Business travel + working from home = lots of time to see movies. Quick thoughts on what I’ve seen recently, with this subjective grading scale: Must See, I Enjoyed (but you might not), Meh, Pass. 2012: Meh. Modern-day apocalypse with man fighting against man and nature to preserve the human species. If you must see [...]
Alas, the three-day weekend is almost at an end. At least I caught two flicks, gorged myself at two BBQs and generally relaxed. Here’s what I saw: Wall-E Caution: Spoilers below! I had no knowledge of Wall-E before walking into the theatre. I vaguely recall seeing a remote-controlled Wall-E robot with a bunch of dancers [...]
I saw Michael Clayton Saturday and highly recommend it. Akin to the role of Victor the Cleaner in Le Femme Nikita, George Clooney plays Michael Clayton, his law firm’s “fixer” — deftly applying his law enforcement background, legal experience and people skills towards solving the most difficult and delicate of problems for the elite clients [...]
Mid-June, I had occasion to see an excessive number of movies — 8! — over just a few days. In alphabetical order, here are my very quick recommendations on each: 300: I’d seen this Gerard Butler film and saw it again. What guy doesn’t like epic battle stories with a hint of sex? Blades of [...]
I want!!! In advance of the start of shooting next week, a few sources, including The Sun and Crave are reporting on the Wachowski brothers‘ Speed Racer movie, scheduled for release on 8 May 2008. I can’t imagine a movie with Cristina Ricci as Trixie can be any good, but the gadgetry is sure to [...]
I’d heard that critics had panned 300, so my expectations for it were low. It turns out that 300 gets 61% fresh tomatoes — not so bad — on Rotten Tomatoes, and that I found the movie perfectly entertaining. Sometimes dork that I am, I’ve read a number of Frank Miller comic books, including the [...]
