The Adam McKay - Will Ferrell collection will eventually sell a lot of DVDs (or mindchips, or whatever), and The Other Guys is going to occupy interesting territory in that set. It has its difficulties, but it's definitely the most approachable, and funniest film in the set so far, but I'm not convinced those purchasing the set will think so. Though still rather on the screwy side, and dipping … [Read more...]
Well, not that it isn't old news, and not that everyone hasn't seen it already, but the new Iron Man 2 trailer looks so cool that I had to put it up. If you aren't digging the briefcase at the end, then I lose all hope for you. More importantly, we get a better feel for what's going on, and, other than simply to load up on coolness, why we're watching. And, we get a look at the rest of the … [Read more...]
Scarlett Johansson is really hot. There was a point at which I was very seriously considering letting my review rest right there. There isn't anything else that's really worthy of note about The Spirit, except in the negative, and the film is so bad it hardly seemed worth bothering. Not only that, it's bad (oddly) in such a dull way that it doesn't even lend itself to the … [Read more...]
In the late 80s and early 90s, I was Samuel L. Jackson's biggest fan. He moved his way up through smaller roles on increasingly big and/or cool efforts, until he was making it center stage, and giving memorable performances. He climbed his way up from things like Spencer: For Hire, Ragtime, and Coming to America... through to School Daze, Do the Right Thing, and Goodfellas... up … [Read more...]
