To preface this review, I would like to say that my prayers and thoughts are with those who were affected by the events in Aurora, Colorado. It’s a truly horrible and sick thing that happened. I won’t mention anything else about this because it doesn’t have anything to do with the quality of the film, … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: July 2012
The Dark Knight Rises: Initial Reaction
I’m going to give my quick thoughts really quick about the end of the Dark Knight Trilogy. Keep in mind I just got back home at 4:00 AM after driving an hour to go see the entire trilogy and being up since 6 AM to go to work the day before so I’m a little … Continue reading »
Safety Not Guaranteed
Director: Colin Trevorrow Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson Safety Not Guaranteed is a charming little movie about a journalist and a couple of interns travel to a small town to find a man who has posted a classified ad searching for a partner with whom to time travel. The concept is simple and … Continue reading »
Margaret
Director: Kenneth Lonergan Starring: Anna Paquin, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo Margaret is a little bit of a messy film by Kenneth Lonergan (screenwriter of Gangs of New York) that comes with what is quite possibly one of the best performances I’ve ever seen by an actress. While Anna Paquin is brilliant in this film, there … Continue reading »
The Amazing Spider-Man
Director: Marc Webb Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans If I were to give this film a one-sentence review, I would say that this is everything the original Spiderman should have been. This film is charming, thrilling, funny, well-structured and it carries a sincerity to it that the previous Sam Raimi films seem to … Continue reading »
Moonrise Kingdom
Director: Wes Anderson Starring: Jared Gilman, Kara Heyward, Bill Murray, Ed Norton, Bruce Willis Wes Anderson typically directs films that, I feel, take a while to warm up to. With Moonrise Kingdom it’s completely different as I loved this film from start to finish, and at first glance this may be my favorite Wes Anderson … Continue reading »
Brave
Director: Mark Andrews Starring: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson This film is a step in a different direction for Pixar. And while I will guess that there will be many people who will find this entry by the brilliant studio difficult to embrace, I’m here with open arms. This film is a much more … Continue reading »
