It may not have come out on video this week, but “Love & Mercy” is still worth talking about. It isn’t just that it’s a great Beach Boys biopic, it’s a great biopic in general. It manages to offer something… Read More ›
Month: September 2015
Movie Review: "Hotel Transylvania 2"
Sometimes a movie fails not because the story isn’t fun or because the characters aren’t interesting, nor because the actors aren’t enjoying themselves. Sometimes a movie fails because the message it is sending, whether intentional or not, is horrid. This… Read More ›
007(x3) Weeks of 007 #17 – "GoldenEye"
We enter the ’90s this week on 007(x3) Weeks of 007. We have a new James Bond in Pierce Brosnan. We have a somewhat different real world in which the films operate. We have the first Martin Campbell directed movie…. Read More ›
"The Martian" has Landed… or Will Soon
Some movies just amaze you, they blow you away. It doesn’t really matter if you’ve seen something else kind of, sort of, almost like them before, they just make it work. Case in point, Matt Damon’s “The Martian.” Or, maybe,… Read More ›
"Lass is More" Looks at the new "Jumanji," "Zathura," and "Indian in the Cupboard" Blu-rays
Today, “Jumanji,” “Zathura,” and “The Indian in the Cupboard” all get swanky new Blu-ray “anniversary” editions. What strikes me about them is that they perfectly encapsulate why I watch movies, not in terms of what they offer to the viewers… Read More ›
007(x3) Weeks of 007 #16 – "Licence to Kill"
It is a big day week here with 007(x3) Weeks of 007 as we discuss “Licence to Kill,” the second—and final—Timothy Dalton movie. Why is this big? Because “Licence to Kill” is the first Bond movie I saw in the… Read More ›
How Young is too Young: "E.T." Follow-up and "The Martian"
Last week I spent some time wondering whether my son was old enough to go watch “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” in a movie theater. I pointed out that my son exhibits a lot of empathy, a lack of knowledge of how… Read More ›
"Lass is More" asks if "Fast & Furious 7" is less
Once upon a time, way back when, I would get passes to go see pre-release screenings of movies. This generally involved me admitting to being a graduate student but declining to say that I was studying film. And, regularly, one… Read More ›
Christopher Nolan Made a Documentary Short. Really.
When you think of Christopher Nolan–or at least when I think of Christopher Nolan–I tend to think of labyrinthine films, generally with longish runtimes. I think of “Inception” and “The Dark Knight” and “Interstellar” and “Memento” but more as well…. Read More ›
How Young is too Young: "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial"
Previously, as you may recall (and you can totally read it and remind yourself if you don’t), I ruminated on whether my daughter, age nine, was too young to see “Jurassic Park” on the big screen. The screening hasn’t yet… Read More ›
007(x3) Weeks of 007 #15 – "The Living Daylights"
Big week here at 007(x3) Weeks of 007. The Roger Moore days are behind us. We have passed the two men who played the character the longer and the one who played it the least. The brief Timothy Dalton era… Read More ›
"Lass is More" Delves into Telepathy with Khalil Sullins of "Listening"
Writer-director Khalil Sullins has done some studying up on telepathy. His new movie posits a thought on just how telepathy might come about and what it might be used for. Short answer: it’s going to go wrong. Or is it?… Read More ›
My Biggest Movie Disappointment of the Summer
One of the questions I’m never asked is which film I’ve been most disappointed by over the past few months. And yet, the end of summer feels like the perfect moment to talk about film’s that have disappointed. Sure, I… Read More ›
007(x3) Weeks of 007 #14 – "A View to a Kill"
This first Thursday in September brings with it the end of an era, the Roger Moore era. Today, 007(x3) Weeks of 007 takes a look Moore’s last outing as Bond, 1985’s “A View to a Kill.” Want amazing? “A View… Read More ›
Family Friendly Fall TV?
Yesterday was the day that I admitted it to myself – the summer is coming to an end. Public schools here start tomorrow and a fresh television season is right around the corner. Those are the two key items that… Read More ›
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