Trance (review)
Deliciously preposterous, with misdirections and red herrings scattered about like enigmatic confetti…
James McAvoy
Arthur Christmas movie review: sufficiently advanced Christmas magic
Is there sweet? Absolutely. But it is cut with funny: sometimes wicked, sometimes manic, often hysterical, always clever funny. And a whole lotta poignant, too.
question of the day: Leonardo da Vinci, action hero: is the prospect terrifying or awesome?
Mathematician, architect, sculptor, writer, scientist, inventor, action hero: Leonardo is James Bond and Q all in one no doubt devastatingly handsome package.
The Conspirator (review)
Admirable. Too, too admirable…
question of the day: Would you enjoy an action/comic-book movie franchise that gave us two or four small movies in a single year rather than one huge one every four years?
For the estimated $125 million that was spent to produce X-Men: First Class, for instance, we could have had two $62 million movies, or four $31 million movies. Would you prefer that?
X-Men: First Class (review)
“Best. Comic Book Movie. Evah!” So my inner fangirl is screaming at the moment as she does a little happy Snoopy dance.
trailer break: ‘X-Men: First Class’
Oh man, James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender? Yum.
Gnomeo & Juliet (review)
It’s garden gnomes… in love… even though they’re supposed to hate each other! It’s funny cuz they’re plaster lawn decorations and say things like “Let’s kick some grass!” and have a plastic pink flamingo pal with a funny generic South American accent who gives them wise advice about romance.
lingerie model relaces Megan Fox; horror films’ distress calls; ‘Sex and the City 3’?; more: leftover links
Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…
April 16: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but all that street crime isn’t gonna fight itself, and you’ve got to pick up your cape and mask from the dry cleaners, too. But you can have a multiplex-like experience from the comfort of your own sofa with a collection … more…
