Shame is the latest from Steven McQueen, a writer/director who is known for boldly dramatizing intense subject matter (as in his last movie, Hunger). Starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan, … Continue reading Saturday at the Movies: Shame
We’ve been waiting for The Cabin in the Woods for a few years, right? Filmed three years ago, its release was delayed by the bankruptcy of MGM. For a certain … Continue reading Saturday at the Movies: The Cabin in the Woods (Spoilers)
I had high hopes when I started out watching Martha Marcy May Marlene. I’d read the rave reviews for the story, for director and writer Sean Durkin’s work, Elizabeth Olsen’s … Continue reading Saturday At The Movies – Martha Marcy May Marlene
Normally our Saturday At The Movies column is up much earlier in the day, but knowing I’d be seeing The Hunger Games today, I figured I’d wait and give my … Continue reading Saturday At The Movies – The Hunger Games Is Fantastic
St. Patrick’s Day is upon us and what better way to celebrate than with a cold boot full of beer? And perhaps the best movie to compliment that yard of … Continue reading Saturday At The Movies: Beerfest
Last week I took my two kids, ages 7 and 9 to see Journey 2: Mysterious Island. I’d heard good things about the film and I think Dwayne “The Rock” … Continue reading Saturday At The Movies: Journey 2: Mysterious Island Is Pure Family Fun
Apparently, I’m a lot like Woody Allen. So I’ve been told by men older than myself. I can see it, I admit. There’s the whole jewish thing for starters. There’s … Continue reading Saturday At The Movies: Woody Allen: A Documentary
I love it when a team gets put together. The ensemble “counting movies” as I like to call them – the ones where a group of characters, one at a … Continue reading Saturday At The Movies: The 13th Warrior
There’s an old saying that perfectly sums up my take on the rerelease of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace in 3D: You can’t polish a turd.
If there is any question I dislike being asked (other than “What kind of music do you listen to?”), it’s “What’s your favourite movie?”. Like any self respecting film fanatic, … Continue reading Saturday At The Movies: Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure
Great spy movies are a rare treat. They get you involved in the story on more than one level, as you keep an eye on the characters, an eye on … Continue reading Saturday at the Movies – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011)
Gentlemen Broncos is one of those awesome sci-fi movies about science fiction that is simply overlooked. The trial of a young unknown author, the plagiarism of his greatest work, good … Continue reading Gentlemen Broncos in Saturday at the Movies
