So having seen the recent Sherlock Holmes movie, I thought I’d take a survey through the past and look at some older Holmes movies, particularly funny ones: Without A Clue (1988) and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother (1975) Without a Clue holds up pretty well, though the buffoonery seems a little silly. The [...]
Tagged ben kingsley, gene wilder, madeline kahn, marty feldman, michael caineSherlock Holmes and The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson A double-review since I have two things to write up, but also individual reviews because both works deserve them. First, Sherlock Holmes, a re-imagining of the classic character as a bit more rough-and-tumble, with a badass Watson at his side. They investigate a series of murders and [...]
An Unreasonable Man Zombies vs. Robots Complete by Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood For my double reviews, I try to pair two texts I’ve finished closely together and review them as if they were meant to connect. As perhaps my strangest connection yet, I’m now reviewing Zombies vs. Robots and An Unreasonable Man. First, a [...]
Tagged ashley wood, ralph nader, zombies, zombies vs robotsStorm Front bv Jim Butcher; Kiss Kiss Bang Bang For today’s double review, I thought I’d write about two texts I’d just finished, both of which I’m returning to. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a postmodern detective story with cool humor and wacky narration, a solid film. Storm Front is Jim Butcher’s first book in [...]
Tagged hard-boiled, harry dresden, jim butcher, magic, mysteryAirport, starring Burt Lancaster and Dean Martin Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy, and Stupid, written and narrated by Dennis Leary Airport is one of those movies I’ve always meant to see but never got around to, until I noticed that it was going to play on AMC one [...]
Tagged burt lancaster, dean martin, dennis leary, plane crashesPeople often complain that the summer moviescape sprouts unnecessary sequels, profit-centered epiphytes sprouting from the success of the original and relying on viewer nostalgia or starpower (or both) to bring people to the box office. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian and Angels and Demons are two such films. The former extends a [...]
Tagged amy adams, angels and demons, ben stiller, dan brown, history, preposterousDinner and a play Coobah: We ate dinner at a lovely Cuban bistro called Coobah: The food was very good and, as can be expected of nice dining establishments, of proper proportions. We didn’t have too much, or too little. The Valentine’s Day menu had hilarious names for all the foods, lightly NSFW (highlight to [...]
Tagged black books, coobah, dinner, dylan moran, slaphappyBoth of these films–A Night at the Opera and Boondock Saints–are, at their core, about justice and love. Boondock tells a story of two young men who’re devoted to God and, in a moment of fervor after killing two Russian mafiosos, become vigilantes ala The Punisher, only without the revenge motive to draw from. A [...]
Once again, two reviews in one. She’s the Man was not terrible. It’s surprising to write that about an Amanda Bynes movie, particularly one with such an egregious cover, but it holds up well. The film updates Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night by putting it into a private high school, and mixing in a healthy dose of [...]
So I saw both of these movies within the last day, and rather than writing two separate entries on them, I thought I’d just write one. Both decent representations of their genres, these films were satisfying without being amazing. I understand the historical precedent of Dr. No means it gets to be less refined as [...]
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