“I’m not your friend. I’m not gonna help you. I’m going to break you. Any questions?” The ten-year manhunt for the world’s most wanted terrorist leader is a story we all followed and one whose ending will likely go down in history as one of the twenty-first century’s most triumphant moments, both for America and … Continue reading »
“He’s 5-foot-3. 112 pounds. Black hair. Glasses… Oval face.” Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman) is the un-hailed king of Rushmore Academy. Rushmore is his life. He is a scholarship student, made such because of a stellar one-act play he wrote about the Watergate scandal in the second grade. Per the film’s opening, he is involved in … Continue reading »
For some reason, there’s an emoticon of a panda doing push-ups. Oh Judd. Judd, Judd, Judd. What happened, man? In 2005, you gave us The 40-Year-Old Virgin, easily one of the funniest and most charming films of the last decade. Then you followed that up two years later with Knocked Up, yet another funny and charming piece of … Continue reading »
He is a rambunctious sort, ain’t he? It’s been 3 years since Quentin Tarantino left us with the historical re-do Inglourious Basterds, a tale of revenge so adventurous, riveting, and wildly entertaining that it could very well be the most re-watchable feature in his oeuvre, and is right up there with Pulp Fiction as his finest. Perhaps this was … Continue reading »
There are a lot of firsts in this movie. It’s the first film to be shot at 48 frames per second. It’s the first movie in the new Middle Earth trilogy. It’s the first Peter Jackson film in 3D. And it’s the first disappointment of the LOTR franchise. Wait what? Yes, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey … Continue reading »
The greatest measure of the 19th century was passed by corruption, aided and abetted by the purest man in America. I’ll get this out of the way: Lincoln is a film sure to be handed trophies left and right come awards season. And it is very easily the frontrunner for some major awards at the Oscars — Best … Continue reading »
I’m gonna wreck it! Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you what should easily be lauded as the best animated film of the year. Wreck-It Ralph is insanely fun and an astonishing work of imaginative animation. And I stress imaginative here, as it presents a world that most certainly doesn’t exist outside of one’s mind. Wreck-It Ralph puts on display the world … Continue reading »
Perks of Being a Wallflower is a film that gets high school right. Much like any teenager in the high school world it portrays, Perks of Being a Wallflower displays a vast array of emotions. It’s a film driven by its characters, and your ability to like the movie really depends on whether you can — or perhaps … Continue reading »
“Why are they so excited about a 5?” At the end of it all, some movies win you over, and some don’t. It’s as simple as that. It’s like a train, really. Either the director is able to make you care enough for his characters and their issues that you hop aboard, or they leave … Continue reading »
“If every unfolding we experience takes us further along in life, then we are truly experiencing what life is offering.” Based on the supposedly “unfilmable” book, Ang Lee’s Life of Pi is the story of really two stories, and in the end, we’re left thinking and meditating and pondering which story is the truth and what we should … Continue reading »
