Archive for July, 2008
Midyear report card: The 10 best movies of 2008 (at least so far)
I thought about not doing that considering I wasn’t certain I’d be able to get to 10 movies I at least lightly liked that year - particularly given just how rotten the year started out - but I ended up getting to 14 that were in the running.The biggest surprise was that “Wall-E” didn’t end up at or …
New DVD Picks of the Week: ‘Spaced’ & ‘Robot Chicken: Star Wars’
Filed under: Comedy, New Releases, DVD Reviews, New on DVD, Home EntertainmentThis is a pretty slow week for DVDs, but there are two more TV-themed releases just perfect for the movie world with slices of celebs and Star Wars substance.SpacedTim and Daisy are two strangers who meet while trying to f…
What’s going to happen under “Friday Night Lights”
“The Dark Knight” has, thankfully, knocked the wretched “Spider-Man 3″ from the perch of opening-weekend champ with a take of $155 million, but in its shadow another Hayao Miyazaki movie (huzzah!) has plus apparently opened in Japan to strong box office numbers.”Ponyo on a Cliff By the Sea,” which i…
“The Dark Knight”: Chaos under control
Before I dive into discussing Christopher Nolan’s often-sensational “The Dark Knight,” a brief word of thanks to everyone who turned out for the midnight event at the AmStar Cinemas 16 in Macon. With the crowd lined up so deep it nearly stretched out of the parking lot, a radio van playing really po…
I’m way too old for midnight movies, but …
If you happen to be going to see “The Dark Knight” at 12:01 Friday wee hours at the Grand cinemas in Macon, you might see me there, ’cause I just bought the golden ticket!And despite my rather mixed recent history with midnight movies, I’m severely stoked about it. Since I’ve moved to Macon, I’ve on…
New DVD Picks of the Week: ‘The Bank Job’ and ‘Meet Bill’
Filed under: Action, Comedy, Thrillers, New Releases, DVD Reviews, New on DVD, Home EntertainmentThe Bank JobIt sounds like your run of the mill caper movie. It stars Jason Statham, which means that it could go either way. Yet that flick fell safely on the positive scale — nabbing itself a 78% fres…
The fine art of satire .. and going way past the line
For the record, I’m a rather big fan of satire, and I was fairly assured there was nothing left in the world that would offend my sensibilities. And I certainly never thought it would be the rather urbane “New Yorker” magazine that would be the culprit. (That “South Park” joke about the woodland cri…
