Category Archives: Film

Sadly disappointing. There was a really good film in here somewhere but, unhappily, it was throttled at birth by person/persons unknown. An excellent cast, decent budget, talented crew, a novel take on traditional characters and yet … I don’t care … Continue reading →

Overrated. I just don’t understand how this movie got so much Oscar buzz when Kinsey was almost entirely ignored. Sideways ranged from awful to brilliant, parts of it just made me want to take a nap while other scenes were … Continue reading →

For a bit of fun the three of us filled in the ballots just to see how often we agreed with the Academy. As it turns out, not often. I scored highest with 10 of 24 followed by Sub-Evil Boy … Continue reading →

Brilliant. I was a little ambivalent about seeing this movie. I thought I knew something of Howard Hughes and did not see the connection with a movie called The Aviator. Plus I can’t say I’m the biggest Martin Scorsese fan … Continue reading →

We went to see Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events and it was an unfortunate evening. Visually stunning, the plot was pretty lifeless and sat there limp on the screen hoping you’d ignore its defects and be wowed by … Continue reading →

Disappointing. There are some beautiful vistas and a couple of scenes that are quite telling, for example the conversation with the displaced communist couple and the work in the leper colony. Unfortunately the two main characters aren’t very interesting nor … Continue reading →

Wonderful. An endearing movie that tells the story of J. M. Barrie’s relationship with the Llewelyn Davies family and how they inspired his writing of Peter Pan. Johnny Depp turns in another fine performance and demonstrates he’s one of the … Continue reading →

Very disappointing. I was expecting better. Enjoyed the first movie and was looking forward to a repeat performance. With Brad Pitt and George Clooney what’s not to like? Quite a lot actually. You need more than eye candy to make … Continue reading →

So we’re spending the day watching all three extended editions of the Lord of the Rings. I suspect many others have already done this but this is the first opportunity we’ve had since Return of the King was released. We … Continue reading →