Posted by Zach Davis on Sunday, January 29, 2012 In : 0.09% Cocktails
The Eagle Zach Davis
Directed by: Kevin Macdonald
Starring: Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, and Mark Strong
Kevin Macdonald is mostly known for documentary pieces, andThe Eaglemarks his third time behind the camera for a non-documentary feature film. His previous works includeThe Last King of Scotlandand State of Play. With this in mind, hiring a director that specializes in documentary filmmaking is a mistake that takes away from the story of the film. Documentarians are no... Continue reading...
Posted by Zach Davis on Sunday, January 29, 2012 In : 0.12% Hard Liquor
Unknown Zach Davis
Directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra
Starring: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz, and Frank Langella
Movies are a safe haven for the unbelievable and the impossible, and this should never change. Some movies can take these two things too far, andUnknown is a guilty party in that respect. Jaume Collet-Serra’sUnknown works around an interesting premise but delivers a predictable plot that gets quite ridiculous at times. This Liam Neeson action ve... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Friday, January 27, 2012 In : 0.00% Water
True Grit
Directed By: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfeld, Barry Pepper, Bruce Green, and Dakin Matthews
The Western genre is an endangered species that hardly graces the big screen any more. In the last twenty years or so, Western films have become rarer and rarer. I can probably count the number of good Westerns released over the last couple of decades on one hand. It's not every day anymore that you get good old fashioned flicks like ... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Thursday, January 26, 2012
The Town
Directed By: Ben Affleck
Starring: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, and Jeremy Renner
Doug MacRay:“I need your help. I can't tell you what it is, you can never ask me about it later, and we're gonna hurt some people.” James Coughlin: “...Whose car are we gonna' take?” -Ben Affleck & Jeremy Renner,The Town
Are movies the only thing that can motivate members of Congress these days? Before a vote in the House of Representatives on the debt ceiling last year, House Majority Whip... Continue reading...
Posted by Daneeka Abellard on Thursday, January 26, 2012 In : 0.03% Wine Coolers
Kick-Ass Daneeka Abellard
Directed By: Matthew Vaughn
Starring: Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloë Grace Moretz, Mark Strong, and Nicolas Cage
"It didn't take a trauma or cosmic rays or a power ring to make a superhero. It's just a perfect combination of optimism and naïveté."-Dave Lizewski
Kick-Asshelps answer the question ‘what if a completely average guy really tried the superhero thing’. High school student and comic book junkie, Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) is that guy. I... Continue reading...
Posted by Daneeka Abellard on Thursday, January 26, 2012 In : 0.06% Beer or Wine
Speed Daneeka Abellard
Directed By: Jan de Bont
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Daniels, Joe Morton, Alan Ruck, and Glenn Plummer
Speed is definitely a classic action film with an interesting premise. After Officer Jack Traven (Keanu Reaves) thwarts expert bomber Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper), Payne decides to get some revenge. He sets up a little game in which a city bus in Los Angeles will explode if Jack loses. Now, there are many ways to lose this game concocted by... Continue reading...
Posted by Zach Davis on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 In : 0.09% Cocktails
Paul Zach Davis
Directed by: Greg Mottola
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jason Bateman, Bill Hader, Joe Lo Truglio, John Carroll Lynch, Sigourney Weaver, and Jane Lynch
Paul was penned by British comedy icons Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and it shows. These men are known lovers of comics and science fiction — two genres that serve as the main backdrop of the story. Their work comes off as a fanboy screenplay that was somehow green lit into production.
Posted by James Brown on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 In : 0.00% Water
The Social Network
Directed By: David Fincher
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella, Brenda Song, Rashida Jones, and Rooney Mara
David Fincher has never made a bad movie. Just think about films likeSe7en,Fight Club, andThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button. He's one of the few directors whom I completely trust. If he's making a film, I know it's going to be good. That's why it's not surprising that he delivers another solid movie in his 2... Continue reading...
Posted by James Brown on Friday, January 20, 2012 In : 0.03% Wine Coolers
Blue Valentine
Directed By: Derek Cianfrance
Starring: Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams
Indie romance flicks are often so much better than the formulaic, crappy love flicks Hollywood manufactures. In an indie romance, you'll get a story with real people with real problems. In a mainstream romance flick on the other hand, you'll get an overly predictable flick starring Katherine Heigl or Sarah Jessica Parker that always has a sappy ending. If I had to compare them to drinks, a good indie rom... Continue reading...
Posted by Zach Davis on Sunday, January 15, 2012 In : 0.06% Beer or Wine
Arthur Zach Davis
Directed by: Jason Winer
Starring: Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Garner, Geraldine James, Luis Guzman, and Nick Nolte
A remake of the 1981 hit of the same name,Arthur delivers a modern take on high society and New York. While the 1981 version garnered four Academy Award nominations and two wins, the 2011 remake doesn’t seem to capture the same magic, albeit it does very well on its own.
Arthur (Russell Brand), the playboy son of a rich industrialist (Ger... Continue reading...
