Month: October 2014

Birdman

BirdmanAstonishing. Explosive. Brilliant. Incredible. Amazing. Stunning.

These are adjectives that are used way to much when professional movie reviewers (much like myself) are trying to get their point across when they love a film.

Well, I’m not going to join the masses when it comes to my review of “Birdman.” I’ll just write it the only way I know how to write it. I’ll “Mattify” it.

So here it goes. Continue reading Birdman

Gone Girl

Gone GirlDavid Fincher.

You don’t know who he is? Well then you’re an idiot.

He’s ONLY one of my favorite directors of this generation, THAT’S who he is. Now don’t you feel like an idiot? Not yet? Well, give it time, I’ll make you feel like an idiot.

David Fincher barely misses when he directs a film.

Let me rattle a few of his movies off to you and see if you agree with me. Continue reading Gone Girl

Tracks

TracksSome films are made to make you laugh. (See: “The Naked Gun”). Some are made to make you cry. (See: “Brian’s Song). Some are made to make you think. (See: “American History X”). And some are made to wisk you off to far, far away lands. (See: “John Carter” … NO, don’t see “John Carter!” See: “The Emipre Strikes Back.”)

Then there are films that inspire us. They inspire us to to be better people. (“Forrest Gump”). They inspire us to never give up. (“Rocky”). They inspire us to stand up for what is right. (“The Passion of the Christ”). And some films inspire us to do the impossible. To reach down into your gut and do what you want to do no matter how ridiculous and difficult it may seem. No matter what anyone says. You got to just do it. Continue reading Tracks