Anything that tries to tell John Lennon's story is starting out behind the 8-ball, and anyone who tries to play him is taking on an impossible task. At some point, a person becomes so much of a legend that the collective subconscious just doesn't want you to even try. Add to this already overwhelming precipice the fact that Aaron Johnson doesn't have all that much we know him for, and is at the … [Read more...]
There's a delicious stupidity at work in Kick-Ass' titular character, who is at times also known as... "Dave." A comic fan, he wonders how it can be that no one has tried to become a superhero. No one has superpowers, sure, but you don't need any just to slap on a mask and give a beating to a few evil-doers. Ok, it would be stupid, but look at all the stupid things people do. In the grand scheme … [Read more...]
It's a rare movie that can get so many people talking about it months before its release. At least, when that movie doesn't have a huge budget, a wildly popular book tie-in, a big player directing, or something driving that discussion. Kick-Ass, however, has some other things going for it. First, it's called Kick-Ass, and nothing starts off that Monday morning water cooler chat like, "Have you … [Read more...]
