Rooster Illusion: ‘Safety Not Guaranteed’

This week, I continue to ignore the multitude of movie theaters near me to review something that’s been out for a while. #YOLO Safety Not Guaranteed (2012): The Plot: An intern at a magazine (Aubrey Plaza!) goes on a “work trip” with her boss (Jake Johnson) and another intern (Karan Soni) to investigate a classified…

Second Breakfast Boards Noah’s Ark

We’re finally beginning to move past the doldrums of February/March. A couple big releases for kids, namely The Lego Movie and Muppets Most Wanted have kept us entertained, but something bigger is on the horizon: the summer blockbuster. Oscar season is over and done with and budgets are back in style. Next week sees the…

Rooster Recap: Justified 5.11 “The Toll”

This week on Justified, folks be gearin’ up to a big finale. We’ll get Ava out of the way right quick, because nothing much interesting happened to her. Basically, it just looks like she’ll be getting away with her shanking. Good for her. In the much more interesting plot, Art is shot and critically wounded…

Second Breakfast Most Wanted: The Muppets

In 2011, Jason Segel, James Bobin, Nicholas Stoller, and Bret McKenzie teamed up as writer/star, director, writer, and songwriter to revitalize a beloved, but practically deceased franchise: The Muppets. Their film, creatively titled The Muppets, was a poignant and heartfelt comeback story, reuniting characters like Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear, who…

SciFridays: “Killer Mountain” (2011)

Baddie – Dragons, I guess. Lesson – Most of the time, ‘forbidden’ things are forbidden for a reason. Now that we’re in the 100s (of posts), I thought I’d take a nice change of pace oh no wait what’s happening no it’s another stupid monster movie oh god. Killer Mountain is sadly not about a…