The 5 Year Revision – 2012 Year in Movies
One of my favorite writers/podcasters, Bill Simmons, states that “if we were to do the Oscars, we should do it 5 years after the movie …
2012
Top 10 Movies for 2012 – 5 Year Revision
Here’s the top 10 movies from 2012. Honorable Mentions: Beasts of the Southern Wild 21 Jump Street Life of Pi
Movie Review: How to Survive a Plague
AIDS was a plague for the gay community. When you are infected with a plague, you become ostracized, victimized, and isolated by the general populous …
Movie Review: The House I Live In
The “war on drugs” is a term that I can remember since I was a kid, mostly from the “this is your brain on drugs” …
Movie Review: The Avengers
Summer blockbusters have varied over the years. Jaws was the first one, a thrill ride that touched something fearful inside all of us. Back to …
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: Red Dawn
Red Dawn in 1984 was relevant and at times chilling. The threat of Russia invading the US at the time was real and terrifying. Now, …
Movie Review: Frankenweenie
Tim Burton must have really loved his dog. Frankenweenie is clearly right in Tim Burton’s wheelhouse: a combination of a lonely boy-lovable dog relationship coupled …
Movie Review: Lawless
Lawless, if you let it, will catch you off guard with just how compelling it actually is. It doesn’t quite reach the highs of the …
Movie Review: Premium Rush
Premium Rush takes what could have been a very intense claustrophobic thriller in a city and pushes all situations to a 10, which dilutes the …