Happy Friday everybody! The fact that I'll be flying to Chicago this afternoon certainly adds an extra spring in my step. I've attended the Minneapolis Wizard World event before, but this year is the first time I'll be attending the Comic Con in Chicago! It started yesterday and it'll go all the way through Sunday at the Donald E. …
Continue reading Counting down to 2016 Wizard World CHICAGO Comic-Con!
Every hero requires a villain and the Jason Bourne franchise has plenty of villains to root against. I do want to see him go up against other groups of villains though, as opposed to just CIA bigwigs and their hired assassins. Maybe for the next sequel, Bourne could take down some other group of baddies. In …
Continue reading Ranking the BOURNE villains – from worst to best
I love historical-based films that really made you want to read more about the actual events. Anthropoid, based on the true story of Operation Anthropoid to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich, is one such film. WWII history buffs would surely know about the 'Butcher of Prague' monster that was Heydrich. He's known as the main architect …
How's your weekend everyone? It's another glorious weekend weather-wise… Summer is so fleeting here in MN so we've got to make the most of our time being outside. I didn't go to the cinema this weekend, trying to finish up Mr Robot Season 1 and we've got four more episodes to go. I'll defer my final …
Continue reading Weekend Viewing Roundup: Mr Robot, ‘A Hologram for the King’ & The Wine Show
I always try to keep a neutral expectation going into a film, and it's a lot easier when I didn't know much about that particular movie. I had no idea that Pete's Dragon was a remake of the 1977 movie until days before I saw it, and I didn't see the original (which is apparently …
I first heard about this project last year when my friend and fellow Twin Cities Film Fest staff member Kirsten Gregerson mentioned it to me. She had worked as a casting director for the independent thriller, director by Irish filmmaker Billy O'Brien, with Christopher Lloyd and Max Records (from Where the Wild Things Are) in the …
Happy Wednesday everyone! Are y'all watching the Olympics? I missed the opening ceremony so I only caught up w/ some clips on Flipboard. I did watch the Men's 100m backstroke as Minnesotan David Plummer, a swim coach who's perhaps one of the oldest at 30, won Bronze. Woo hoo! Well I'm super excited to see Anthropoid tomorrow. …
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