“Inferno” is the third of Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon novels to be turned into films by director Ron Howard with star Tom Hanks. The basic notion of Langdon’s world is that the man knows all about signs and symbols and… Read More ›
Month: October 2016
"Lass is More" on the Nerve of "Nerve"
You want to put out a movie with a message? You want your film to have a moral? That’s fine. Morals, messages, takeaways — whatever you want to call them, they are worthwhile, but only if you actually believe what… Read More ›
Movie Review: "Jack Reacher: Never go Back"
I don’t know exactly when it was, but at some point, Tom Cruise decided that his action movies should be funny in addition to delivering thrills. This certainly wasn’t always the case (see the first “Mission: Impossible”) but it is… Read More ›
Movie Review: "Keeping up with the Joneses" (2016)
When is a superspy not a superspy? When they’re a bad spy. Greg Mottola’s latest directorial effort, “Keeping up with the Joneses,” offers a well-worn premise – the folks next door are not remotely who they appear to be. In… Read More ›
"Lass is More" Goes to Town with the Original "Mr. Deeds"
“Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” is an utter classic. It offers up incredible dialogue and great performances and this monolithically ugly view of New York City. Obviously, the first of these two things are to be celebrated, the third is… Read More ›
Movie Review: "The Accountant" (2016)
Please be aware, this is a lightly spoilery review: enough of the movie’s issues result around what are supposed to be reveals/surprises that they have to be referenced. The poster for “The Accountant” features, in part, Ben Affleck holding a… Read More ›
New York Comic Con 2016 – My Closing Thoughts
I love New York Comic Con. There, I said it. It is loud and it is crowded and it doesn’t have the same cache as it’s San Diego big brother, but it puts a lot of people who love the… Read More ›
"Lass is More" Rumbles Towards at "Shin Godzilla" and "The Thing"
We have talked about horror before on the “Lass is More” podcast, but we’re doing it again this week as “The Thing” gets a new blu-ray edition and “Shin Godzilla” hits the big screen here in the States. The question… Read More ›
New York Comic Con 2016: "Trollhunters"
New York – I will have a piece at another time detailing all the various sorts of New York Comic Con fun I had in the past week, but now is the time to talk about the “Trollhunters” panel held… Read More ›
New York Comic Con 2016: "Death Race 2050" and Roger Corman
New York – “Death Race 2050” has nothing to do with “Death Race” or “Death Race 2” or “Death Race: Inferno.” That would be silly. “Death Race 2050” is more aligned with “Death Race 2000,” while “Death Race” is a… Read More ›
Movie Review: "The Girl on the Train"
Tate Taylor’s adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ novel “Girl on the Train” desperately wants to situate itself in a small corner of Westchester County, moving the location of the novel from outside London to this area, but it is this area… Read More ›
New York Film Festival Movie Review: "13th"
To a large extent, and whether we tend to like it or not, documentaries are all about constructing an argument. They are about putting together the pieces of a story in such a way so as to create the strongest,… Read More ›
New York Film Festival Movie Review: "Graduation"
There are too many people who, at least anecdotally, dislike going to see movies with subtitles. Generally speaking, this is a great loss. But, today we get specific, one foreign language movie absolutely worth seeing – Cristian Mungiu’s “Graduation.” The… Read More ›
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