Besides the overuse of racy Jamie Lee Curtis clips, I thought this was a really fun compilation of movie dance scenes.

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When I hear that David Lynch and Werner Herzog have teamed up on a film I get excited. In fact it doesn’t matter what the film is about, it could be a documentary about worms and I would want to see it. However, of course its more compelling than that – the plot apparently goes […]

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The Expendables As always, expectations are the biggest factor in how much you enjoy movie. I went in to Expendables with low expectations and found myself enjoying the movie right away. It is a a very violent and bloody film, but while the action was well-delivered, it was the non-action dialogue scenes that were surprisingly […]

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Splice This movie just couldn’t decide what topic it was going to explore so it went for all of them: moral implications of genetic science, parenting, abortion, inter-species incest, Electra complex, corporatization of science, rape, and I am sure I forgot some others. Then on top of that it couldn’t decide what kind of movie […]

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Wow. I can not remember another movie that took the audience on such a mental roller coaster that at the end of the film there were simultaneous gasps and laughter followed by applause. Now that is impressive. I also don’t recall a movie that so thoroughly confused the less intelligent in the crowd that you […]

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One of my very last movies of 2009 I had left to see. (I think only Julie and Julia remains). A Single Man starring Colin Firth is a truly wonderful film. Firth deserves all the accolades he received for the role, including Oscar nomination for Best Actor. Firth shows an amazingly compelling ability of facial […]

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Jonah Hex I didn’t plan to see this movie, but there wasn’t a lot of options and I wanted to go see a film. I don’t know the source material, but found the namesake character intriguing. Overall the movie ended up feeling too much like the 1999 Wild Wild West just replace Will Smith and […]

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Another Judd Apatow film hits the big screen. His previous films were known for their raunchy crudeness and their hilarity: 40 year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Pineapple Express, and about a dozen others film’s he has produced since being Adam Sandler’s roommate early in their comedic careers. Get Him to The Greek is no different, […]

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The Visitor I had this movie on my watch list for some time – mostly because I really like Richard Jenkins and have never seen him play the central role in a film, he has always been more of a character actor with smaller supporting roles. The film is basically about a guy that is […]

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