Posts Tagged ‘movies’

In Which I Defend Russell Crowe

I know, bizarre, right? The Daily Mail reported on Russell Crowe storming out of a radio interview after the host accused his portrayal of Robin Hood as sounding too Irish. Gasp. Shocker. Wowie. I totally didn’t already know that Russell Crowe is a total hothead and that radio hosts know diddly/squat about any culture that [...]

Only 6 flicks on my summer list. Boo.

My self-punishing effort to get through the Twilight is moving along, but not without taking its toll. If I didn’t have my new cat Loki to cheer me up, these books would land me in such a pit of despair that I probably would have reprogrammed myself so that I didn’t know how to read. [...]

Halo foolin’ and not so much

Ah, the Halo movie that will never be. I remember when I heard that Peter Jackson was producing it, and big giant tears welled up in my eyes as I thought about how badass every single Covenant alien was going to look. I could practically see the green phlegm dripping from the bifurcated mandibles of [...]

My Oscar Nominations

Because the real ones are too biased against comedy and creativity, here’s my very own nominations. I’ve also added a few categories. Cast your votes! Best Picture Inglourious Basterds Up Zombieland Best Lead Actor Woody Harrelson, Zombieland Ed Asner, Up Paul Rudd, I Love You, Man Best Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds Chris Hemsworth, [...]

How the Mighty Have Fallen

Why I don’t need to see Avatar

James Cameron’s Pocahontas I’ll see your Pocahontas and raise you Speaker for the Dead Avatar is a visual revolution, but the story it tells is exactly as clichéd as we thought. James Cameron, you have joined George Lucas on the Dark Side. You’re dead to me now.

Nit Picking Nerd

Yes, that’s me. I saw Sherlock Holmes tonight and it was incredibly entertaining, well written, well directed, and well acted. The bromantic chemistry between Jude Law and Robert Downey, Jr. felt genuine, and the Asberger’s-type take on Holmes’ genius and quirks really worked. The chick was useless except for the purposes of setting up a [...]