Plot holes. Movie mistakes. Bad edits. Call them what you will, but every so often a minor, misplaced plot point or character moment causes the film to stumble for a fraction of a second. Most of the time, viewers either don’t notice or can easily overlook them. But who looks out for the characters’ who … Continue reading
Does knowing that a movie is going to suck, change your perception of the movie when watching it? I think that answer is yes. You lower expectations and can watch said movie without that need of it being worth your time and money. Well I recorded KNOWING, knowing good and well it wasn’t going to … Continue reading
It’s Christmas, lets be glad. I love Christmas, love it more than a man in his mid-twenties with no real loved ones should. Cookies being baked, co-workers forced to disguise their innate unhappiness, Dean Martin and Perry Como on the radio, and gaudy lights in every window, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. … Continue reading
The lynchpin of any Shakespeare production is in its treatment of the text. I know that might sound obvious, but I still think that fact is underappreciated. Sure, the casting, period setting, costume design and set design are all important, but presentation of a play by The Bard truly lives and dies on what is … Continue reading
“This actually happened,” says the opening credits of I Love You Phillip Morris. “It really did.” I call bullshit. Yes, I know that this film was based on the true story of Steven Jay Russell, but I find it very hard to believe that this tale wasn’t adapted with considerable liberties taken. There’s no way … Continue reading
RIP Captain Beefheart
From a purely technical standpoint, The Fighter was very well-made. Every single acting performance is phenomenal. The direction, sound design and cinematography are all solid. The fight scenes are engaging, immersive and thrilling to watch (they’re still not exactly Rocky or Raging Bull in terms of quality, but what is?). The problem here is that … Continue reading
I don’t think that there’s really such a thing as a bad year of film, though I suppose there was the year before film was invented. Sure, there are years where there are less amazing and awesome films than in previous years, but one can usually pick out a handful of great movies in any … Continue reading
Well, here we are. Three years of hyping and promotion, in addition to twenty years since the original film, have brought us to this point. For months, there have been hordes of movie geeks all hyped up for Tron: Legacy, and regular readers of this blog will know I count myself among them. But then, … Continue reading
I’m not a religious man*, so an obvious question would be why do I celebrate (and love) Christmas? First off lets get the “Real” meaning out of the way. Christmas (for me) is not about the birth of Christ, if it was it would be celebrated at the time he was actually born rather than merged … Continue reading