Absolutely Terrible Movie The H-Bomb: Yuppie financial adviser David (Brian Geraghty) offers his female co-worker, Emily (Alice Eve) a ride home from an office Christmas party. David has had a crush on Emily for a while, and since she has just quit the firm to start a new job, he figures this will be his last chance to make a move on her. However, … [Read more...] about ATM
Archives for October 2012
ATM
Sinister
Beware of Mr. Boogie! The H-Bomb: True crime writer Ellison Oswald (Ethan Hawke) moves, with his wife, Tracy (Juliet Rylance), and kids, Trevor (Michael Hall D’Addario) and Ashley (Clare Foley), to a small town to work on a book about a family that was murdered there. Ellison hasn’t had a best seller in about ten years, and if he wants to keep writing for a … [Read more...] about Sinister
Seven Psychopaths
Seven Psychopaths isn’t EXACTLY what the title suggests, or is it? Technically it is, but the fact is it is a Movie inside of a “Movie”. You may question my meaning, but the movie involves an intriguing script and whence you see the film you will TRULY understand what the hell I am talking about. You have to see the entire film to completely understand the title, and when you … [Read more...] about Seven Psychopaths
Argo
Argo Fuck Yourself! Swift shot: Powerful stuff, from a celebrity that I usually don't agree with politically, and some of his roles have made me question his decisions as an actor. But, whenever he directs something, Ben Affleck commands respect. He did a great job with The Town and Gone Baby Gone, and when I saw he was directing Argo, I was pretty stoked … [Read more...] about Argo
Taken 2
Swift shot: I spent half the film nitpicking stupid decisions by the bad guys. I wanted to really like this one more. I just didn't. It was derivative and not really that original, but unlike The Hangover [formula films] this formula needed something special to make it more than just a tacked-on extension of the first film. Taken 2 takes you to Istanbul, … [Read more...] about Taken 2