Just over a week ago, while on The Reel Insight Podcast, I was discussing Steven Spielberg’s A.I. At the time I mentioned my hang-up with the ending of the film, and specifically griped that the film could end three times before it finally does. As I said on that show, I’ve long believed that any…
“You gotta see this…” Much like Sam handing Andy her headphones and promising that a song would totally change his life, the odd movie has been pointed out to me over the years. Sometimes I’ve been told everything except the cameraman’s birthday, sometimes I’ve simply been handed a dvd and told “Just watch it”. Off…
‘Round suppertime yesterday something dawned on me: I’ve become “That Guy”. It’s not really sitting well with me, take a look beyond the jump as I try to explain. I try to take pride in being a good guy. I try not to be cynical, I try to look for the good in things, and…
A week or so ago, Fletch mentioned that he had yet to see a 2011 release. In a slight way I was able to relate, since at the time I myself had only seen one 2011 release – THE GREEN HORNET. At the time he mentioned that it would seem like I should be further…
There has been a lot of talk this Oscar season (including on this site) about films that people presume will win and what that means in the grand scheme of things. However, the more I think about it, the more I realize that Oscar voters lack any access to what ultimately lauds a movie as…
As I write this, it’s closing in on one in the morning. I don’t really want to go to bed yet because I’ve just watched a rather unsettling movie. I’m not afraid of having nightmares or anything…I just need to give my brain a chance to stay curled up in a fetal position a little…
Two weeks ago I left a pair of movie tickets at home. On New Year’s weekend, I was meeting up with Bob from Eternal Sunshine to watch LAWRENCE OF ARABIA at The Lightbox. After 30 minutes on the subway and walking through downtown, the fact that I didn’t have the tickets to the movie I…
