I don’t love “Pacific Rim” or “Crimson Peak,” Guillermo del Toro’s two most recent (outside this film) directorial efforts. I think that both movies have things to recommend them and are, at minimum, beautiful to watch unfold, but I find… Read More ›
Month: November 2017
“Lass is More” Thinks Back on “Rememory”
Who hasn’t thought back on a day gone by, be it a happier one or a sadder one? Who hasn’t wondered if they could have done something differently or just wanted to relive a moment over and over? Looking back… Read More ›
“Lass is More” and Noël Wells talk “Mr. Roosevelt “
You may know her from “Saturday Night Live” or “Master of None,” but those are not her only credits. In fact, both of those are acting credits, but Noël Wells is a writer and director as well. Wells’ first directorial feature,… Read More ›
Movie Review: “The Darkest Hour”
Winston Churchill has gone down in history as a titan, a man who threw an entire nation on his back and carried it through some of its most difficult days. The picture offered of him in “The Darkest Hour,” the… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Justice League”
Were someone to ask for a two-word review of “Justice League,” I would sum up the DCEU film as “entirely underwhelming.” The film series may have partially righted the ship with this year’s incredibly impressive “Wonder Woman,” but this Zack… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Daddy’s Home 2”
I referred to the 2015 Will Ferrell-Mark Wahlberg comedy, “Daddy’s Home,” as, “an easy-going comedy with two very funny men at its center.” I went on to write that, “even if the movie doesn’t break new ground or explore new… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Murder on the Orient Express” (2017)
At the end of Neil Simon’s comedic spin on the detective genre, “Murder by Death,” the classic detectives are given a comeuppance. The frustrations of the average reader/viewer are taken out as it is explained to the detectives that they’ve… Read More ›
“Lass is More”: What do “Cars 3” & “The Glass Castle” Teach us About Personality
This week marks our 100th “meander” episode of the podcast! To celebrate (maybe) we’re talking about how the various bits of our history help shape our personality and how that can come across (or not) in movies. Well, I say… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Conor McGregor: Notorious”
This past summer, UFC fighter Conor McGregor lost to Floyd Mayweather in a highly publicized boxing match. The fight was McGregor’s first time in the ring as a professional boxer, however, he does currently hold a UFC belt (and has… Read More ›
Movie Review: “A Bad Moms Christmas”
There is something truly smart in the opening of “A Bad Moms Christmas,” the sequel to 2016’s “Bad Moms.” As Mila Kunis’ Amy explains it – Christmas is an incredibly hard time of the year to be a mom. There… Read More ›