Before I get into the meat of this thing, some backstory: You’re Next was made in 2011, then spent two years stuck in development hell. It finally got a brief theatrical release in 2013, following an enthusiastic advertising campaign focused mainly on the scary guys with animal masks. What that—and the trailers—failed to convey is…
Ugh. The semester. It has started up again. Sigh. Well, it’s my last one. Alright, to prep myself for the impending semester I’ve been watching quite a few uplifting movies so far this year. I saw Walter Mitty and I re-watched Frozen. Also The Hunt, but… yeah, whatever. I’ve got another uplifting movie for y’all:…
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013): The Plot: A folk musician (Oscar Isaac) in 60s New York City couch surfs through life in the wake of his former partner’s suicide, lashing out at friends and strangers as his career goes nowhere. There is also a cat, a drug-addicted jazz musician (John Goodman), and an affair with Carey…
Daydreaming! Isn’t it awesome? I’m an avid daydreamer myself, and always have been, ever since, as the kids say, I was a “wee little sprog.” There are countless pros to daydreaming. If your life is dull, you zone out and go on an adventure or something like that. It helps spice up life a bit,…
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013): The Plot: Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a total scumbag. His main goal in life is to get rich, and wouldn’t ya know it, that’s a goal you can accomplish by working on Wall Street and being a total scumbag. The film briefly follows Belfort’s rise from greedy kid…
Happy 2014, y’all! You may have seen Rooster Illusion’s New Year’s Resolutions, promising lots of awesome changes, including merchandise, decent author bios, and maybe (just maybe) ten times the posts. Well, we don’t like to dillydally, so we’re getting started ASAP. I know this article isn’t getting posted until January 5th, which may not seem…
Well, Christmas has come and gone and 2014 is rapidly approaching, and with it Oscar season. Hooray. Like the summer with its myriad blockbusters, this time of year kind of dictates what movies we are and are not going to write about. That can be nice, by the way, not having to think really hard…
