Full throttled fun! Swift shot: "It's Cars 2, Planes!" - That's how my five year old kid described the film. But only a few of the Disney Cars make any kind of appearance. I didn't laugh as much as I thought I would, but the film did leave a mark in more mature ways. Director Klay Hall uses remarkable Disney magic to transport you on what you might … [Read more...] about Planes
Archives for August 2013
Only God Forgives
"Wanna fight?" The H-Bomb: Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive was one hell of a great film. Easily one of the very best of 2011, and it will in all likelihood end up somewhere on my list of favorite films of the decade. With its striking visual style, its potent violence, its kick ass soundtrack, and, most of all, its understated-but-arresting lead performance by Ryan Gosling, … [Read more...] about Only God Forgives
We’re the Millers
David Clark (Jason Sudeikis) is a professional pot dealer. He has many clients, and he sells only the best stuff. His business is home-based, and he is pretty content with his life. However, this professional pot dealer has a soft side. He’s sociable with Will Poulter (Kenny Rossmore) the lonely 18-year old boy who lives downstairs from … [Read more...] about We’re the Millers
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
When we last left Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman), he had rescued his mother from the clutches of Hades and returned Zeus’s stolen lightning bolt to Mount Olympus. It was an epic quest, one that brought him and his friends Annabeth (Alexandra Daddario) and Grover (Brandon T. Jackson) across the United States, down to the Underworld, and up to Mount Olympus. Now he was … [Read more...] about Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2 Guns
Because two is better than one. The H-Bomb: Would be drug peddlers Bobby Trench (Denzel Washington) and Stig Stigman (Mark Wahlberg) hatch a scheme to rob a small town bank holding three million dollars that belong to Mexican narcotics kingpin Papi Greco (Edward James Olmos). The overly complicated heist goes down without a hitch, except for one thing, instead of finding … [Read more...] about 2 Guns