When Good Series Go Bad
I watched Alien Vs Predator: Requiem this weekend on DVD. Sigh. Has there ever been a franchise that started off as incredible, and then became so abysmal, as the Alien and Predator series? (A certain series about a family named Skywalker does come to mind, although I consider t
“One shall stand…one shall fall”
I don’t think I’m the only child of the eighties who was deeply affected by Transformers: The Movie. I’m not talking about the Michael Bay CGI effects-O-rama, but the animated spin-off of the Transformers TV show that hit the big screen in 1986. I actually never saw
Armor Wars
I saw Iron Man tonight. Wow. What follows is as spoiler-free as I could make it. But if you want to go into this flick totally devoid of any knowledge, why don’t you check back in after you see it and let’s see if we agree? OK, now, let me get right to it: […]
The Smaller Side of Summer
On April 29th I wrote about my anticipation for all of this summer’s big-budget movies. But a quick perusal of last weeks’ Entertainment Weekly summer movie preview contained info on a number of smaller movies coming out this summer that sound like they’re also worth
Summer (Movie) Lovin’ (OR How Die Hard IV is like The Godfather Part III)
I thought 2007 was a tremendous year for movies. Here are just a handful of terrific ’07 flicks that I saw: Eastern Promises, The Darjeeling Limited, Grindhouse, Knocked Up, Superbad, The Simpsons Movie, The Mist, Gone Baby Gone, Margot at the Wedding, 300, The Assassination of
See what I mean?
Just a quick note today. In yesterday’s blog I referred to what I called “The Wire Effect.” And what do I read this morning? Amy Adams – so terrific in The Wire as well as in Gone Baby Gone – is set to appear in the season finale of The Office. I […]
“A Man’s Gotta Have a Code…”
So my wife Steph and I were watching Gone Baby Gone last week, and I must confess that we both let out a bit of a squeal at a certain moment during the flick. No, it wasn’t during the nail-biting quarry shoot-out in the middle of the film. No, it wasn’t during scene
Seen any good movies lately?
I made a comment in my 1st blog entry for the site (on April 15th) about our being in the midst of a movie dead-zone currently. Has anyone else noticed this? There are a lot of exciting summer movies just over the horizon (things kick off with Iron Man in just two weeks)…but its
Credit where Credit is Due Department
I’d like now to take a moment to thank my old college buddy Andrew for all of his help with getting this snazzy new Motion Pictures web-site up and running. He does pretty good work, yes? Things are pretty bare bones for now, but we’ve got some exciting additions planned f
How I survived the TV strike (Part II)
Here are five more DVDs (continuing my list from yesterday) that I loved loved loved this winter, when the pleasant caress of new TV shows had been denied me: VI. Eastern Promises — I have seen this movie 3 times now since it came out last year, and I enjoy it more every time