“Ain’t that ugly over there? We got the prettiest place on earth.” This is the first line of dialogue of Beasts of the Southern Wild, and it’s spoken by Wink to his daughter Hushpuppy as they float near the levee that separates New Orleans from “The Bathtub,” where they live. The Bathtub is like a…
Arbitrage: the simultaneous buying and selling of the same thing with the intention of making a profit. It is not easy to greatly admire and respect someone while also hating their guts and wishing reindeer would chew their innards for an appetizer and subsequently crap it out for it to be then picked apart by…
Darius (Aubrey Plaza), a recent college graduate, just wants to find a job that will eventually get her out of her father’s house and out on her own. Although she can’t get hired as a waitress, she lands an intern position with Seattle Magazine, a not-so-prestigious publication that covers the area in and around its…
Chestnuts are roasting, hot chocolate is steaming, turkey is basting, pumpkin pie is pumping, and stockings are – um – stocking? Anyway, all that means only one thing. It’s Oscar season. This is the home stretch, when the studios roll out their big-ticket films to keep their stars, films, and sugar plums dancing in the…
This is for the movies I’ve loved that juuuust don’t seem to fit into the regular categories, and with good reason. They’re not right. They’re a little – off. They got issues. And they rock. Feel free to list YOUR guilty pleasures in the comments. ______________________ Bad Santa – 2003 Directed by Terry Zwigoff Written…
If you haven’t read the book Life of Pi by Yann Martel, you need to be aware of a few things before seeing the movie. Although the previews make it seem like an adventure movie about a teenage boy stranded in a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger, there’s a great deal more to it than…
So, after all that good-hearted bickering and a poor excuse of a Presidential campaign, let’s find a way to smile again. What better time than a review of the best comedies ever filmed? Please keep in mind that these categories were very loooosely created and adjusted in order for me to find a way to…
I’m not going to spell out every role played by all of the very versatile and talented actors in Cloud Atlas. You can go to IMDB and learn that if you’re interested. Instead, I’m only going to outline the segments and the stars because knowing greater details will not help you understand anything any better or…
Hero when an individual either gains a super power or uses great ability to accomplish something Drama just the human element of drama, but not the drama queen kind Sports Drama with or without balls Death Drama when a movie sucks us into someone life, and the only way to end the story is with…
For the Dark 1. suspense – creature like the psychological suspense, with people being chased by something 2. horror-paranormal scary crap involving ghost, demons, etc. 3. violent thriller also known as “slasher” 4. psychological thriller the ones that mess with your head and mislead you into thinking shit that you later realize was wrong 5.…
brainsnorts inc. 