Welcome to April everybody!ย I finally got my flip-flops out yesterday for the first time in ... well I can't even remember! Temperature actually reached 60หF on Sunday! I saw a bunch of people in shorts either jogging or on their bikes.ย It's just a tease though as we'll be back in the 30s again tomorrow, complete …
Continue reading Monthly Roundup & Favorite Film of March 2014
Greetings all and sundry! Between bouts of less than strenuous snow shoveling. I've taken refuge within the recent fare of The Sundance and Sony Channels. To acclimate myself with some interesting contemporary offerings. And maintain a sense of loyalty to Julian of Dirty With Class. And his suggestion that I sometime stray from my comfort …
Nicolas Winding Refn made a name for himself after directing 2011's Drive, many thought that film should've been nominated for best picture at the Oscars. I really enjoyed it but I thought it's more style-over-substance type of movie, so when Only God Forgives was announced as his next movie, I hoped it would actually be …
Continue reading FlixChatter [Guest] Review: Only God Forgives (2013)
Ted and I went to this film screening last Tuesday and once again we pretty much agree on our take on this one. Is it worth a watch? Well, read on. ... Ted's Review Gangster Squad is a film that has big ambitions and it tried hard to be something more than it was. With …
As part of the LAMB Acting School 101 on George Clooney, I thought I'd review two of his recent films, one of which garnered him an Oscar's Best Actor nod. Now, the idea of this monthly LAMB event isย to highlight a different actor/actress whose performances, for better or worse, have left a mark on the …
Continue reading Double Clooney Reviews: The Ides of March and The Descendants
I have to confess that I haven't seen many of the more prestige films this year, only the big-budget tent pole type. So I don't know how credible I am by naming the top film best films of 2011 even though I haven't seen a lot of the films that came out this year. So …
Continue reading Counting down to 2012 – Ted’s Top Five Movies of 2011