Tuesday, June 30, 2009

June 30th, 2009

Blade Runner
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Incredible cult scifi classic. Dark, ambient, incredible. See it already! A+.

Monday, June 29, 2009

June 29th, 2009

Troop Beverly Hills
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Some ladies my age I know like this movie. Me? C.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

June 28th, 2009

Joe Dirt
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David Spade movies always seem to be missing something... Hmm… C-.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

June 27th, 2009

Osmosis Jones
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I really should like this movie, but I sure don’t. C.

June 26th, 2009

Good Luck Chuck
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I hate Dane Cook. This movie does nothing to help that. C.

Friday, June 26, 2009

June 25th, 2009

Rope
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Last few minutes totally undermine theme. Otherwise great. It’s Hitchcock. B+.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

June 24th, 2009

X-Men Origins: Wolverine
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Complicated, convoluted, and crowded. But pretty. Oh so pretty. C.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

June 23rd, 2009

The Shadow
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Sort of “bad on purpose.” But still bad. Kinda fun. C-.

Monday, June 22, 2009

June 22nd, 2009

Star Trek (2009)
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Enough to make me secretly want to be a Trekker/Trekkie. A-.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

June 21st, 2009

Matrix Revolutions
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A+ for every scene Hugo Weaving is in. Rest mess. D-.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

June 20th, 2009

Matrix Reloaded
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Deep inside there is a good movie yearning to escape. B-/C+.

Friday, June 19, 2009

June 19th, 2009

The Matrix
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Groundbreaking, exciting, generally awesome movie saddled with two lame sequels. A-.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

June 18th, 2009

Finding Neverland
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Dustin Hoffman a weird casting choice. Depp awesome. Otherwise forgettable. B-.

June 17th, 2009

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
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Pretentious, but a movie about Dorothy Parker should be. Enjoyable. B+.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

June 16th, 2009

Brokeback Mountain
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Very intriguing movie. Really great performances and direction. The rest… B+.

Monday, June 15, 2009

June 15th, 2009

Minority Report

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Morbo: ...PUNY HUMAN #2. AND MORBO’S GOOD FRIEND TOM CRUISE! C.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

June 14th, 2009

Dennis the Menace
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Noticed it fell apart in third act at age 8. D.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

June 13th, 2009

Gummo
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Kind of movie that makes you hate everyone. But good. B+.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

June 11th, 2009

Office Killer
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Pitch black home run. Dark comedy at its absolute finest. A-.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

June 10th, 2009

Quills
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Real displeasure seeing too much of Geoffrey Rush. My taste. B.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

June 9th, 2009

The Mark of Zorro (1920)
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See yesterday’s review. Pretty much the same. I love it. A.

Sunday, June 7, 2009

June 7th, 2009

License to Wed
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I like Robin Williams. I hate this stupid disagreeable movie. C-.

Saturday, June 6, 2009

June 6th, 2009

Rope
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Semi-continuous shot and easily subverted premise for Hitchcock suspense fun. B+.

Friday, June 5, 2009

June 5th, 2009

I Heart Huckabees
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“Love it or hate it” movie leaves me strangely ambivalent. B.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

June 4th, 2009

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
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Great Dickens retread. Lot of homophobic jokes bothersome. And Michael Douglas! B.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

June 3rd, 2009

Bride of Chucky
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Gallows humor, genre aware, ruthlessly self-effacing. Not everyone’s taste. B-.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

June 2nd, 2009

Single White Female
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Bitch be crazy. Bitch be crazy. Definitely check it out. B.

Monday, June 1, 2009

June 1st, 2009

The Phantom (Wincer, 1996)
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Sort of makes me want to gouge my eyes out. D+.