The first “Despicable Me” was, if not a revelation, quite enjoyable. It was exceptionally funny, featured a clever plot, and had these crazy yellow things that spoke in a funny fashion (I love the Minions, if you’re against them you… Read More ›
Month: June 2017
Movie Review: “Okja”
This is meant to be a review of Bong Joon Ho’s “Okja,” a movie which launched today on Netflix. I don’t think it’s going to be a traditional review, but it’ll be something close to it. The film, “Okja,” stars… Read More ›
“Lass is More” Goes in for Some More “Trainspotting”
Josh is not the sort of guy who watches a sequel unless he’s seen the original… and seen it recently. Except for that one time, that one time he’s going to tell you about on today’s podcast, where he opted… Read More ›
Movie Review: “War for the Planet of the Apes”
At one point during “War for the Planet of the Apes,” the audience watches as a Colonel (Woody Harrelson) and his troops listen to a poor recording of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The troops go from standing in formation over to… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Transformers: The Last Knight”
This may sound weird, but the fate of the entire world is at stake in “Transformers: The Last Knight.” Okay, no, I take it back, it doesn’t sound weird at all. After all, how could the fate of the world… Read More ›
“Lass is More” Sits Down with Nick Hamm to talk about “The Journey”
Director Nick Hamm has taken a real event, a 2006 trip taken by Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness in the middle of the peace talks attempting to resolve the conflict in Northern Ireland, and fictionalized what happened while the two… Read More ›
“Lass is More” Looks at “A United Kingdom” and Hatred
For reasons that Josh doesn’t understand, people in this world hate each other. That isn’t to say that he doesn’t understand some hatred (like the way the bile rises in his mouth when someone states they love the Red Sox),… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The Mummy” (2017)
When Russell Crowe’s character meets Tom Cruise’s in the new “The Mummy,” Crowe’s explains that he is older than Cruise’s. This instantly makes one pause. Sure, we have already seen Cruise without a shirt in the film and it isn’t… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Beatriz at Dinner”
There is good in this world and there is evil and while it isn’t always easy to tell the two apart in real life, in movies and TV it can be more simple. When one sits down to watch Miguel… Read More ›
“Lass is More” on “Beauty and the Beast” and “Bambi”
There is a new “Beauty and the Beast” movie. But, you already know that. It stars Emma Watson and Josh Gad and Dan Stevens and Luke Evans and it’s out on Blu-ray this week. Also out is the 75 year-old… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Captain Underpants”
The titular hero is a relatively large man who goes around in his underwear, and the villain is Professor Poopypants. At one point, there is a whoopee cushion symphony. Yes, “Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie” is quite clear about… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Dean”
Demetri Martin’s new movie, “Dean,” is not terribly funny despite it seemingly wanting to be a comedy. That is slightly problematic if one understands “comedy” to mean that a movie ought to generate a substantial number of laughs (“Dean” has a few… Read More ›
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