Movie Review: The Way Way Back
The Way Way Back is a reference to the trunk of the family station wagon used on family trips back in the day. The title …
Comedy
Movie Review: Much Ado About Nothing
Modern romantic comedies have bled the opposites attract story to death. Joss Whedon (after the Avengers) puts a spin on the genre by going back …
Movie Review: This Is The End
The apocalypse has been the choice du jour for the movie world in the past couple years. Most of the ways to explore mankind’s destruction …
Movie Review: Mr. 3000
Mr. 3000 is correctly named. Exactly 3000 seconds into the movie (50 minutes), I could already predict where the story was headed, and how disinterested …
Movie Review: Bachelorette
Bachelorette makes Bridesmaids look like The Wizard of Oz by comparison. When you take the chemistry of Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph away in favor …
Movie Review: Frances Ha
Oh to be young in New York. Frances Ha is Noah Baumbach’s attempt to take Woody Allen’s neurotic New York away from him while Allen …
Movie Review: Heavyweights
Heavyweights is now more known for its historical significance than its moments on-screen. It is here we can trace some of the most influential moviemakers …
Movie Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Masterpiece Theater’s golden age moves eastward. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is about a retirement home for aging Englishfolk in India. Unlike the hotel in …
Movie Review: Bernie
Bernie is a delicious reminder of how much writer/director Richard Linklater can elevate a film. Jack Black has a tendency to ratchet up his enthusiasm …
Movie Review: Pitch Perfect
The Deltones. The Sig O’s. Purple Haze. These are some of the a cappella groups at my Alma Mater. Like Pitch Perfect shows the audience, …