I have a great giveaway for you today, and I want to get it out to you as soon as possible, which means I'm pushing it out a bit before I get to a full-blown review of the release. The Company Men, despite good review, and a great cast, has nevertheless flown a bit under the radar. It's an absolutely great film, but is somehow a little too slow and/or not quite big and bad enough to have gotten … [Read more...]
The Town centers around a bank robber and his crew, and the monkey wrench that is getting involved with your hostages. Revolving around the curious world that is the Charlestown neighborhood in Boston, where an alarming number of bank robbers live, the film goes inside the culture, and follows one man who wonders if he can get out. Ben Affleck plays Doug MacRay, son of a bank robber, taken in … [Read more...]
When I first saw Office Space, I can't say that I was horribly impressed, but there was certainly a lot of quotable fun in the watching. After further viewings, I'm not sure the film quite deserves it's cult status, but some moments do. Extract is a film clearly from the same mind, and with much the same perspective on humor. Whether or not it manages to hold the same level of interest is … [Read more...]
Fans of Kevin Smith have a treat in store for them this holiday season, because their friends can hit shops right now for the perfect gift, the Kevin Smith Blu-Ray 3-Movie Collection. While none of these movies are probably at the top of the list for ability to truly show off the power of Blu-Ray, the release is packed with special features that fans will love. I'll give you a bit of a … [Read more...]
Moving on from Office Space, Mike Judge moves away from the cubicles and toward something generally in the area of the George Lopez show's situational styling. We're following a small-business owner, the curious menagerie he employs in his factory, and the strange twists that develop as a result of his less than perfect marriage. I've got a lot of new images and some interesting character … [Read more...]
