Hark! Good movies be on the horizon! Almost! It’s getting closer to American Thanksgiving, that time of year when studios begin to roll out their finest fillies for award season. But sadly, it is always darkest before the dawn, and before we can see such gems The Soloist, starring Robert Downey Jr., and The Road,… Continue reading Spooky flicks send us into winter
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Fall flicks hit the silver screen
The early fall season is sort of a thankless time for movies, being wedged in between summer blockbuster season and the award-worthy movie season in December. Like January, early fall is the time when a lot of studio afterthoughts are put out, and a time where low-quality fare might actually get some notice and make… Continue reading Fall flicks hit the silver screen
TV is awesome, guys
The Gauntlet slogs into the ever-expanding quagmire of television and helps sort out the best shows on which to waste your time– away from more productive pursuits, such as, say, school– from the dreck you’ll probably be delighted to waste your time on anyway. Mondays How I Met Your Mother (CBS/E!)– This show is one… Continue reading TV is awesome, guys
Zohan just zany enough
Nary has a summer passed by in the last decade or so without the world being “treated” to an Adam Sandler movie–usually a brainless affair aimed at the laughter of wide audiences–except for the sporadic foray into serious acting (see Punch Drunk Love, Spanglish). This summer’s Happy Madison production, You Don’t Mess With the Zohan,… Continue reading Zohan just zany enough
Latest Narnia installment is very little but watered-down drivel
The Chronicles of Narnia is back in full Christian-allegorical force in the much-anticipated sequel subtitled Prince Caspian. This time around though, weaknesses from the first film are beginning to pile up, leaving the Narnia movies to seem more and more like a lesser version of The Lord of the Rings movies. The films even force… Continue reading Latest Narnia installment is very little but watered-down drivel
I liked it better in high school
The Stone Angel is a Can-lit high school staple that some may be wary to revisit, even in the relatively quicker film form. It’s always been curious how a completely depressing novel–beautifully written though it is–about a woman looking back on her life and how she has endured its many soul-crushing pitfalls made its way… Continue reading I liked it better in high school
Murderous husbands with good intentions
So you say you’d like to murder your wife to run off with a (much, much younger) platinum-blonde war widow? This turns out to be the rather dark place Harry Allen finds himself in Married Life. It all becomes much more complex than this, of course. This smart and entertaining homage to ’40s noir-comedy, with… Continue reading Murderous husbands with good intentions
Boleyn fails to make impression
Let’s go straight to the facts, shall we? The Other Boleyn Girl is by no means meant to be a good movie. It’s meant to be, to put it bluntly, historical trash. It’s a lot of speculation and furthering of legend that ends up being soap opera and bitch-slapping in laced-up bodices that are meant… Continue reading Boleyn fails to make impression
A twisted tale of life, love and pig noses
Penelope is a movie that is hard to place, frankly, because it’s kind of a mess. It is, however, rather charming and has the audience wanting to like it, like the sweet, though cloying kitten of a Tim Burton rom-com. It also has viewers wanting it to be more, questioning, “With a few edits and… Continue reading A twisted tale of life, love and pig noses
It was a mash! It was a monster mash!
January is typically slow in all respects, especially for entertainment. For movies, the post-holiday slump signals the exit of serious Oscar contenders and blockbusters from theatres, leaving audiences with, well, not very much. That’s why a movie like Cloverfield is such a surprise at this time of year: it has the buzz, the special effects… Continue reading It was a mash! It was a monster mash!