In 1993, Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park hit theaters. I just re-watched that movie a few weeks ago, and my goodness, it has aged well. What a perfect blockbuster. I do consider it Spielberg’s best. What makes that such a good movie, though? Obviously, an engaging story, likable characters, groundbreaking special effects, and a fabulous sense…
Previous Installments Gosh, it seems like a long time since I did one of these… probably because it’s been about ten months. After last year’s intensive Summer of Shakespeare, I guess I needed to take a break. Well, I’m back, and not entirely in a good mood this time. Why? Because… Anonymous (2011) The Plot:…
I have just completed a pretty long journey. Granted, it would have been much shorter if I hadn’t started out by heading two and a half thousand miles in the opposite direction of my final destination, but what are you going to do? The important thing is that I have at long last (after two…
Keanu Reeves seems like a pretty cool dude. Right? Not only was John Wick just unreasonably above par, but his reputation of radness, or raditude, if you will, neither of them are words, so it doesn’t really matter, precedes him in Hollywood, establishing him as a stellar guy with a tragic past who apparently treats…
We all do from time to time, right? I suppose I could make a short list of people with completely flawless careers… uh… Abraham Lincoln and Santa Claus have done pretty well for themselves. While not a super-fan, I like Simon Pegg as much as the next guy. I mean, I was probably fifteen or…
Usually when an actor decides to write, produce, direct, and star in a movie, disaster hides just around the corner, an elbow clearly visible, alerting you to its presence, warning you of an impending “boo!”, one that you lack the strength to avoid because, damn it, disaster just endears to you so much, and could…
Ex Machina (2015) The Plot: Upon winning an employee lottery at the largest software company in the world, Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson), a young programmer, gets an all-expenses-paid visit to the isolated pseudo-futuristic home of the company’s founder and president, Nathan (Oscar Isaac). Before long, Caleb realizes that his reward is far from a comfortable vacation…
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