Taika Waititi must love taking chances. Granted, they’ve paid off for him so far. What We Do in the Shadows and The Hunt for the Wilderpeople were both funny and fresh comedies. His entry to the MCU, Thor: Ragnarok, rightfully propelled him into the big time. And what does he Read more…
If I am being honest, and I always try to be, I wasn’t really looking forward to the new Motherless Brooklyn. The trailers, showing Edward Norton directing himself in a movie where he plays a 50s private eye’s assistant with Tourette Syndrome and a lot of familiar faces looked a Read more…
I had quite the time getting to see Pain and Glory on Sunday. I had purchased a ticket in advance through my AMC app. When I arrived on Sunday, I was surprised to see that every show was sold out. A Spanish language arthouse flick was sold out for the Read more…
I rewatched the old, original Clash of the Titans recently, but then I saw that Netflix had the 2010 remake right now. While I am not a huge fan of the original Clash of the Titans, I do have some remake rules for myself. A remake is preferable when the Read more…
I recently listed my 45 favorite movies, and Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining was on there. Additionally, starting around my high school years, I was very much into the works of Stephen King, and the first of his books I read was The Shining. Now we have an adaptation of the Read more…
I have a few DVD sets corresponding to the original Universal Monsters. Each set contains all the solo movies associated with each monster while the crossovers are placed where they fit best. However, Universal made some interesting choices on what else to include. The invisibility special effect clearly held a Read more…
Well, the podcast episode for this movie went up yesterday, so I feel like I can write a review for it today. Waiting for Guffman is, of course, the 1996 mockumentary from comedic filmmaker Christopher Guest. Set in a fictional small town in Missouri, the movie shows how some of Read more…
It’s my 45th birthday. So, why not make up a list of my 45 favorite movies? You know, especially since I don’t normally rank things like this. Plus, I did a much shorter list once before for Gabbing Geek. That one hasn’t changed much. That said, since I don’t generally Read more…
Is the movie 42 a sports biopic or the other kind? That’s a legitimate question. Usually with the sports biopic, the purpose of the movie is to show how the subject (or team of subjects) managed to get together to win the big game at the end of the movie, Read more…
Admittedly, I don’t know much about the life of Harriet Tubman. I know she was an escaped slave who became a very successful conductor on the Underground Railroad, she is supposed to get her face on the $20 bill at some point, and that’s about it. As such, though I Read more…