RED:NESDAY – “The Whistleblower”
As is true of many selections, I had no idea what to expect from this movie except that while standing in front of the red box machine, I checked out its rating on Rotten Tomatoes and when it checked out at over 70%, I gave it a go. Rave reviews of Rachel Weisz’s performance were [...]
RED:NESDAY – “The Guard”
I really liked The Guard. I knew very little about it, and police comedies somehow never amuse me on paper, but about 10 minutes in, I’m glued. After checking its rating on Rotten Tomatoes, its easy to see why nearly everyone I’ve talked to knows about this movie. First of all, I LOVE Brendan Glesson, [...]
SAD MOVIE MONDAY – “Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead”
I sat down to watch this movie on a particular slow night, not knowing what to expect from a performance by Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke, and an intriguing title, which, to my surprise, was mentioned in a line from the movie. First of all, it’s made very clear that neither of the main [...]
Nightly Netflix: The Pleasure of Being Robbed – of 1.36 hours of your life -
I could say that I don’t have enough time to fully review this movie, which I chose because of it’s Netflix recommend with similarities to “The Puffy Chair,” but it’s really because I don’t want to type more than a couple paragraphs about it. The premise is essentially that the main character (Eleonore) is so [...]
RED:NESDAY – “Beginners”
“Beginners” is a movie that I did not expect to see. To be honest, I hadn’t heard of it until redbox.com’s ‘New Arrivals’ section planted it’s mildly intriguing over in my browser’s window. I made the decision to get the film, over watching “Super 8,” also a new redbox arrival, and though it showed available [...]
Blockbusted – “The Muppets”
Aside from the fact that my theater was filled with screaming high school students attempting to impress each other with loud noises to fill the occasional silence, the newest “Muppets” movie left me really happy about life. Jason Segel’s take on what appears to be a kid-friendly musical with bonuses for adults definitely intrigues the [...]
