#47 – The Judge

I was surprised by how much I liked this movie.  It looked somewhat uninteresting from the trailers but Robert Downey Jr. put in a really good performance and Robert Duvall once again shows just how much skill he can bring to any role.  The acting raises a pretty standard script to a higher level but…

Mad Max: Fury Road

There’s no movie coming out this summer that I’m more excited about than Mad Max: Fury Road.  Take George Miller, add some Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron and mix back together the post-apocalyptic world that Miller first created in his visionary trilogy and I’ll order it every time…color me excited!     This movie looks…

#33 – Joe

There’s something you need to know about “Joe” before going in: Nicolas Cage is really good in this movie.  Maybe not what you’d expect from his recent performances but in “Joe” he tones down his usual overacting tendencies and gives a great reserved and understated performance as the mentor to an increasingly better Tye Sheridan.…

Hidden Gems – Horror

So a little confession: I spend a lot of time on Netflix. The obvious first reason is because I love movies and Netflix is the obvious place to go to find those, but the second reason is because after all of the popular and widely released fare there are so many movies that never get…

#2 – Calvary

“Killing a priest on a Sunday. That’ll be a good one.” This is the logline to John Michael McDonagh’s latest film “Calvary” and it’s outstanding. An examination of faith and guilt, set in a small Irish town and excellently cast. A confession is started and as the priest and his parishioner converse it’s very quickly…

#44 – Nightcrawler

Nightcrawler is a film about obsession. There are a lot of themes and explored but the foremost is obsession and Jake Gyllenhaal plays his character to almost perfection as Lou Bloom strives for success and the American dream. We first meet Lou as a lonely outcast, a hustler looking for any opportunity to scratch together a…

The Adventure Begins

So here it is, the blog you’ve all been waiting for…or were wondering about…or are mildly interested in. A little intro I feel is needed. First off, this is a blog for movie lovers made by a genuine movie lover. I’m currently in the middle of a little project, as of January 1st I’ve tried…