While other individuals out there might be sick and tired of the Minions, what with their goggles and yellow skin and affection for denim, that is not the case here. No, here we still love the guys — we love… Read More ›
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Movie Review: “Vice” (2018)
In case anyone is unsure prior to that moment, in its final minutes, writer/director Adam McKay’s “Vice” lays the problems of today’s world squarely at Dick Cheney’s feet. The preceding two hours aren’t incredibly kind to the man, but the summation… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Welcome to Marwen”
Robert Zemeckis’s “Welcome to Marwen’ opens with a waxy-looking Steve Carell flying over Belgium during the Second World War. He is Cap’n Hogie, and soon finds himself on foot and ambushed by Nazis. The sequence is beautiful, but there is… Read More ›
“Lass is More” Wonders if “Despicable Me” has Gone Bad
There was a time when my son loved the Minions. He couldn’t get enough of them. With “Despicable Me 3,” however, that love seems to have waned. I don’t think it’s that he’s growing out of them, I have a… Read More ›
New York Film Festival Review: “Last Flag Flying”
Although press screenings have been going on for the better part of two weeks, the 55th New York Film Festival officially began last night, and it did so with the world premiere of Richard Linklater’s newest movie, “Last Flag Flying.”… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Despicable Me 3”
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 ›
"Lass is More" Thinks "The Big Short" Comes up… Short
If you ask me–and you’re reading this so there’s a fair probability that you do–as good as “The Big Short” is, it still is missing something. The Oscar-winning movie does a great job at getting people all riled up (I… Read More ›
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