The heart wants what the heart wants, and in the never-ending quest for spiritual solace and a mental state of calm, none of us should hesitate to accept whatever presents itself as the truest remedy. What do I mean? Comfort food, dear reader. Comfort food. I have had a stressful few months, and while the…
Wow, last week’s review felt pretty negative. I sure did rip on foreign movies… and the entire film industry at large. Sorry about that. What can I say? Terrible movies put me in a bad mood, and Force Majeure was indeed, despite what I explicitly said to the contrary just seven days ago, terrible. If…
I think I commented a little while ago that I managed to miss pretty much all of the major foreign films from 2014. Now that it’s the following April, I’m finally beginning to catch up, although I have to question why from time to time. 2014 was not an amazing year for movies. I said…
Ladies and gentlemen, when this blog began over two years ago, Drew Parton made a grave error: he named his column “Mindless Action Mondays.” Not only does this constrain him to posting on Mondays (a universally acknowledged sucky day), but it also meant that he would exclusively review action movies. Now, the dude likes action…
It was a long hard battle, and everyone–except really Boyhood, which got utterly destroyed in round one–fought valiantly, but a winner has been determined. You’ve cast your votes, you’ve stated your opinions, and we thank you for your (oddly inconsistent) participation. It is my pleasure to declare Rooster Illusion’s Best Film of 2014: Thanks to everyone…
Disney is currently in the no doubt arduous process of remaking all of their classic princess movies as live action films, apparently shot for shot. No matter how many letters I write to Disney World politely asking for an explanation, they won’t respond. The only possible explanation for this, and for their secrecy, is that…
Well, folks, the results are in. Though the competition was fierce, The Lego Movie defeated The Grand Budapest Hotel by, get this, a single vote. So anyone out there who really really loved Budapest but was too lazy to vote and just assumed it would win, let the record now show that your votes counts…
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