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Category Archives: In Theaters
Spectre: Must See*
Daniel Craig gets to finish out on a high note unlike three previous Bonds with Spectre, trust me, Day Another Day and A View to a Kill…PU! License Revoked was just mediocre because the franchise was struggling on numerous levels. Now when I first heard … Continue reading
The Last Witch Hunter: Time Killer
The name Vin Diesel is not synonymous with quality or thoughtful but he’s been involved with two well-loved franchises: Riddick (my favorite) and those Fast & Furious car fetish movies; word has it he’ll return to revive XXX. This mediocre … Continue reading
Bridge of Spies: Worth seeing
Spielberg and Hanks team up again to cover the next chapter of American History after Saving Private Cliché back in 1998, aka Spielberg Americanizes Stalingrad. Still, I couldn’t help but like this little Thriller-Drama-History puff piece despite it playing fast and loose … Continue reading
Italians #36: Paul and Mira Sorvino
October is running out and these entries do take some extraordinary effort. So I’m going with a semi-famous father-daughter acting team…well, team is a stretch, I think they’ve only done two movies together. Paul you most likely recognize. He played … Continue reading
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Crimson Peak: Worth Seeing
Somara won last week’s coin toss since the choices were this or Bridge of Spies plus I wanted her to come to my spy flick, therefore sitting through Horror is the compromise in marriage. Crimson Peak was a pleasant surprise given how the … Continue reading
Goodfellas: 25th Anniversary Dinner Screening
Goodfellas is the ultimate and best Mafia movie made in recent years. Primarily due to the film being based upon the book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi which as we all know was about Henry Hill’s three decades in Paul Vario’s crew. Why Scorsese and … Continue reading
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The Martian: Must See
Another rare case of the film telling the story better than the original novel. If I could do it all over again, I’d still read The Martian before the movie’s release because Andy Weir’s interview on Inquiring Minds made the book compelling. … Continue reading
Weird Science: 30th Anniversary Quote-along!
Back to the Future was the big movie of 1985, possibly of the Eighties, but Weird Science was and has always been my personal favorite for that particular year. Better Off Dead is a close second, it falls behind because it didn’t make it … Continue reading
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Vacation: Worth Seeing
When Hollywood dodges the lazy reboot strategy, you can often get an impressive result. Too bad this probably won’t be successful and the VHS-DVD second chance opportunity has evaporated. Vacation recaptured what the original’s two weaker sequels failed to deliver on: … Continue reading
Ant-Man: Worth Seeing
Let’s see…the Marvelverse streak is now 12 and this makes them the new champs. There were doubts since Ant-Man is more obscure than the B-list Avengers who have joined this Spring. I on the other hand remember, this character was … Continue reading
Back to the Future: 30th Anniversary Quote-along!
I wasn’t going to let this awesome replay anniversary slide away although the event we went to took place about four weeks ago. Universal has also announced they’re having the movie hit theaters for a limited time to celebrate. Alamo as … Continue reading
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2001 A Space Odyssey in 70mm
I have seen 2001 over a dozen times. Mostly on cable. The first full viewing was at the Springfield Public Library during their Summer of Sci-Fi. I think it would be 1979, maybe 1980 since it was before being on HBO. Seeing … Continue reading
Inside Out: Must See
Pixar has finally regained its mojo! After five years and two disappointments Pixar returned to its roots, namely by making a movie they wanted to see and telling the Wal-Mart crowd to suck it! As for Brave and Monsters U., if they were Dreamworks flicks, … Continue reading
Jurassic World: Rental at Best
The short version? If you’ve seen Jurassic Park, you’ve seen this. Amoral Scientist? Check. Well-meaning billionaire founder? Check. Villain looking to make a profit on the dinosaurs despite the dangers? Check. Child dinosaur expert? Check. Humans armed to the gills with … Continue reading
Tomorrowland Worth Seeing
They had me at the mention of Brad Bird directing. If anyone can direct a movie about the future many envisioned during the somewhat more optimistic Fifties/early Sixties, Brad is definitely near the top three. In short Tomorrowland isn’t a knockoff … Continue reading