hell: £.53 million (3rd week; drops 53%) 5. Angels & Demons: … more…
question of the day: ‘The Hangover’’s baby versus ‘Drag Me to Hell’’s kitten: who wins the grudge match?
[minor spoilers for The Hangover and Drag Me to Hell] Kate Ward at EW’s PopWatch wonders whether her reaction to bits in two recent films means she loves kittens more than babies. The gist of it is this: She thinks the baby abuse in The Hangover — the kid getting whacked in the head and … more…
U.K. box office: ‘Terminator Salvation’ biggest opening of the year
Machines rule: 1. Terminator Salvation: £6.9 million (NEW) 2. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: £2.4 million (3rd week; up 18%) 3. Drag Me to Hell: £1.3 million (2nd week; drops 33%) 4. Angels & Demons: £1.1 million (4th week; up 2%) 5. Star Trek: £.85 million (5th week; drops 2%) (actual numbers, … more…
