Film is a visual medium, we’ve all been told this, but the way sound is employed is still crucial. There are so many examples of brilliant use of sound, and one of them is out on Blu-ray as of today… Read More ›
Lass is More
Our Mission? Five Films in one Week
My daughter and I recently set ourselves a task — to watch all five “Mission: Impossible” movies in a single week. Not only did we succeed, but we got to see the evolution of this incredible film franchise. Tom Cruise’s… Read More ›
Getting Peevish Towards “Acrimony”
Tyler Perry’s “Acrimony” has now hit Blu-ray shelves nationwide, and the big question may not be whether you should buy it (you shouldn’t), but whether you should remake the movie once you decide you don’t (again, you shouldn’t). In this… Read More ›
“The Death of Stalin” and the 21st Century
Armano Iannucci’s “The Death of Stalin” is now out on home video, and it’s a film well worth one’s time. Not only is it an exceptionally dark, terribly funny, film about the events surrounding Stalin’s death in 1950s’ Russia, it… Read More ›
“Sherlock Gnomes” Helps Discover the Way Forward
Let me tell you a story. It involves garden gnomes. So. Many. Garden gnomes. Now, let me tell you a different story. Yes, it also has garden gnomes. So. Many. Garden gnomes. How many stories could there be involving garden… Read More ›
“Coming to America” & “Trading Places” – Comedy Classics and Mistakes?
I don’t want to say that the 1980s were a better decade for comedies than all other decades, but it is undeniably true that the ’80s featured some truly memorable, wonderful, comedies. This year, “Trading Places” is celebrating its 35th… Read More ›
Changing History: “Terminator: Genisys” & “Forrest Gump”
In this special, extra edition of “Lass is More,” we look at “Terminator: Genisys” and “Forrest Gump,” two movies that muck about with the timeline. The former does it within its own timeline–that is, the earlier “Terminator” films–and the latter… Read More ›
