Directed by Peter Jackson I loved it, but you don’t care about that. You need me to be more objective, since it’s obvious I like the films since I went to a nine-hour marathon, right? So…is it good? It is, … Continue reading “The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies”
Directed by Ridley Scott I know, I know…what the hell was I doing going to see this flick, anyway? Had an afternoon to myself in the ‘burbs and thought, what the heck. Also, I’m a believer in 3D technology and … Continue reading “Exodus: Gods and Kings”
Directed by Francis Lawrence After the last “Hunger Games” film (which was brutally bad) I’m elated to report that this film is not a blood-laden homage to teen murder. No, I found this film fascinating for exactly the reason most … Continue reading “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part One”
Directed by Damien Chazelle This is a wonderful film about the nature of passion versus perfection and those who possess the former and obsessively live in the race for the latter. Miles Teller, as our protagonist, is both cute and … Continue reading “Whiplash”
Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu Maybe it’s just that I’ve flittered around in that space between live theater and Hollywood for most of my adulthood…and because I am at the age where imagination meets at the crossroads of wonder and … Continue reading “Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Directed by Christopher Nolan This is a VERY dense and heady film. While it has all the elements of an adventure/thriller, it is, like “Inception”, more a visual portrayal of the stuff that goes on inside Nolan’s mind. There are … Continue reading “Interstellar” in IMAX
Received my copy of the Polarity Corrected version of xtc’s “Skylarking“. I am literally gasping at how different it sounds and how much better. I always thought it sounded muddy…subdued. Well, as popular as the album was when it was … Continue reading CD Review: “Skylarking” – Corrected Polarity Edition
Facebook asks…no…requires that we respond to certain requests…in this instance it went something like this: “The rules: Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen films you’ve seen that will always stick with you. List the first fifteen you … Continue reading 15 Movies That Will Always Stay With Me (In Less Than 15 Minutes)
Directed by Micahel Bay Um…interesting. Unbearable dialogue, incredible, but incessant, action sequences, a ridiculously hot “teenager” who we’re supposed to believe is Mark Wahlberg’s daughter, and a THREE HOUR run time should mean I’d say avoid it…YET, it’s worth it … Continue reading “Transformers 4” in Imax 3D
2013 Foreign Language Oscar Report: 1) “Broken Circle Breakdown” (Belgium): The good parts are how I imagine the lovely Heidi Huber-Kalin and her beau met – super nice guy meets totally enthralling young woman and sweeps her off her feet … Continue reading 86th Oscars Foreign Language and Documentary Feature Report (and Prediction):
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