This week, I felt like taking a break from all the new releases and critically acclaimed films of yesteryear. Now, who wants to read about a deliberately-paced Western? Guys? Where did everybody—ah, what the hell. Appaloosa (2008): The Plot: When bad guy rancher Randall Bragg (Jeremy Irons) guns down the sheriff and the deputies in cold…
Ladies and gentlemen, we’re back! It’s been over a year since the triumphant release of House of Cards Season 1, and everyone but their mothers has been on the edge of their seats wondering what was going to happen. Because you know how mothers are…”Who is that now?” “Why did he do that?” “That Kevin…
I’m still reeling a bit from The Lego Movie. I’ll calm down soon, I promise. Time marches on and movies just keep coming out. Like, all the time, and if we want to stay afloat as film review site in the incredibly cutthroat industry of film review sites (someone from the competition shot a gun…
Baddie – Missing the point. Lesson – Some shady Hollywood business. Happy Valentine’s Day, you guys! If you haven’t yet, check out my review of the appropriate My Bloody Valentine and the remake with Jensen Ackles! After my brief tryst with lists a few weeks back, I’ve felt the overwhelming desire to finally investigate this movie–the…
This week’s episode of Justified began on a positive note: with Raylan ruining the best day of Art’s career by revealing his potential involvement in the murder of Nicky Augustine, and Art punching Raylan in the face. Classic. But this show is all about things not going well for people. It’s always been about that.…
I’m a big fan of survival movies. The triumph of the human spirit thing is cool and all, but for me it’s the weather. The sheer, uncaring force of the elements bearing down on poor, ragged humans who can only endure and hope for some Deus Ex Machina to come their way. Maybe it’s because…
The few, the proud, the “those with nothing better to do” among you probably know by now that I always begin my articles with a completely pointless introductory paragraph before I approach my obligatory plot summary. Not this time, folks. I’m reviewing The Lego Movie this week and I cannot postpone my excitement. I’m getting…
