An original
And unflinching (though somehow
Not pretentious) tale
Of a girl finding
Her place in the universe,
It is a creole
Winter's Bone with a
Much younger yet equally
Intense lead actress.
Q* Wallis carries
The whole movie on tiny,
Impressive shoulders.
*Her first name is actually Quvenzhané, I'm guessing it is four syllables, but I wasn't confident enough to try to include the whole thing.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Moonrise Kingdom
Even if you don't
Like Wes Anderson's style,
You've got to admit,
He sure knows how to
Do a lot with a little.
Here his overly
Precise direction,
Lyrical storytelling
And eccentric cast
Combine to make a
Charming, funny tale of young
Love and adventure.
Like Wes Anderson's style,
You've got to admit,
He sure knows how to
Do a lot with a little.
Here his overly
Precise direction,
Lyrical storytelling
And eccentric cast
Combine to make a
Charming, funny tale of young
Love and adventure.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Prometheus
The superb acting
And directing deserve a
Better script, one with
Good dialogue and
Character development
Luckily I tend
To have a soft spot
For sci-fi that tries to be
More than just action
Prometheus TRIES,
Very hard, for greatness but
Never quite makes it
And directing deserve a
Better script, one with
Good dialogue and
Character development
Luckily I tend
To have a soft spot
For sci-fi that tries to be
More than just action
Prometheus TRIES,
Very hard, for greatness but
Never quite makes it
Monday, April 23, 2012
The Cabin In The Woods
A lot has been said
About how much you should know
When going to see
This crazy freak show.
Yes there's a cabin, and it's
A giant cliche
But that is the point
So why don't you stay? Come for
The humor, and Joss
Whedony bits, but
Don't be surprised if all your
Expectations are completely and utterly subverted by how he messes with convention.
About how much you should know
When going to see
This crazy freak show.
Yes there's a cabin, and it's
A giant cliche
But that is the point
So why don't you stay? Come for
The humor, and Joss
Whedony bits, but
Don't be surprised if all your
Expectations are completely and utterly subverted by how he messes with convention.
Monday, March 26, 2012
21 Jump Street
Wow, what a pleasant
Surprise. If it weren't for the
Chemistry between
Tatum and Hill, this
Could have been a complete wreck
Their exuberance
(Along with the sharp
Writing, clever cameos,
And general sense
Of fun) totally
Won me over. It's silly
But somehow, it works.
Surprise. If it weren't for the
Chemistry between
Tatum and Hill, this
Could have been a complete wreck
Their exuberance
(Along with the sharp
Writing, clever cameos,
And general sense
Of fun) totally
Won me over. It's silly
But somehow, it works.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
The Hunger Games
Well, that was intense.
Despite some cheesy effects,
And the condensed plot
Gary Ross pulled off
A great adaptation of
The anti-Twilight
Compromises were
Made for brevity, not the
Heart or characters
Jennifer Lawrence
Tough as nails, carries the film
On sculpted shoulders
Despite some cheesy effects,
And the condensed plot
Gary Ross pulled off
A great adaptation of
The anti-Twilight
Compromises were
Made for brevity, not the
Heart or characters
Jennifer Lawrence
Tough as nails, carries the film
On sculpted shoulders
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas (in 2D)
Deck the halls with lots
Of dick jokes, fa la la la
La la la la, sigh
The third Harold and
Kumar movie may be leaps
And bongs better than
Part two, but it still
Lacks the surprising charm of
The original
There's some holiday
Cheer, but you'll laugh a lot more
If your eggnog's spiked.
Of dick jokes, fa la la la
La la la la, sigh
The third Harold and
Kumar movie may be leaps
And bongs better than
Part two, but it still
Lacks the surprising charm of
The original
There's some holiday
Cheer, but you'll laugh a lot more
If your eggnog's spiked.
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