Back to School #58: She’s All That (dir by Robert Iscove)
She’s All That, a 1999 high school-set adaptation of My Fair Lady, has a lot to answer for. When I, as an impressionable 13 year-old first saw this film, I left the theater believing that high school...
View ArticleBack to School #61: The Battle of Shaker Heights (dir by Efram Potelle and...
“When you’re 17, every day is war.” — Tagline of The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003) Anyone here remember Project Greenlight? It’s a show that used to be on HBO and Bravo, in which Matt Damon and Ben...
View ArticleFor Your Consideration #6: Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay...
Of the three The Hunger Games films released so far, Mockingjay Part One is definitely the weakest. That does not, however, mean that it’s a bad film. It’s just that it doesn’t quite reach the...
View ArticleTrailer: Daredevil
“Bless me father for I have sinned.” — Matt Murdock Marvel has pretty much been dominating the big-screen with it’s yearly event offerings. 2015 will not be an exception with Avengers: Age of Ultron...
View ArticleDaredevil Has No Need For Iron Suits or Magic Hammers
“I accept your conviction. The lone man who thinks he can make a difference.” — Wilson Fisk Today we saw the release of the official trailer for Netflix and Marvel Television’s first of five series...
View ArticleSci-Fi Film Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 (dir by Francis...
It’s finally over! It probably sounds like I’m really excited that the final Hunger Games adaptation has been released. It may sound like I’m happy that the saga of Katniss Everdeen and her life in...
View ArticleCleaning Out The DVR: O (dir by Tim Blake Nelson)
(Lisa is currently in the process of cleaning out her DVR! This could take a while. She recorded the 2001 high school film O off of Cinemax on July 6th.) Tell me if this sounds familiar. O (Mekhi...
View ArticleFilm Review: The Butterfly Effect (dir by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber)
How many different ways can Ashton Kutcher fuck up time and space? That’s the question asked in the gloriously silly The Butterfly Effect, a film that was a minor hit back in 2004. Ashton plays Evan...
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