Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

I never quite understood why everyone was so excited with the trailer for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was released. It looked kind of good. A little gimmicky, but most Michael Cera movies are, aren’t they? But the extremely good word of mouth the film was creating and a solid rating in the eighties at RottenTomatoes.com got me to see what all the fuss was about.  It reminded me that frequently, the buzz surrounding a movie is both true and... Read More

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Thank the Lord! Finally, an animated film that I can jump behind.  Fantastic Mr. Fox is bitingly witty, hilarious, charming, and doesn’t depend on ultra-cute animation that spends two hours trying to make you go, ‘ahhh…’   Yes, I’m looking at you Pixar! Fantastic Mr. Fox takes a whole lot of genius, mixes it up, and turns it in to cinematic gold.  Take one great story by Roald Dahl, combine it with the unique vision... Read More

Rushmore

Sometimes mixing three of my favorite things isn’t a good idea. For example: going to movies, sleeping, and toast: not a good combination. But in the case of Rushmore, it worked really well. Wes Anderson, Bill Murray, and Jason Schwartzman mix real nice. Having finally watched this film, I’ve now exposed myself to Anderson’s entire oeuvre (yeah, I know it’s only 5 feature length films, and one short film, but still…). ... Read More