Category Archives: Movie Reviews

Elsewhere Review: Labor Day

A little something from Geek for e; as always, clicky on the hyperlinked title for the original piece! Movie Review: Labor Day “And I know it’s true that visions are seldom all they seem….” Yeah, that’s from Sleeping Beauty (and the upcoming Maleficent). … Continue reading

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Elsewhere Reviews: Mandela & The Wolf of Wall Street

Yaaaay — awards season!  Woot! I.  So.  Tired. But hey, #firstworldproblems and all that, right?  Because I’m pooped from all the films I’ve been screening.  Not to bad y’all.  But before I crack open this bottle of vino (only the … Continue reading

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Movie Review — American Hustle

Best.  Combover.  Ever.  Really, if there’s something you need to see in the movie American Hustle, it’s Christian Bale gluing a Chia Pet to his head, and then combing the sparse, overlong wisps of hair still on his head into … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Saving Mr. Banks

I hate starting movie reviews with stuff like “wow this is the damn-near perfect film of the year, go see it right now!  I really mean it!”  However.  Wow, this is the damn-near perfect film of the year.  Go see … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Inside Llewyn Davis

I didn’t like it.  It’s “hero” is anything but.  It’s too realistic.  There’s no catharsis, no lights-on moment for it’s star.  And yet, Inside Llewyn Davis may be the best Cohen Brothers movie yet.  Yes, I’ve seen The Big Lebowski. … Continue reading

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Movie Review — The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Not so much the Desolation of Smaug as it is the Ambling of Our Group.  This is the in-between movie in the series, and it feels like it. Where An Unexpected Journey is filled with action, laughs and general funtimes, … Continue reading

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Movie Review – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

It’s time for part 2 y’all. You’ve been patient. You’ve waited. Was it worth it? Ah hell yeah. Catching Fire is a wicked smart, biting social commentary wrapping up in a fun and fabulous action flick. With kickass costuming, makeup … Continue reading

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Movie Review: 12 Years A Slave

Slavery was an abomination.  There.  Easy enough to grasp.  But there’s always some idiot with an argument as to why it was okay.  And the next time you hear some idiot spout off?  Don’t say anything; just plop his vacant … Continue reading

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Rush is aptly named, for it is awesome.

I’m one of those people who has never really been “into” cars.  So when Rush started making the rounds, I thought to myself, meh.  I’m an idiot.  Because Rush is a jaw-dropping thrill ride of a movie.  It’s the kind … Continue reading

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Review-a-Palooza! Catching you up, because I care.

And because I really have been sucking when it comes to cross-posting. Bad blogger, no donut! And I really like donuts too; especially when there’s a coconut glazed, with almost-too-much coconut. Anyway, yeah. You know the drill, clicky for the … Continue reading

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