The Warped Shelf – The Batman
You know what time it is. You know why we’re all here. We see how Matt Reeves fares in the comic book world with the latest Bat-flick. Episode #116
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Film Review: Delivery Man (2013) – Ridiculous Concept, Well Executed
Vince Vaughn has been a stand out character in many memorable films (Old School, Anchorman and Zoolander to name a few) and a solid co-star (Swingers, Wedding Crashers) but has struggled to really prove he can be the star of the show. Dodgeball for instance, probably his best prior example as the leading man, had a huge (and fantastic) supporting […]
Read moreFilm Review: Philomena – Brilliantly acted and surprisingly witty
Philomena isn’t the type of film that American moviegoers are going to flock to the theaters to see. Judi Dench as someone other than “M” in a movie with a funny name starring a bunch of British people that aren’t James Bond. What’s that Philomena? I’m sorry, American audiences couldn’t hear you over the sound of Thor. Thing is, Philomena […]
Read moreFilm Review: Gravity – What goes up…
When the trailer for Gravity started making the rounds a couple of weeks ago it, portrayed a seriously intense survival story set in one of the most hostile environments known to man: the vacuum of space. While a man vs. nature survival story is hardly new to film, the unique setting, sharp visuals and intense action looked prime to keep […]
Read moreMovie Review: Indie Game: The Movie
Note: This is a revised version of a review that originally appeared on my blog. I left video gaming behind years ago. One of my time and fund-consuming hobbies had to go, and games drew the short straw. If I’d kept with it, I’d be even more broke now than I already am. I’ve continued to keep up with all […]
Read moreMovie Review: Moonrise Kingdom
I don’t have to sell you on Wes Anderson, right? I mean, he’s the indie / art film director whom it’s okay for everyone to like, isn’t he? After all, he’s always got Bill Murray in his corner, and everyone except for Communists and child molesters loves Bill Murray. And surely, this site doesn’t attract the kind of people who […]
Read moreMovie Review: The Dictator
Man, what happened to Sacha Baron Cohen? It’s hard to believe that the razor mind behind Da Ali G Show and Borat has reduced himself to… this. Each new outing with Cohen playing a kooky, un-PC foreigner has been a huge disappointment of diminishing returns. First Bruno misfired, and now taking his schtick out of the real world into the fictional realm hasn’t […]
Read moreReview: Area 407 (Film)
These days, it seems like you can’t spit without hitting a found-footage horror film. The odds of hitting a good one (or even a truly great one) are much, MUCH slimmer, but because they are cheap to make and they usually rake in the dough, Hollywood (not to mention all those young up and coming horror directors out there who […]
Read moreReview: Warrior (Film)
Warrior (2011) is the latest film from Gavin O’Connor, the director of Miracle (2004), and stars Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, and Nick Nolte. The film tells the story of Tommy Reardon (Hardy), a troubled young man who grew up in the shadow of an alcoholic and abusive father (Nolte), but fled with his terminally ill mother when she had finally […]
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