Confession time: I have never read the books. I only re-watched half of the first movie in preparation for this review. I’ve never been to Boston in the fall. I am three children wearing a trench coat. The political stuff went way over our heads (Scott’s, mainly, because he’s the strongest so he had to…
In a summer of unwilling heroes and cynical detachment, Guillermo Del Toro’s Mechs vs. Monsters movie is a breath of fresh air, a shot of adrenaline, and a hi-five from your inner child all at once. Pacific Rim (2013): The Plot: Fifteen years ago, Kaiju (Japanese for “giant beast” began emerging from an inter-dimensional rift…
Just in case you still haven’t seen Die Hard. Also, I reviewed the (first) “Die Hard in the White House” movie back in March. White House Down (2013): The Plot: Cale Vente Latte (Channing Tatum) is handsome and charming, but doesn’t really have his shit together or respect authority. He does have a daughter (Joey King),…
Man of Steel (2013): The Plot: After spending his life trying to find a way to help people without revealing his powers so that he can be “normal,” a heavily bearded Clark Kent (Henry Cavill) learns of his true origin and purpose. And by that I mean, he’s an alien and his biological Dad (Russell…
I was bored last night when I got a text from a friend asking if I wanted to see This is the End (2013) right then. I had only vaguely heard of it; I’d read that Daniel Radcliffe turned it down because it had an awful script but offered to help improve the movie anyway, despite…
Rooster Illusion 