The Hunger Games (2012)

The Hunger Games (2012) – So this movie made a metric fuckton of money, so a couple weeks into its box-office-record-setting run I’m not sure my opinion actually counts for anything. I offer it anyway because… it’s what I do. I’ve been seeing a lot about The Hunger Games in the past several weeks. My … Continue reading

X-Men: First Class (2011)

X-Men: First Class (2011) – This article was originally published on 12ftdwende.com on 3 June 2011 As I believe I’ve mentioned several times before, I am a geek. I may not be as hardcore as some (you should meet my friend Joe), but I like superheroes and science fiction and all that awesome stuff. Of … Continue reading

Super 8 (2011)

Super 8 (2011) – This article was originally published on 12ftdwende.com on 10 June 2011 I, like everyone, have a certain sense of nostalgia about the way things used to be. Now I think there are a lot of great movies out there. I even think there are a lot of great movies for families … Continue reading

Like Crazy (2011)

Like Crazy (2011) – So this is a movie I was looking forward to that ended up just sort of leaving me cold. In movies like Star Trek, Fright Night, and even the otherwise lousy Terminator: Salvation, Anton Yelchin has proven himself to be a very charismatic young actor and I was looking forward to … Continue reading

Winter’s Bone (2010)

Winter’s Bone (2010) — Well I don’t think I really needed a movie to tell me this, but after watching Winter’s Bone I know I definitely do not want to ever live in the Ozarks.  Jennifer Lawrence plays Ree, a 17-year-old who pretty much raises her younger brother and sister as their mother is near-catatonic … Continue reading