Patriots Day movie review: blurry portrait of a city
Unfocused like a 1970s cast-of-thousands disaster flick, and with little point beyond engaging in bland and easy propagandistic cheering. Boston deserves better.
Kevin Bacon
Black Mass movie review: men behaving badly… again
A solid execution of a familiar tale, crammed with a likable, watchable cast. But it doesn’t have anything new to say about why men do despicable things.
what is your geek idiosyncrasy?
Turns out I am incapable of showing up at a multiplex later than a movie’s posted start time. Even when I know there will be 20 minutes of idiotic commercials before the movie actually starts.
am I the only one not in love with Not-Inspector Spacetime? (and other adventures in social networking)
Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
Footloose (review)
I wish I could say I didn’t know why anyone would bother xeroxing a nearly 30-year-old movie, but I do know why. And it ain’t pretty.
Footloose (retro trailer)
A lot more dancey than the trailer for remake that’s about to be inflicted upon us…
Footloose (trailer)
If there’s no Kenny Loggins and no Kevin Bacon, I just don’t even see the point of this movie. Oh, wait: I just don’t even see the point of this movie, full stop.
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.
question of the day: What do you think of the Golden Globe winners?
The 67th annual Golden Globes awards were handed out last night. On the film side, at least, there weren’t many surprises: FILM Best Motion Picture (Drama): Avatar Best Actress (Drama): Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side Best Actor (Drama): Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical): The Hangover Best Actress (Comedy or Musical): … more…
October 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 there’s all this vengeance to be doled out and all those injustices to be put right. 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, … more…
