Gobble gobble… This is about a group of college kids, getting together during Thanksgiving break and being tracked down by a psychotic killer turkey from hell. So taking a break from all of the regularly scheduled Oscar programming, a group of … Continue reading The Title Says It All – ThanksKilling (2009)
Every adjective they use to describe this in the trailer is accurate. So this is about an ambitious young drummer (Miles Teller), wanting to be the next great musician. To get there, you need to get the appropriate training, and at … Continue reading Practice until Perfection – Whiplash (2014)
A touch on the underwhelming side. So this is about a Muslim (Grigoriy Dobrygin) in Hamburg, Germany, who quickly becomes the focal point of a number of spies monitoring the war on terror. Looking at this on paper, this should spark … Continue reading Spy Games – A Most Wanted Man (2014)
It’s the Muppet Show! So when Dominic Badguy (Ricky Gervais) seduces the Muppets into going on a world tour, they soon find themselves with bigger problems when Kermit is mistaken for notorious criminal frog Constantine. He steals his identity and infiltrates the Muppet troupe … Continue reading The Rise of Constantine – Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
I’m always up for another vacation. So this is about everybody’s favorite immature British foursome, Will, Jay, Simon and Neil, reuniting one more time for holiday (as the Brits call it) in Australia. Now if you aren’t familiar with the … Continue reading The Boys Are Back in (Australia) Town – The Inbetweeners 2 (2014)
Full of win. So this is about an aging, washed-up former comic strip actor (Michael Keaton) who used to play the renowned Birdman back in his heyday. He’s trying to do something relevant with his career by adapting, directing and starring … Continue reading Where Theatre Meets the Big Screen – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
People are very strange these days. So this is a documentary about surfer Doc Paskowitz, who led an unconventional life; Doc refused at every point to conform to the norms of society, and he lived in a camper with his wife, daughter and … Continue reading Poor and Happy… Maybe – Surfwise (2007)
Like Icarus. So this takes place shortly after an economic breakdown where we run out of food on Earth. It is up to a small team of scientists/explorers to travel through a wormhole in an attempt to save mankind. To say … Continue reading The Most Anticipated Movie of the Year for Most – Interstellar (2014)
Exactly what it looks like. So it’s the storm of the century in Oklahoma, and this focuses on some storm chasers, a single father, his sons, a couple of rednecks and some camera men dealing with it. Even just from … Continue reading Technology and Weather – Into the Storm (2014)
Not worth the time. So this is about the half-mortal half-god Hercules (Dwayne Johnson), building his own legend in ancient times. Now you may think that you’re having déjà vu, but no, it was the hilariously bad Legend of Hercules … Continue reading Definitely Not Strong – Hercules (2014)
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