Carnage (2011)

Carnage (2011) – As those who know me personally are probably aware, I am a theatre major. But to those who know me and those who don’t, I am a gigantic film geek (as evidenced by, you know, this whole site). So stage-to-screen adaptations intrigue me. Carnage, based on Yasmina Reza’s play God of Carnage, … Continue reading

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) — There is a series of parody movies right now that have really obvious named like Date Movie or Disaster Movie or Epic Movie (though that have also produced Meet the Spartans and Vampires Suck). The thing is those movies are total dogshit. That’s the state of parody … Continue reading

Cyrus (2010)

Cyrus (2010) — I never really thought about Jonah Hill’s potential to play a creepy fucked-up freak, but the potential was there and it has now been realized. John C. Reilly seems to switch between critically-beloved indie movies and commercial comedies. He seems to be walking that line here as John, a socially backwards divorcé. … Continue reading