Melissa McCarthy is funny, though I get the feeling that she’s the first person you call in Hollywood when you want a female actor who’s seemingly defined by her weight. That being said, if she’s also being typecast, it’s all the way to the bank. And if I were being honest–which I try to do […]
Unlike in the case of Bryan Singer‘s “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” as of this writing I haven’t seen anything from Joss Whedon‘s “The Avengers: Age of Ultron,” though it was made known that Paul Bettany (who voiced the Tony Stark’s AI, known as J.A.R.V.I.S) would be playing the synthizoid known as the Vision. For those […]
Wha!? I just finished watching the trailer for Michael Bay’s latest ‘Transformers’ film, and I have to say that he’s had better trailers. This one has a particularly disjointed quality to it, and feels like random footage was thrown together with little logic. Which isn’t unusual for a trailer, though some sort of narrative cohesion […]
“Iron Man 3,” with the reveal that the character that everyone thought was the Mandarin was actually Trevor Slattery (supposedly an actor of some repute in British theater circles) was a pretty bold move. Some fans rolled with it, while others were a bit peeved. Myself, I thought it was a particularly ballsy move on […]
I should begin by saying that I am not a huge Seth MacFarlane fan. The humor of many of his shows, like “Family Guy” and “American Dad”–I haven’t seen “The Cleveland Show” so I can’t comment upon it–is often in really bad taste. I don’t mind pushing boundaries, but it comes off more often than […]
“Take A Heaping Tablespoon Of An Actor Taking A Role Way Too Seriously, Add A Pinch Of Weirdness, And You Have A Half-Baked Vampire Tale” The ‘Argento’ in this case is Dario, the Italian giallo director best known for films like “Susperia,” “Phenomena” among many others. His latest work, “Argento’s Dracula” could have been a […]
“”That Awkward Moment” is a decent, sporadically funny dramedy about men growing up. And Zac Efron looks really good unclothed.” Which is is quite a bit, by the way. “That Awkward Moment” describes the point in a relationship where one of the partners, generally the woman, begins to expect a bit more than a lay, though […]
This turned up a week or so ago. Positive buzz is pretty high, though I am not sure why. After all, mirrors as conduits for malevolent spirits isn’t a new idea. Off the top of my head I recall “Mirrors,” its sequel as well as “The Boogey Man”– why do they call it ‘Boogeyman‘ anyway? As […]
“It’s not f@cking Roman, you muppet!” You gotta love a movie with heart. And brains, lots of brains, most of which end up exploding from someone’s skull at some point. “Cockneys Vs. Zombies” is the first newfangled zombie film I felt introduced the walking dead in a fresh and interesting manner. It also begs for […]
I don’t know who OK’ed this over at Disney, but, as much as I hate to be the spanner in the works–”Maleficent,” the story of “Sleeping Beauty” from the evil witch’s point of view, isn’t going to work. And so that I am clear, by “isn’t going to work” I mean “lose lots of money.”
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