Recently, I read a great book. Titled “And on That Bombshell,” the book is by the “Top Gear”‘s script editor, Richard Porter (and while my Kindle copy has the subtitle “Behind the Scenes at ‘Top Gear,’ apparently Amazon now sells… Read More ›
Month: January 2016
"Lass is More" on Relationships, "Chi-Raq," "Meet the Patels," & "Burnt"
It seems incumbent as February rolls around that we talk a little bit about relationships and there are three different films hitting Blu-ray/DVD today that work into that discussion beautifully — “Chi-Raq,” “Meet the Patels,” and “Burnt.” These movies look… Read More ›
Movie Review: "The 5th Wave"
Leaving “The 5th Wave” screening, I asked my daughter (nine-and-a-half) if she enjoyed the movie. She said that she did, that it was really fun and she was looking forward to a sequel. So, clearly Chloë Grace Moretz and company… Read More ›
"Lass is More" on "Straight Outta Compton" and "That Could Never Happen to Me"
Funnily enough (in my world anyway this is funny), the last piece on this blog is a rather negative review of an Ice Cube-starring movie. Now, for the podcast, we have a rather good movie about Ice Cube. Yup, on… Read More ›
Movie Review: "Ride Along 2"
The 2014 Tim Story-directed film, Ride Along was a success, and a sizable one. It should therefore come as no surprise that the Kevin Hart-Ice Cube film now has a sequel. Ride Along 2, which reunites Hart, Cube, and Story,… Read More ›
On Not Labelling Myself
I have a fear of labels. Not the itchy kind that bother the back of your neck all day as you walk around. Those aren’t great, but I’m not afraid of them. No, my fear of labels is much more… Read More ›
Black and White Films: The Next Generation
We had an interesting movie related moment here over the holidays, one that has made me question my daughter’s viewing choices. As I have written about previously, she voraciously consumes TV series on Netflix. She loves going to theaters to… Read More ›
"Lass is More" on "Sicario" and Incremental Change
Welcome to the new year! Here we are, 2016. A new year, one full of new chances, new opportunity, and change all around us. Everyone is all about change this time of year. Everyone is all about turning over a… Read More ›
Movie Review: "Moonwalkers" (2016)
Sometimes things just don’t work out. Maybe the should. Maybe they could. They just don’t. That is the biggest takeaway message both in and about “Moonwalkers” (2016). Directed by Antoine Bardou-Jacquet from a screenplay by Dean Craig, “Moonwalkers” hypothesizes that… Read More ›
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