‘movies’ Archives
Superbad
(8/10 slices of toast) Superbad is a gem of a teen comedy, and that’s saying a lot from someone who’s always disliked or been prejudiced-without-having-seen them. When one of my friends had said a couple of weeks ago that I remind him of the kid in Superbad, I [Read More]
Movies for later, and a note about Dianne Wiest
I’ve never been one to make lists of upcoming movies that I’d like to check out, based on the previews. But I’ll start now, since I’ve been occasionally using the Safari browser, and the Apple homepage links to some nice HD trailers. And I’m [Read More]
Toastie’s Movie Ratings
IMDb.com was one of the first websites I remember surfing regularly with the proliferation of the world wide web around 1994. Consequently, it remains, along with eBay, one of the very few sites on which I still use an old screenname and password combo. Also, a large number [Read More]
Top 5 Romantic Fairy Tale Movies
Top 5 Romantic Fairy Tale Movies, which I found only because I have a Digg module on my rarely-used iGoogle page. Alas, I have never seen #3 or #4. 5. Ever After (1998) 4. Legend (1985) 3. Ladyhawke (1984) 2. Splash (1984) 1. The Princess Bride (1987) [Read More]
Bourne Ultimatum
To Whom It May Be of Interest: I don’t listen to Barry Manilow, Donny Osmond, and Air Supply all the time. … Now Playing: Moby’s Extreme Ways (Bourne’s Ultimatum) from The Bourne Ultimatum … Speaking of which…The Bourne Ultimatum is [Read More]
Ratatouille
The usual disclaimer: I don’t know how to critically review a movie. Thus, this post shall be plain and brief. Ratatouille is a marvelous achievement. Again and again, Pixar exceeds expectations. Ok, maybe “Cars” just met expectations last year. But [Read More]
See this film: Knocked Up
Knocked Up gets a whopping 97% fresh rating from the “cream-of-the-crop” critics on Rotten Tomatoes I saw it. I liked it. A lot. (I don’t think I’m good at reviewing movies, so I don’t try. Some people don’t care at all what critics [Read More]
Roger Ebert kicks ass
:: rogerebert.com :: People :: It wouldn’t be Ebertfest without Roger We spend too much time hiding illness. There is an assumption that I must always look the same. I hope to look better than I look now. But I’m not going to miss my Festival. Good for Roger [Read More]
Crazy Love
I usually fail to write about a film I’ve seen, since it’s vanished from my mind before I’ve committed to writing anything. Therefore, I’ll write a blurb about “Crazy Love” now, upon getting home from viewing it at the Full Frame Film [Read More]
The Object of My Affection
Damn HBO, well damn having eight HBO’s. My day is off to a slow start because I got sucked up into just about all of The Object of My Affection, the Jennifer Aniston-Paul Rudd movie about the friendship between a pregnant woman and a gay guy. It lays on the melodrama [Read More]
