A very odd thing occurred the other day – I beat the final boss in an open world video game. I play games on a fairly regular basis, and I see the end credits roll on a fairly regular basis,… Read More ›
Month: January 2018
“Lass is More” has “24 Hours to Live”
Hitting blu-ray next week is an Ethan Hawke actioner entitled “24 Hours to Live.” The actor plays a freelance hitman who, for ludicrous reasons, finds himself with… yes, that’s right, 24 hours to live. Instead of solely focusing on the… Read More ›
Notes from a Writer: The Idea Man
I regularly worry about ideas. I don’t know where they come from. I don’t know how to find them. Once I have one, I can develop it, I can expand upon it, but it’s that initial, “Oh, here’s an idea”… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Maze Runner: The Death Cure”
There are probably minor spoilery things below in terms of discussion of plot bits that don’t work. I have left out the names of people at these moments of discussion, but the discussion exists. In the “Maze Runner” films, all… Read More ›
“Lass is More” Pits “The Post” Against Trump
I went to see “The Post” for a second time and rather than taking pages of notes, as I did the first time, I wrote down one sentence: “Is it possible to root for ‘The Post’ and the Trump administration?”… Read More ›
One from the Shelf: “Doctor Strange”
Here we are, back again with another One from the Shelf. This new selection is “Doctor Strange,” a movie I most definitely was not in love with when it came out. I tweeted something about being bored by the story… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Mom and Dad” (2018)
Some of the key duties that come with being a parent include raising one’s children to be responsible adults and protecting them along the way. This is why the setup for “Mom and Dad,” a horror tale from writer-director Brian… Read More ›
“Lass is More”: “Maze Runner” is like “The Commuter,” but Good
I am often intrigued by the setup of a movie — the way it builds whatever problem is to be tackled, or the way it creates the world in which the movie is to take place. That said, all too… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Paddington 2”
We are only starting the second week in January and it therefore feels a little presumptuous to write about a new film something like “quite possibly the most fun you’ll have at the movies all year,” but “Paddington 2” very… Read More ›
One from the Shelf: “The Muppet Movie”
In my 2018 outlook piece, I said I was looking at doing a new series called “One from the Shelf,” and here we are, less than a week later and I have the first installment finished. Before I get to… Read More ›
Watching Television: Am I Just Too Old?
In recent years I have covered more film than television, but don’t mistake that for my not watching TV, it’s just that my viewing habits have changed. This change stems from a number of factors, but I think that chief… Read More ›
Setting Expectations for 2018
And so here we are in 2018. What does that mean for The TV and Film Guy’s Reviews? Well, I’ll tell you right now that I love all the movie reviews we did last year, more than any previous single… Read More ›
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