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Sifting Through Netflix: Thoughts on “Brick”
Read more: Sifting Through Netflix: Thoughts on “Brick”Disclaimer: I’ve had a growing list of movies on my Netflix Instant Queue (I pronounce it “qway” by the way). Recently, I’ve taken to plodding through them, and rather than doing a full, traditional review for each, I think it’ll be neat to just scribble out some random thoughts and give you my impression on…
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“21 Jump Street”: A Bromance for Bros
Read more: “21 Jump Street”: A Bromance for BrosIsn’t it strangely tragic that only once high school is all over, you finally get it? You finally understand all of the social structures, clique politics, and the subtle nuances of teenage interaction. And part of you can’t help but think, “Man, with what I know now, if I went back to high school it…
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“We Bought a Zoo”: Charming, Heartfelt, and a Return to the Best Kind of Romance
Read more: “We Bought a Zoo”: Charming, Heartfelt, and a Return to the Best Kind of RomanceMovies that try to be earnest but don’t do it with reckless abandon always fail. It comes off as tacky and unrealistic and even downright annoying. In your average romantic comedy of the twenty-first century, you’re dealing with a ridiculous premise and well-known stars with zero chemistry (i.e, “The Bounty Hunter”). They try to…
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“Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” Review
Read more: “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” ReviewI feel guilty saying this as someone who considers himself to be a “true fan” of Sherlock Holmes, but A Game of Shadows is pretty great. While it still falls short of what a real adaptation of Conan Doyle’s stories should be, it is as excellent as can be for an action comedy romp.…
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Reflections on the “Girl With a Dragon Tattoo” Movies
Read more: Reflections on the “Girl With a Dragon Tattoo” MoviesBy now, pretty much everyone has heard of the international phenomenon that is Girl With a Dragon Tattoo. It is the first in a trilogy of books entitled the Millennium Trilogy revolving around investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist and his bizarre research assistant, private investigator Lisbeth Salandar. Much of the plot towards the beginning is…
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Merry Christmas: Reflections on “It’s a Wonderful Life” by Corey
Read more: Merry Christmas: Reflections on “It’s a Wonderful Life” by Corey“You see George; you’ve really had a wonderful life.” Ugh. Gets me every time. Shamefully enough, I hadn’t even seen Frank Capra’s classic Christmas film about the life of George Bailey until the winter of 2007. My brother had watched it with his then girlfriend and raved about it. So, in hopes of a…
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“Like Crazy”: I Love This Movie Like Crazy – A Review by Corey
Read more: “Like Crazy”: I Love This Movie Like Crazy – A Review by Corey“I thought I understood it, but I didn’t. I knew only the smudgeness of it, the eagerness of it, the idea of it: of you and me.” And with those words, I fell in love, not only with the fictitious aspiring journalist and poetic British girl that spoke them, but also with the…
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A Review of “50/50”
Read more: A Review of “50/50”“If you were a casino game, you would have the best odds.” Adam Lerner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is just another unassuming – and rather boring – twenty-something year old. He’s got a goofy best friend that he works with, a gorgeous artsy girlfriend who’s incredibly messy, and a mother that constantly worries about him. His…
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Drive Review
Read more: Drive ReviewFrom the first beat of its pulsing electronic score, the first titles, emblazoned in hot pink script, the first images of Los Angeles in the night, Drive grabs you by the collar and shakes you up. It holds you there, grip unrelenting, for the next hour and forty minutes until it lets go and you…
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