RUN, FATBOY, RUN (iTunes) – Spite can be a powerful motivator. At least for the first couple minutes… This isn’t HOT FUZZ, it’s a bit simplistic, and it was directed by… DAVID SCHWIMMER? But Dylan Moran and Simon Pegg turn the whole thing into CITIZEN KANE as far as I’m concerned.
Read more →I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS (iTunes) – I don’t really care for much of Jim Carrey’s recent work, and less so since he outted himself as a moron with his anti-fax stance with his Ex, Jenny McCarthy. He was good in ETERNAL SUNSHINE and TRUMAN SHOW, but he all too often plays his roles like [...]
Read more →MAN PUSH CART (iTunes) – Ahmad’s a man punishing himself for his past. He’s not afraid of a bit of hard work as he tries to save up a bit of cash and get a nicer apartment so that he can take his son home from the in-laws. The specifics of what happened to his [...]
Read more →ADVENTURELAND (iTunes) – Who knew Mark Zuckerberg worked in a crappy amusement part in the 80s? Oh right, that’s just Jesse Eisenberg’s style. Good movie; funny, charming, nostalgic. Nostalgia may be limited to those of us not born after 1985. Kristen Stewart doesn’t have that “hit with a shovel” look that you may have seen [...]
Read more →RUBBER (iTunes) – Based on the trailer, I initially thought that this might be something along the lines of ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES; a funny, odd horror film with an unlikely killer. Instead, there’s something much more unusual going on here. It’s something of a surrealist fantasy with a couple really unusual plots at [...]
Read more →DAYDREAM NATION (iTunes) – Main characters include a sad, lonely English teacher, who becomes more pathetic as time goes by; a beautiful and bored new girl at school; and a small group of stoners. Everyone in this film thinks that they’re a special unique flower, and they all seem like they’re waiting for someone else [...]
Read more →DEAD FISH (Netflix) – This is a British comedy with a relatively high body count and some characters that are interesting enough. In true farce style there’s a bit of mistaken identities and mix-ups, odd characters in peculiar situations, and a pedi-cab. There’s an assassin who tries his best to mimic human emotions when it [...]
Read more →IN THE LOOP (iTunes) – This is one of those comedic films that doesn’t do the one thing that I’d expect from a comedy – it doesn’t make me laugh. These are funny people, but the whole thing presents as a documentary around government bureaucracy, and not a comedy. It’s interesting, and some of the [...]
Read more →YEAR OF THE CARNIVORE (iTunes) – Cristin Milioti is fantastic in the role of Sammi Smalls. She’s the lead, but much of the story seems to happen around her. She has a great sense of comedy, with a very expressive face; she says plenty without saying anything. She reminds me a little bit of Alyson [...]
Read more →THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (2008) (Netflix) – In my continuing effort to evaluate just how badly ‘classic’ movies can be re-made, I’m braving Keanu Reaves. I had the key phrase ready, just in case. Apparently the famous “Klaatu barada nikto!” line is spoken twice in the film, both times by Klaatu. If it [...]
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