Gone Girl. It’s always a great feeling when after 40+ years on the planet a film surprises and lulls me into it. Gone Girl’s the real deal, an absorbing Hitchcockian (Hitchcockesque?) thriller and my favorite [...]

When you have a house full of sick people, you watch movies. So here’s my report... The Sound of Music. Like every boy that grew up in a house where a girl was present, there [...]

JASON BOURNE kind of reminded me of my dog Parker dry humping a pillow: it’s fraught with an unrelenting anxious energy that really builds up to nothing. I really loved the first three films in [...]

COHERENCE Watched a micro-budget sci-fi/drama last night called COHERENCE. It started with an interesting premise but then the acting, dialogue, and execution of action sank it. There were 15 minutes in it's 89 minutes where [...]

THE VANISHING (1988) It took me this long to sit down and watch The Vanishing (we’re talking about the 1988 version here, not the ‘90s remake), and Jesus, am I happy I finally did. I [...]

NIGHTCRAWLER mini-thought Five minutes into NIGHTCRAWLER I was sold. Great, great character piece/satire. I instantly believed this was this era's TAXI DRIVER. I realize how bold a statement that is, but I stand by it. [...]

NOVEMBER MIX N MATCH reviews Some of the flicks I've watched this past week: I liked INTERSTELLAR and its themes of family bonding and human determination (even though the theatre's sound was crazy, but we've [...]

KING OF KONG / THE DOUBLE / WORLD OF HORROR mini-review Of these flicks (that I watched the last few days), I'm gonna recommend THE KING OF KONG the most. It's manipulative documentary filmmaking, but [...]

FADING GIGOLO review Dear Hollywood, I've accepted many things from you over my long relationship with you. It's called suspension of disbelief. I've accepted vampires, werewolves, little girls possessed by demons, invisible witches, and haunted [...]

THE VANISHING ON 7TH STREET review Last night's Halloween flick was a bit of a disappointment. THE VANISHING ON 7TH STREET had a lot going for it: I like Hayden Christensen and John Leguizamo just [...]