#110 – Tales Of The Grim Sleeper

The story of The Grim Sleeper is one that I’m not familiar with at all and apparently I’m not the only one.  The serial killer story isn’t even all that familiar throughout the Los Angeles area where the crimes are reported to have taken place and that is one of the things explored in the…

After 100, My Top 15 Movies

I’ve hit 100 movies watched and even though I’m behind on a movie day it’s still a marker and to commemorate my first 100 movies I’ll give you my top 15 movies that I’ve watched to this point.  I’m still catching up on reviews so a few of these don’t have full write ups yet,…

#43 – Young Ones

The world that’s created in this post apocalyptic drama is so unique and impressive.  The story is a little slow but well plotted and the cast is good from top to bottom.  Michael Shannon particularly stands out and stunning visuals made me really enjoy this one. Recommend? Absolutely for any Sci Fi and post apocalyptic…

#64 – Blood Ties

I liked this movie but it never really lives up to it’s impressive cast.  A main story about crime and family that gets too caught up in its side stories and meaningless characters.  Clive Owen and Billy Crudup really put in good work but are letdown by a weak script. Recommend? Yes, but there are…

#56 – Bad Turn Worse

A pretty standard and mediocre crime thriller with decent performances and an alright story.  Everything about this movie is just okay and never really strays one way or the other.  It wasn’t great but it wasn’t horrible either. Recommend? I guess…maybe.

#15 – Frank

Movies like this are why I started this project in the first place.  Frank is an examination of life and what makes us all different.  A movie so original and odd that I doubt it will be on many radars but deserves an audience.  A film about music and the creative process at his core,…

#3 – Locke

Locke is a very easy movie to describe, it’s Tom Hardy in a car for 85 minutes, what you might not expect is how tense and mesmerizing it is and one of the best films I’ve seen this year.  It seems like what should be a one man play and the movie is an absolute…

#53 – Robocop (2014)

What a big, boring, steaming pile of crap.  I hated this movie…HATED it.  I’ve never seen a movie that was as loud and at the same time so damn dull, over complicated and sterile.  A complete and utter waste of time that had tons of potential working from the original and a solid cast. Recommend?…

#8 – Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Get past the ridiculous title and you have a fun spy thriller that’s done well and has a tight story.  The cast equip themselves well even though I thought Kiera Knightley didn’t have much to do.  Chris Pine could easily be a Jack Ryan for a new generation of fans.  I want to nitpick the…

#18 – Drive Hard #19 – The Bag Man

I put these two together because they’re bound together by equally awful performances from John Cusack and both movies are just terrible.  Drive Hard brings in Thomas Jane to play off of Cusack’s obnoxious “villain” and The Bag Man is just infuriating all around from beginning to end. Recommend? I wish both of these movies…