Summer at the movies so far... |
I haven't written reviews for a while. As anyone knows, keeping up with work, moving, trip planning, social life, and laziness can be a challenge. I've been to the movies this summer as much as anyone...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:51:00 GMT |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull **1/2 out of **** |
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullDirected by Steven SpielbergThink back to when you were a kid playing outside with the neighborhood kids. Remember how you played along with imaginiti...
Posted by on Mon, 26 May 2008 21:20:00 GMT |
There Will Be Blood **** out of **** |
There Will Be BloodDirected by Paul Thomas AndersonPaul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood is based on a novel written by Upton Sinclair. It is the story of one man's descent into madness that riva...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:11:00 GMT |
Best Films of 2007 |
This year most of the better movies weren't that big at all. Most were small and made for less than the catering cost on Transformers. The best films of 2007 proved in most cases that less is always m...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:57:00 GMT |
Rambo ** out of **** |
RamboDirected by Sylvester StalloneThe fourth, yes fourth, entry into the Rambo franchise comes from the assembly line of action films with characters who don't run out of bullets, cardboard supportin...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:37:00 GMT |
Cloverfield ***1/2 out of **** |
CloverfieldDirected by Matt ReevesIf the movies have taught anything it's that monsters will always have a home in theaters, and audiences will pay top dollar to see them. I remember seeing the traile...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:44:00 GMT |
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ** out of **** |
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetDirected by Tim BurtonA tale of revenge. Check.Wall to wall music. Check.Another Johnny Depp and Tim Burton collaboration. Check.Alan Rickman as a villain...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:46:00 GMT |
Juno **** out of **** |
JunoDirected by Jason ReitmanJuno MacGuff has a hamburger telephone. Juno still uses words like "guesstimate". Juno also happens to be pregnant.The title role is played by the young Ellen Page, it wou...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:40:00 GMT |
Charlie Wilsons War ***1/2 out of **** |
Charlie Wilson's WarDirected by Mike NicholsCharlie Wilson's reputation wasn't that of say, Abe Lincoln's. We're told that in his several terms as a Congressman, his greatest achievement was being re-...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:25:00 GMT |
No Country For Old Men **** out of **** |
No Country For Old MenDirected by Joel and Ethan Coen"He's a peculiar man ... he's not like you. He's not even like me."So says Carson Wells regarding killer for hire, Anton Chigurh, the driving force...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:26:00 GMT |
