What a great movie! I liked this movie so much I saw it twice in the same week. It’s quirky, unpredictable, funny and dramatic. The screenplay is a wholly developed gem, some sort of “Wizard of Oz”-esque fairy tale with a heart of gold masquerading as a violent modern road picture. There are great big […]
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Like “The Usual Suspects,” this gun-toting double-cross movie isn’t about deep insights. It’s about slimy people, crazy plot twists, and devious motives. Densly plotted, “The Way of the Gun” was penned and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, who won an Oscar for co-writing “The Usual Suspects.” Familiar territory, yes, but it’s territory which if done well, […]
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Q: When you’re on the road with nothing to do, you’ve seen everything you really want to see, it’s your second night off in a row, and your bored in Dayton, OH, what do you do? A: See the movie about cheerleaders. I can take movies for what they are. Even after paying $7.75 to […]
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Ultimate Fakebook Tour: Movie Review from the Road The Cell (Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn) Still smarting from Hollow Man‘s hollow depths, (you can only do so much when you’re out on the road) we dragged our sorry asses into a theater to see this crap. For the record, there wasn’t much else available at the time, […]
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I was so desperate to see a movie tonight before our show that I went to a theater and decided to just randomly pick a film and go. Trey and Bill had both warned me that “Hollow Man” was piece of crap, but it was still somehow an intriguing one for me. I really like […]
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Nick and I saw this yesterday after we found out we couldn’t move in to our new place because it was filthy and needed a lot of fixin’ and a new paint job everywhere. I was a big, big fan of the first Eddie Murphy “Nutty Professor” and deeply in need of some cheering up […]
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Bryan Singer, the man behind “The Usual Suspects,” directed this character-heavy film that has a huge backstory and a huge cast of supporting players. Well, he knows how to handle it. Just like he did in “Suspects,” he juggles a strange story around many strange individuals and one big myth, and comes up with gold. […]
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(Starring: Mike White, Chris Weitz, Lupe Ontiveros, Beth Colt, Paul Weitz Directed by: Miguel Arteta) Wow! Real characters in interesting situations! I’m so glad I got a chance to see a good movie on the road this time out. This low budget indie makes up for its scarce production values in original, disturbing ideas. The […]
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Did the Farrelly brothers issue a challenge to Keenan Ivory Wayans? They must have, because not only does “Scary Movie” have more disgusting toilet humor than “Me, Myself & Irene,” but it’s also more consistently hilarious. I also never thought I would see somebody top the Farrelly brothers full onscreen ‘penis joke’ count. How about […]
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Q: Does anyone care for 2 hours and 45 minutes of pure, ungrated cheese? A: Why not? After all, I liked “Braveheart.” Okay, I’m being a little light on this one. Okay, really light. But I have seen a bunch of crap lately. “The Patriot” is not as good as “Braveheart,” but it is almost […]
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The Farrelly Brothers set a new standard for toilet humor with “There’s Something About Mary.” Believe it or not, that movie also had a little heart and semi-believeable characters. “Irene” has none of either. Renee Zellweger stays with Jim Carrey’s character for no other obvious reason than to set up the next joke. The plot […]
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Samuel L. Jackson talkin’ shit and kickin’ ass? Count me in. I was excited to see this one, and it didn’t let me down. Great villians (Christian Bale, Jeffrey Wright), an interesting story, and some super-charged direction from John Singleton (“Boyz in the Hood,” “Rosewood”) made this one a lot of fun. And, of course, […]
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Well, you get what you pay for when you go to see this movie. I liked all the actors. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, John C. Reilly, and William Fichter all do a good job in making their woefully underwritten characters come to life. The first 45 minutes are all set-up, but once that boat sets […]
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If you read my likes and dislikes, you already know that I love film noir. I also must tell you that I read the Charles Willeford novel that “The Woman Chaser” was based on many years ago and loved it. So, in my eyes, can this movie go wrong? Of course not. But I think […]
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Sometimes a movie is so uninspiring that it’s hard to even muster up the urge to write about it. I like Woody Allen. His last movie, “Sweet and Lowdown,” was fantastic. The one before it, “Celebrity,” sucked ass. This one is somewhere in between. It has some funny moments, but not enough to keep it […]
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