Archive for the ‘Reviews of movies’ Category
The Congress
{4/5} “When did they ever ask you? You were always their puppet. All of them, the producers, the directors, they told you what to do. They told you how to behave, how to act, how to smile, how to love and they gave you the subtext for every crappy line they churned out and when […]
The Boxtrolls
{5/5} “You’re the worst pickpocket I’ve ever seen… Here. Buy a book on how to be a better thief.” The Boxtrolls, released in 2014 Humans and boxtrolls don’t get along very well — humans think boxtrolls steal their babies and eat them, and boxtrolls are afraid of humans and only come out at night. Boxtroll […]
Horns
{3.5/5} “When they looked at me, they saw a devil — and maybe I did too — and now I had to look the part.” Horns, released in 2013 Ig’s girlfriend Merrin has been killed and everyone thinks he did it — except his brother and his lawyer. One day Ig develops horns on his head, and […]
Muppets Most Wanted
{4/5} “The weakest point in the gulag is over there, by the fourth wall.” Muppets Most Wanted, released in 2014 Dominic Badguy offers to be the Muppets’ agent and suggests they do a world tour. Badguy is actually working with Constantine, the world’s most dangerous frog. Constantine arranges to have Kermit arrested and then impersonates […]
Wish I Was Here
{4.5/5} “Eventually things get tragic enough and then they circle around to comedy.” Wish I Was Here, released in 2014 Aidan is an actor who hasn’t been getting work lately. His wife Sarah isn’t particularly happy at work but feels she has to bring home the bacon. Gabe, Aidan’s father, reveals that his cancer is […]
Laggies
{4.5/5} “During mediation my client agreed to give back two of her handguns to her husband, and now she’s decided they were anniversary gifts to her.” Laggies, released in 2014 Meg isn’t sure what she wants to do with her life. She’s working for her dad holding a giant sign on the sidewalk. Her long-term […]
Birdman
{4.5/5} “You’re no actor, you’re a celebrity. Let’s be clear on that. I’m gonna kill your play.” Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), released in 2014 Riggan played a superhero named Birdman in the old days. Now he’s trying to direct and star in a Broadway production of a play he wrote. When he […]
Predestination
{5/5} “What if I could put him in front of you? The man that ruined your life. If I could guarantee that you’d get away with it, would you kill him?” Predestination, released in 2014 A temporal agent poses as a bartender. After hearing an amazing story from a woman who became a man, he […]
What If
{5/5} “You don’t realize how quickly everything can fall apart until it does — it makes you never want to give up anything good ever again.” What If aka The F Word, released in 2013 Wallace and Chantry meet at a party and connect with each other. When Chantry reveals she has a boyfriend Wallace decides […]
Colombiana
{4.5/5} “Never forget where you came from.” Colombiana, released in 2011 Cataleya is only nine years old when her parents are killed. She moves from Colombia to the US to stay with her uncle and she immediately tells him she wants to be a killer. Fifteen years later, she’s got a plan to kill the […]