So, as something of an act of penance for having taken her to see Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen over the summer, I went to see The Twilight Saga: New Moon with my girlfriend. (In her defense, she says she wanted to see it for the fun of mocking it, but I am deeply [...]
I recently saw Zombieland, and was absolutely delighted with it. It was short, but felt plenty long. It had a Michael Cera-esque male lead that was not Michael Cera (not that there’s anything wrong with that). And it was damn funny.
It’s the sort of ridiculous, over-the-top movie that I quite enjoy. It takes most of [...]
Ack! I’m about twenty posts behind here, regarding things I plan to blog about. Surprisingly, I’ve not been blogging because I’ve actually been doing work. But last Sunday I encountered a tragedy so great that it had to jump the queue and spill forth as soon as possible.
Against, perhaps, my better judgement, I went to [...]
The new Star Trek movie has been heavily reviewed, lately, and has been winning almost-universal praise. (It currently has a 95% fresh ratintg on Rotten Tomatoes, which is really, really good.) I basically agree with all the praise.
The movie looks beautiful, the story is fast-paced and fun, and the casting is more solid that anyone [...]
I ended up seeing Monsters vs. Aliens quite by accident, when—while questing for movie gift cards—my girlfriend suggested we see a movie, since we were already there, and it was really the only thing of interest at that time that I hadn’t yet seen, and she had been kind of interested anyway. (I am uncertain [...]
It was some weeks ago now, but the movie Fanboys—which I had seen trailers for over two years ago, and had been waiting for ever since—was finally released in Toronto. (It apparently comes to DVD on May 19th, so this review may be somewhat timely after all.)
The movie is set in 1998, and focuses on [...]
In the last few weeks, now that the girlfriend has been reliably returned from her travels, my movie-going has increased dramatically. (It has also helped that they have started to put out non-serious films, and are slowly warming up for the summer movies.)
So, I took her to see Dragonball: Evolution, not because I had much [...]
I saw Watchmen earlier tonight, on my second attempt. (I had not anticipated a Saturday matinee being sold out more than 45 minutes before showtime. My mistake.) I was not displeased. I know that does not sound like a ringing endorsement, so let me clarify: the movie is really very good. It doesn’t quite make [...]
When February 14th rolled around this year, I found myself tragically on my own, as my wonderful girlfriend had gone back to her studies in Germany. I did find one bright spot in the evening however — The Planet Smashers, my favourite ska band, were playing a show in Toronto. (You can check out some [...]
I’ve seen Henry Selick’s stop-motion-animated Coraline twice now, once in a regular showing, and once in 3D. (The fact that I went to see it twice should, perhaps, be considered an early indicator that I liked the movie.)
Selick is the little-known director of The Nightmare Before Christmas, which is usually solely attributed to Tim Burton. [...]