Posted by moviegeek916 on May 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Avengers (2012) – Many many decades ago, Timely Comics decided to take its two most popular comic characters, the Human Torch (the original 1930s robot one, not the Fantastic Four’s Johnny Storm) and Namor the Sub-Mariner, and have them fight each other. Timely (eventually renamed Marvel Comics) really ran with this idea and soon … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Reviews, The Best · Tagged with 2012, Alexis Denisof, Angel, Ant-Man, Best of 2012, Black Widow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Captain America, Captain America: The First Avenger, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Clark Gregg, Damion Poitier, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Edgar Wright, Edward Norton, Firefly, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, Jeremy Renner, Joss Whedon, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel Comics, Michael Bay, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Nick Fury, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Serenity, Spider-Man, The Avengers, The Human Torch, The Incredible Hulk, The Wasp, Thor, Thor 2, Tom Hiddleston, X-Men
Posted by moviegeek916 on April 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) – Why do we like horror movies? [By “we” I mean those of us who like horror movies. The rest of you highbrow jerks and scaredy-cats go read some other movie review.] Anyway to repeat the question, why do we like horror movies? My short answer: they’re fucking fun. … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Reviews · Tagged with 2012, Amy Acker, Angel, Anna Hutchison, Best of 2012, Bradley Whitford, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Chris Hemsworth, Cloverfield, Drew Goddard, Fran Kranz, fuckin' spiders, H.P. Lovecraft, Hellraiser, In the Mouth of Madness, Jesse Williams, John Carpenter, Joss Whedon, Kristen Connolly, Lost, Richard Jenkins, The Cabin in the Woods, The Evil Dead, Tim De Zarn, Wes Craven, Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Posted by moviegeek916 on March 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Game Change (2012) – I am of the belief that film criticism should be based on nothing more than the quality of a film. However, human beings are fallible and not beyond their own biases. A film like Game Change seems impossible to separate from one’s own political predispositions so allow to me to state … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Reviews, TV · Tagged with 2012, Bristol Palin, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Danny Strong, Ed Harris, Game Change, HBO, Jay Roach, Joe Biden, John Heilemann, John McCain, Julianne Moore, Katie Couric, Mark Halperin, Nicolle Wallace, Nixon, Oliver Stone, Sarah Palin, Sarah Paulson, Saturday Night Live, Steve Schmitt, Tina Fey, true story, William Shakespeare, Woody Harrelson
Posted by moviegeek916 on November 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Red State (2011) – Well this is sure as shit a change of pace from Mallrats, I can tell you… Really, there’s nothing unusal about a film-maker switching up styles (James Mangold seems to do it with every movie), but Kevin Smith has carved such a smart-ass niche for himself that it’s actually pretty shocking … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Reviews · Tagged with 2011, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Chasing Amy, From Dusk 'Till Dawn, Grindhouse, horror, Hostel, James Mangold, John Goodman, Kevin Alejandro, Kevin Pollack, Kevin Smith, Kill Bill Vol. 1, Kill Bill Vol. 2, Kyle Gallner, Mallrats, Marc Blucas, Melissa Leo, Michael Angarano, Michael Parks, Nicholas Braun, Quentin Tarantino, Red State, Robert Rodriguez, True Blood
Posted by moviegeek916 on October 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Free Agents – Cancelled Well NBC’s The Playboy Club was the first casualty of the 2011 season and now Free Agents is the second. (The CW’s H8r was third, proving the existence of merciful and loving God) Now of those three shows, Free Agents is the one I actually watched and thought had serious growth … Continue reading →
Filed under 2011 New Shows, TV, TV Blog · Tagged with Al Madrigal, Anthony Stewart Head, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Free Agents, H8r, Hank Azaria, Joe Lo Truglio, Katherine Hahn, Mo Mandel, Natasha Leggero, Reno 911, The Daily Show, The Playboy Club, Ugly Americans, Up All Night
Posted by moviegeek916 on September 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Adventures in Babysitting (1987) — My earlier review of Buffy the Vampire Slayer made me want to go back and watch this movie again too. What can I say: most of the movies I loved when I was seven I still love today. It doesn’t matter if they seem silly or dated or whatever. They … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Old Facebook Minireviews · Tagged with 1987, Adventures in Babysitting, Anthony Rapp, Back to the Future Part II, Back to the Future Part III, Bradley Whitford, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Chris Columbus, Elizabeth Shue, Full Metal Jacket, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Lolita Davidovich, Mrs. Doubtfire, Penelope Ann Miller, Rent, The Good Guys, The West Wing, Thor, Vincent D'Onofrio
Posted by moviegeek916 on September 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) — I saw this movie in 1992 at the tender young age of 7. It ranks alongside Encino Man and Adventures in Babysitting as a movie I will always love no matter how silly or dated it may seem. Yeah, I know nerd god Joss Whedon had his script heavily … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Old Facebook Minireviews · Tagged with 1992, Adventures in Babysitting, Ben Affleck, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, David Arquette, Encino Man, Fran Rubel Kuzui, Hillary Swank, Joss Whedon, Kristy Swanson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Thomas Jane
Posted by moviegeek916 on September 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Ringer – “Pilot” So Sarah Michelle Gellar achieved major success with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She has been in a couple movies since the show ended, like The Grudge and the Scooby Doo films (as well as several lower-profile films and voice over roles) but she hasn’t really done the movie star thing. Well she’s … Continue reading →
Filed under 2011 New Shows, TV, TV Blog · Tagged with All My Children, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Glee, Ioan Gruffudd, pilot, Ringer, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Scooby Doo, The Grudge
Posted by moviegeek916 on September 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Grosse Pointe Blank (1995) — So my mom watched The Mist with me and got kind of freaked out so we decided to watch something funny. I argued for Buffy the Vampire Slayer to keep up the Halloween theme but it was one in the morning and therefore no longer Halloween plus Grosse Pointe Blank … Continue reading →
Filed under Film, Old Facebook Minireviews · Tagged with 1995, Anna Cusack, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Carlos Jacott, George Armitage, Grosse Pointe Blank, Jenna Elfman, Jeremy Piven, Joan Cusack, Joe Strummer, John Cusack, Michael Cudlitz, Minnie Driver, The Mist
Persistence of Vision 