The Thoughful Slacker
Movie reviews, amateur film criticism, and thoughts on other topics.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Indie Roundup
The summer movie season is typically dominated by the biggest and most expensive movies. In recent years, that has meant giant robots, men in tights, and all manner of explosions. Studios know that audiences can get tired of these films and will also release smaller movies to balance out the movie-going experience. Unfortunately, a lot of these films don't get the same kind of marketing push because it's really not worth it from a business stand point to spend huge amounts of money marketing a small 5 million dollar (or less) indie film. I thought I'd take some time and spotlight a few films I've seen recently that are still out in theaters and are more than worth your time and money.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
The Wolverine Review
Director: James Mangold
Writers: Mark Bomback, Scott Frank
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima, Hiroyuki Sanada
Hugh Jackman has brought Wolverine to life on the big screen 5 times. It's always difficult to keep any character fresh and interesting for that long and comic book films don't have the best track record. In fact Jackman's last X-film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, was easily the worst of the bunch. James Mangold's The Wolverine aims to be a smaller , more introspective Wolverine tale. Fans of the Wolverine comics know that there's more to Logan than razor sharp claws and ridiculous hair. I think James Mangold does his best to deliver.
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Monsters University Review
Director: Dan Scanlon
Writers: Robert L. Baird, Daniel Gerson, and Dan Scalon
Starring: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Charlie Day
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Reel Talk: Fast & Furious 6
The lovely gentlemen at Out Now with Aaron and Abe had me on their latest episode to talk Fast & Furious 6 among other things. Also joining in on the fun was the always cool Jimmy O from JoBlo. We get into some trailer talk, play some games, talk a little bit of box office, and review Fast & Furious 6. If you have some time to kill give it a listen and check for links to more episodes after the jump.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
All Roads Lead to This: Fast & Furious 6 Review
Director: Justin Lin
Writer: Chris Morgan
Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Sung Kang
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