Fantastic Mr. Fox–Movie Review
When I saw the trailer for Fantastic Mr. Fox my initial reaction was “Wow, that’s pretty bad animation!” This was quite unfair. My reaction was based on an unconscious assumption… Read more »
Category: Movies
The Blind Side–Movie Review
The Blind Side is a mostly-true biopic. It tells the story of Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), a homeless, functionally-illiterate teenager who ended up winning a football scholarship to the University… Read more »
The Twilight Saga: New Moon–Movie Review
Twilight, the original movie, was cheesy fun. The sequel New Moon is not as much fun, in fact much of it is rather tedious. The sequel picks up where the… Read more »
Pirate Radio–Movie Review
In 1966, a time when British performers were revolutionizing popular music, the British public had surprisingly few ways to listen to them. The BBC had little interest in broadcasting rock… Read more »
The Men Who Stare at Goats–Movie Review
Ewan McGregor “More of this is true than you would believe.” The Men Who Stare at Goats is an offbeat comedy that gains a certain edginess by making us wonder… Read more »
Amelia–Movie Review
Amelia, a biography of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart (Hilary Swank) is interesting but curiously unengaging. It is reasonably historically accurate (at least by biopic standards) and may be worth watching… Read more »
A Serious Man–Movie Review
Wow! Ethan and Joel Coen must have been in a really dark mood when the made A Serious Man. It is a very, very dark comedy, essentially a retelling of… Read more »
The Informant!–Movie Review
The Informant! is an offbeat, funny movie based on a true story. It imitates the visual style and musical score of a 1970s crime caper movie, perhaps because that’s what… Read more »
District 9–Movie Review
District 9 is a violent and disturbing science fiction thriller. It is also thoughtful and clever, and probably worth seeing if you have a strong stomach. The premise is that… Read more »
Holographic Movies
A while ago I suggested that Hollywood could alleviate the headache-inducing tendencies of 3-D movies by developing a holographic projection system. I was only semi-serious, but apparently it is possible…. Read more »