Star Trek Into Darkness is that glorious rarity among movies. It is a sequel worth seeing. Not only worth seeing but subsuming yourself into as if you too are an inhabitant of the 23th century along with Kirk, Spock and the rest of the iconic Enterprise crew who return Continue Reading
Movies
Can’t wait to see: “The Place Beyond the Pines”
MOVIE SYNOPSIS A motorcycle stunt rider (Ryan Gosling) turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for his lover (Eva Mendes) and their newborn child, a decision that puts him on a collision course with an ambitious rookie cop (Bradley Cooper) navigating a department ruled by a corrupt detective. (source: Continue Reading
Happy Star Wars Day! May the 4th be with you
I love the idea that someone somewhere figured one day that saying “May the 4th” sounds just like – well close enough to make it workable anyway – “May the force …” and thus, unwittingly, gave birth to what would one day become Star Wars Day. Disney, as the Continue Reading
Movie review: Iron Man 3
Being a superhero is a tough job. Physically, psychologically and relationally – no part of your life is left untouched by the rigours of a calling which throws any hope of a normal life completely out the window. Try as you might to have some semblance of a 9-to-5 Continue Reading
Can’t wait to see: “It’s a Disaster”
MOVIE SYNOPSIS In this doomsday comedy, four couples who meet for Sunday brunch find themselves stranded in a house together as the world may be about to end. When Tracy Scott (Julia Stiles) decides to introduce her new beau Glenn (David Cross) to her three friends Hedy (America Ferrera), Continue Reading
Sneak peek: “Thor: The Dark World” (poster + trailer)
MOVIE SYNOPSIS Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger (Chris Hemsworth) as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel’s Thor and Marvel’s The Avengers, Thor Continue Reading
Movie review: “Sleepwalk With Me”
What is it you really want out of life? Sleepwalk With Me, a 2012 indie comedy written, directed by, and starring standup comedian Mike Birbiglia (it’s based on his one-man off Broadway show), and from the producers of This American Life, attempts to answer that question, obscured as it is Continue Reading
Can’t wait to see: “R.I.P.D.”
MOVIE SYNOPSIS Directed by Robert Schwentke (Red), R.I.P.D. centers on dead cops who work for the “Rest in Peace Department,” with Ryan Reynolds playing Nick Walker, a newly deceased cop and Jeff Bridges taking on the role of his partner, a seasoned R.I.P.D. veteran. The film also stars Mary Continue Reading
Can’t wait to see: “Admission”
MOVIE SYNOPSIS Tina Fey and Paul Rudd star in director Paul Weitz’s comedy about an uptight Princeton admissions officer who encounters a teenage prodigy who may be her long-lost son while recruiting students from an alternative high school. Years ago, Portia Nathan (Fey) quietly placed her newborn son up Continue Reading
Trust me, everyone needs a “G.B.F.”
MOVIE SYNOPSIS The bitter fight for supremacy between a school’s most popular girls takes an unexpected turn when Tanner (Michael J. Willett) becomes its first openly gay student. As they race to bag the big trend in fashion accessories, the Gay Best Friend, Tanner must choose between skyrocketing popularity Continue Reading