Wowsers folks…Feels like I’ve been blogging your ear off for the last few weeks! Be truthful now, at least a few of you have to be getting bored of listening to me. I certainly hope their aren’t too many of you feeling Hatter Fatigue, because I have an awful lot to write about over the…
Back to Basics – TOP GUN
Oh how the mighty do fall…
THE MESSENGER
You wouldn’t think that a film that chronicles the same action over and over to be all that compelling. But when that action involves walking up to a perfect stranger unannounced, and telling them “I’m very sorry but your loved one was killed today”…it’s a routine that shakes you every time you have to watch…
Elsewhere: Ross vs Ross 2007 Oscar Redux
Howdy campers. I’m taking part in an event today, so if you have a moment, click here to take a look at myself, M.Carter, Ross and Ross rehashing the Best Picture race from two years ago.
The Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes
Pardon me while I take a small break from writing about the glut of movies I’ve recently seen in theatres and on dvd (three more to go before I’m caught up!). This morning I thought I’d give y’all a glimpse at my Valentine’s Day shennanigans. See, for quite a long time, Lady Hatter has been…
Doubleback: ZOMBIELAND
Part of me wants to title this post “What Took Me So Long?”. Alas, every once in a while I manage to miss out on a fun time, and in 2009 it was ZOMBIELAND. The movie is about four people trying to survive an America that has been almost entirely overrun by zombies. In a…
Doubleback: IN THE LOOP
Perhaps the best way to explain the strange days we find ourselves in, is to tell an even stranger story. IN THE LOOP is a brilliant British satire chronicling a world’s march to war. It would seem as though wars these days are really sparked by one person’s words getting misconstrued. What begins as off-the-cuff…