A friend of mine recently observed, and I think he’s quite right, that, “you can tell a lot about a person based on their reaction to the question, ‘Hey, do you want to go see the new Woody Allen movie tonight?’” Admittedly, neither he nor I were a hundred percent positive as to what you…
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…
The summer is over. Not in any astrological sense, of course, but the spirit of the summer has passed. Essentially, playtime’s over. It’s high time to sober up, fly straight, focus on the gritty things, and watch heavy movies. To provide something of a preview for a review, as if that’s necessary, here’s a brief…
Crossover! Does any word fill the common viewer with as much excitement and anticipation? Perhaps spinoff… maybe. Crossovers are fun and mostly extend to hypotheticals like Wolverine vs. Terminator? or Boba Fett vs. Alien? or Gypsy Danger vs. Giant Balrog? or Batman vs. Anyone? Most realized crossovers are for TV and occur when a studio…
Do you know that one movie that for some reason you’ve seen probably five times? You have one of those? It’s not particularly good, or special, or meaningful, and you have no reason to have seen it so many times and to keep watching it, but you do nonetheless. I’ve got a few of those.…
The summer is starting to wind down to a close in the not only weather department, but also the film department. As we pack away our beach bodies and bundle up with hair for the upcoming chilly months, Hollywood starts to pack away the blockbusters and lacklusters of the summer, and prepare for the interesting…
A wise man once asked, “If you aren’t trilling it up once every three years, then what are you doing with your life?” It’s an interesting question, and though it was intended as a joke on How I Met Your Mother, I think I’m going to take it pretty seriously and read into it a…
Rooster Illusion 