Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) – “The only chance now, I felt, was the possibility that we’d gone to such excess that nobody in the position to bring the hammer down on us could possibly believe it” For seven too-brief decades, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson walked this planet. The man had issues, for … Continue reading

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) – Gary Oldman is an actor who can go wildly over-the-top. That’s not a bad thing. Some of his larger-than-life characters have been the best things in movies like Léon or Air Force One. His sneering Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy or his Old World emo vampire in Bram … Continue reading

The Runaways (2010)

The Runaways (2010) — This movie is dogshit.  I’m not complaining about its factual innaccuracy, which is pretty much par for the course in any band/musician biopic, but as film-making this film just drops the ball.  Which really sucks.  I wanted this movie to be good.  First of all, I sort of dig the Runaways … Continue reading