Category Archives: Movies I’ve Seen
Cloverfield
I thought the idea behind a monster movie was to root for the humans to win. Man, did I ever get that one backwards. I’m pretty sure you’re not supposed to cheer out loud when people get eaten. Or when … Continue reading
Atonement
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a contendah! My general rule when determining my movies list is to include those films released in a given year. Therefore, if a film was released in December of the previous year but I didn’t … Continue reading
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Is this what all of the spoof movies are like: jokes beat into the ground, ridiculous situations, randomly inserted bits of genitalia? Wow. Am I ever glad I never bothered to see any of the other films that pass for … Continue reading
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Throats slashed, heads broken and infinite opportunity to thoroughly disconcert other theatre-goers with maniacal laughter during the most disturbing scenes – that makes for a good night at the movies. That’s twice now that Kevin Smith movies have popped unbidden … Continue reading
Juno
It’s been a week for interesting but uncomfortable movies. This was an interesting flick. It reminded me of a cross between Napoleon Dynamite’s irritating nostalgia-baiting and Kevin Smith’s painfully hip and rapid fire dialogue. Kids too cool for their shoes … Continue reading