Passengers is just about the most generic romantic Hollywood movie that it is possible to make. It includes Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence, and ignoring Physics whenever it serves the plot. It's not a terrible movie, I didn't want my money back, and Michael Sheen was quite entertaining, but it wasn't Moon, either. If you want a story about being ( Read more... )

I went to see The Lobster this weekend. I don't want to risk spoiling it in any way, so go see it. ( Although I will say )

I went to see Finding Dory today and, the short version is: meh. I didn't find that Dory made enough of an emotional center to carry the movie, despite it following the formula of its predecessor (which was probably part of the problem, too). The animation, however, was quite fantastic, with kelp waving in the current and what looked like ( Read more... )

I went to see Pacific Rim over the weekend and was surprised at how much I liked it. My movie buddy and I try to see at least one really bad movie a year and, although we'd already seen Oblivion, decided to go anyway. ( Continue for possible spoilers )

I went to see Up On Poppy Hill today and, the short review is: I quite liked it. It wasn't in any hurry to tell its story and didn't have any fistifghts or the like, but still managed to be surprising and sweet. I don't think seeing it would be a waste of your time.

I went to see "Side Effects" today because I wanted to have my regular meeting with my movie buddy and, frankly, there wasn't anything else showing which looked remotely interesting that I hadn't already seen. I wasn't expecting much, given that it looked like some kind of Michael Moore polemic against the pharmaceutical industry from the trailer I ( Read more... )

I went to see Sleepwalk With Me today, the new movie by, essentially, the This American Life radio show. And, no surprise, it feels a lot like a piece from TAL. If you like TAL, I think you'll like the movie. If you've never heard of TAL, I'd recommend seeing it, if only ( [spoiler] )

I went to see Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter this weekend. It was almost exactly what I expected - not that deep, but entertaining. It mostly reminded me of a Hong Kong Kung Fu flick. I'm not familiar enough with Lincoln's history to be certain of the places where they diverged from history, but I'm sure there were many. However, it was fun, even ( Read more... )

I was going to say that everyone that hasn't seen Cabin In The Woods should go out and see it so I can talk about it. But I've decided to say this instead: I'm going to start talking about Cabin In The Woods after May 15th. If you haven't see it by then, I'll probably spoil it for you and you can kiss my, well. Seriously, you need to see this and I ( Read more... )

I went to see 50/50 last night and, the brief version is I thought it was decent and would suggest other people go see it. The long version ( has some minor spoilers )