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As bad as Neill Blomkamp’s robot movie did this weekend, it’s nowhere close to being as big a bomb as Vince Vaughn’s new comedy.
‘Unfinished Business’ Review: Also Unwanted and Unnee
Poor Vince Vaughn. At one point, he was one of the wildest and most unpredictable comedy performers in indie film. Then, for a while he managed to bring his off-kilter machine-gun rants into the mainstream with considerable succes...
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of March 8th, 2015 – Follow That B
Because I neglected to look at the release schedule beyond Tuesday when I wrote last week’s Blu-ray roundup, I failed to notice that the biggest title of the week was actually released on Friday. In a way, that’s a goo...
Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Movie/TV Robots or A.I.
Robots, androids, cyborgs and other forms of Artificial Intelligence have long been a science fiction staple. With this weekend’s theatrical release of ‘Chappie’ in mind, let’s take a look at some of our fa...
Weekend Movies: No Matter What, At Least Dev Patel Is Having a Go
This mixed bag of a weekend offers three new movies in wide release, each of which will only appeal to a certain demographic with a specific taste. What tastes would those be? Bad taste, geek taste, and fluffy sweet taste.
‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Review: Even
I can’t believe that the absolutely abysmal ‘Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ made enough money to justify the production of a sequel. The elderly all-stars return for another round of mildly racist pandering and a fr...
‘Chappie’ Review: Not Quite RoboCop, But No Short Cir
‘District 9’ was an explosive announcement of new directorial voice, but now, two movies later, Neill Blomkamp is still struggling to top or even match it. The verdict has yet to drop as to whether he’s a one-hit...
‘Kidnapping Mr. Heineken’ Review: It’s All Abou
Based on the most successful kidnapping in history (in terms of ransom returns) and featuring a pretty damn impressive British cast, ‘Kidnapping Mr. Heineken’ is a genre movie that should have made itself. The material...
‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 2.11 Recap: “I’l
Now that the dud ‘Agent Carter’ spin-off has finally drawn to its interminable close, Marvel’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ made a welcome return this week from its two-month winter break. Considering how...
‘Wild Tales’ Review: Argentinian Comedy with a Wild S
Generally speaking, there are two types of laughter that any comedian or filmmaker can pull from an audience. The first is a goofy, joyous, thoughtless laughter. The second is the kind of laughter that sticks in your throat and hu...
‘Gotham’ 1.18 Recap: “Know When You’re Be
I have to say, I’m a little disappointed with ‘Gotham’ this week. I was really hoping to see Jada Pinkett Smith rock a badass eye patch for a while. She could totally pull that look off.
Poll: Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Alien’ Sequel Project
Neill Blomkamp, director of the excellent ‘District 9‘, the terrible ‘Elysium‘, and this week’s still-to-be-determined ‘Chappie’, wants to make an ‘Alien’ sequel. More specific...