I can’t remember the first time that I encountered Zorro. Recalling my childhood, I get flashes of Guy Williams and Duncan Regehr. I know I wore the mask and cape for Halloween at least three times. Raised on Errol Flynn’s Robin Hood, the swashbuckling was, of course, very appealing to me. And the fact that…
Blue is the Warmest Color (2013): The Plot: Seventeen-year-old Adèle (Adèle Exarchopolous), exploring her sexuality for the first time, becomes infatuated with the blue-haired college student artist Emma (Léa Seydoux). The two fall in love and begin dating. Over the years, the relationship shapes Adèle, helping her find confidence to pursue her professional goals, even…
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…
Remember when Drive came out and a bunch of stupid people got mad because it wasn’t a Fast & Furious movie? Well, when Only God Forgives came out, a different bunch of stupid people got mad because it wasn’t Drive. I guess it’s unfair to call those people stupid. I’m sure that the majority of…
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…
And, uh, not in a good way. Okay, I did laugh at the dog bit. Crotch jokes are always funny. Kick-Ass 2 (2013): The Plot: A few years after the events of Kick-Ass, Dave/Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Mindy/Hit Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) are both trying to live normal lives as normal high school students. But—uh-oh!—Dave…
Le quois? Potage (n): …a category of thick soups, stews, or porridges, in some of which meat and vegetables are boiled together with water until they form into a thick mush.(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potage) First thoughts: Hannibal Lecter, you devious bastard. Hannibal continued defying my expectations this week by departing from the killer-a-week pattern and, oh my,…
Rooster Illusion 