#133 – They Came Together

This film is very simple: If you love the ridiculousness of previous David Wain films like Role Models, Wanderlust and most importantly Wet Hot American Summer then you will love this movie.  A deconstruction and homage to the romantic comedy genre that had me at first wondering what the hell was happening and then rolling…

#124 – Thought Crimes: The Case Of The Cannibal Cop

This is a documentary that brings up some serious questions about how crimes can be even thought of in the internet age.  HBO does some incredible work with their documentaries but the filming here seemed pretty subpar.  The subject and the questions raised are incredibly important, I just felt that the quality behind the movie…

#122 – Into The Storm

A first person camera disaster film that seriously should’ve dropped the first person conceit.  By the poster and the trailer you figure you’ll at least see some good disaster footage but even that we’ve all seen before.  The acting is pretty subpar except for Richard Armitage who maybe thought he was in another movie because…

#135 – Mall

Ugh, a movie so in love with itself and it’s concepts that it’s irritating.  Overacting at every turn, characters act so irrationally that its comical and there’s not one person that you want to root for or even care if they make it out alive in the end.  There’s a point in this movie about…

#134 – The Nut Job

Movies like this are a right of passage as a child.  An animated movie that is just entertaining enough to keep you interested but nothing that you’ll remember when the next one comes along.  Jokes come and go, there’s some ridiculous plot that involves mobsters and animals and when the credits roll you walk out…

#155 – Inside Out

Disney’s Pixar studio has this uncanny ability that I think we all need to address and it comes two fold.  Each time they put out an original film it 1) Always separates me from the money in my wallet and 2) Always reduces me to a blubbering mess.  Would Inside Out break that streak for…

#148 – Jurassic World

First off, any comparisons to the fabulous and ground-breaking Jurassic Park just need to stop right now.  I guess they’re inevitable but at the same time the original film was something we’d never seen before while working off of the traditional horror movie template.  The feeling of awe upon seeing that first shot of dinosaurs…

#154 – The Shipping News

Want to see a movie where pretty much every depressing thing happens to one person?  Then watch this 2001 effort from director Lasse Hallstrom and star Kevin Spacey.  Pretty much from the beginning you know you’re in for some pretty sad stuff and it continues all the way to the end save for one ridiculous…

#150 – Spy

Spy is a movie that should be celebrated more but sadly will have a brief moment to shine before being bowled over by bigger Summer blockbusters.  The spy genre has been an easy target lately with several spoofs and send up films but few have had the great mix of parody and reverence as well…

#143 – The Duff

A pretty by-the-numbers teenage romantic comedy.  Everything you figure to happen, does and nothing is very surprising except for the excellent performances pretty much across the board.  Mae Whitman is strong in the lead role (although I completely disagree with her designation as The DUFF and once you look up that term you should as…