“Sicario” Directed by Denis Villeneuve I refused to review the second season of “True Detective” because I found the entire season to be an exercise in tedium (and because many others were crushing it with perfect prose). The show was … Continue reading “Sicario”
“Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp” Netflix Exclusive So I’m one of those people who did NOT love the original film from 2001. For whatever reason (and I’ve watched it three times), it never landed for me. The … Continue reading “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp” (2015)
“The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” Directed by Guy Ritchie “Cool”, or what we now refer to as “hip”, is no easy feat to establish in a two-hour flick…and certainly even harder to maintain, yet that’s exactly what is demanded from a … Continue reading “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” (2015)
“Trainwreck” Directed by Judd Apatow Let’s get what you came here for out of the way first: This is a VERY, VERY funny film. I mean, laugh out loud, occasionally crying, perfect spit-take PLUS soda through your nostrils, funny. Even … Continue reading “Trainwreck”
“Irrational Man” Directed by Woody Allen Goddamit, I wanted to like this movie. Parker Posey?! Newport, Rhode Island?! Gotta be good, right? Well…not so much. Granted, the ridiculous expectations most East Coast Jews, like myself, have for everything Woody puts … Continue reading “Irrational Man”
“Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation” Directed by Christopher McQuarrie I spent a goodly portion of my weekend watching the first four films from this franchise. It’s amazing to think that this all started back in 1996. And even more amazing to … Continue reading “Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation”
Directed by Bill Condon There’s a whole lot’o’Holmes out there in media-ville, these days. There’s the British version, “Sherlock”, starring the wonderful Benebatch Cumberdict. And there’s the American…er…British-y version, “Elementary”, starring the wonderful Johnnie Lee Miller. Both shows are clever, … Continue reading “Mr. Holmes”
Directed by Peyton Reed One of the great things about the Marvel Universe superhero films is their sense of humor. You pretty much know you’re going to get plenty of laughs to go along with the action sequences, the beautiful … Continue reading “Ant-Man”
Have you ever noticed that when it comes to the music we listen to, we crave ownership…we hate it when the band we “discovered” becomes famous. Conversely, when it comes to our television viewing, we want everyone to watch what … Continue reading Emmy Nominations: The Good, The Bad, and the Ridiculous
2) Pink Floyd: “Wish You Were Here” (click on song titles to listen to original mix): Surround mix by James Guthrie (2009) So imagine you’ve just come off a world tour in 1975, supporting an album many people consider to … Continue reading Jason’s 5.1 Surround Audio Roundup Part 2: Pink Floyd “Wish You Were Here”
The No Spoiler Critic 