Jurassic World, 2015
It sure took a while for it to get going but I really was into it by the end. Just the right amount of nods to the original without going overboard. I could have done without the paramilitary subplot.
Category: REVIEWS
Manglehorn, 2014
Another solid movie from David Gordon Green. He just keeps cranking them out. Al Pacino finally toned it down enough to give a pretty good performance, but I thought Holly Hunter was much better overall.
The Stranger, 2015
Running only about 90 minutes, it felt like 3 hours. It took so long to get to any type of point that by then I just didn’t care anymore. It also seemed to be poorly dubbed at points.
Ex Machina, 2015
A trio of good performances really elevated this smartly written movie to the next level. I have a lot of questions after watching it, like who is really the main protagonist? I think you could argue any of the three main leads, and that’s what makes this movie great. This will be a fun one to re-watch multiple times.
It Follows, 2015
One of the few movies that actually lived up to all the hype I’ve been reading for the last few months. Pretty creepy but what stood out most to me was how authentic all of the characters felt, right down to their kid-logic inspired monster trap.
Headless, 2015
It started off as the movie-within-the-movie from FOUND, but ended being better in my opinion. The effects were pretty great, and Skull Boy was awesome.
Fargo: Season 1
Television at its best. Billy Bob Thorton’s best performance since SLING BLADE. Check it out now before season 2 starts this fall.
Battlefield 4
I didn’t have much fun playing this game. Even on the “easy” setting the game was brutally unforgiving. The plot was equally confusing.
The Wolf Among Us
I never gave the comics series much thought, but this game was so good I will have to start reading. I can’t wait for season 2 to come out.
Joe
Nicolas Cage really brought his A-game to this one. And nobody can get better performances out of first time actors than David Gordon Green.
Milius
A terrific documentary about the larger than life filmmaker John Milius. He worked on so many great movies its really kind of amazing.
Captain America : The Winter Soldier
I liked it but it really should have been called Avengers 1.5 because the Winter Soldier had very little to do with anything in this movie.
Lone Survivor
A harrowing movie experience. Even though I knew how it ended I was still on the edge of my seat the entire time.
Jobs
A complete waste of time. What was up with Ashton Kutcher’s stupid walk? Go watch Pirates of Silicon Valley instead.
The Counselor
A terrible waste of really talented cast. Pretty much all build up to a very disappointing ending that’s too clever for its own good.
