I had such high hopes for this movie! Unfortunately, they were dashed about forty-five minutes in. The movie started out well enough, a similar suspenseful vibe like in the beginning of The Conjuring. The tie-ins from the previous film were actually done reasonably well throughout the story, but as the movie went on, I’m sorry […]
Review: Irresistible
I had never heard of this movie until I found it on Netflix. It sounded interesting and it has some great actors in it, so I thought I’d give it a shot. The movie focuses on Susan Sarandon’s character Sophie and her relationship with her husband played by Sam Neill. It progresses from her quiet […]
Review: Save the Date
Is it just me, or did no one hear about this movie? Since I’m not in a major release metropolis (San Francisco, New York, Chicago, LA, etc.), I miss a good number of indie movies because they don’t come to theaters here in Denver, or, they’re only there for a week or they only play […]
The Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon Episode 13: Sunny Edition
Since It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia debuted its NINTH season last week, it’s earned a spot on the Bacon rotation 😉 I’ve decided to focus on Charlie Day, because let’s face it, he’s pretty much the best thing to happen to TV comedy in years. Charlie Day is actually not my favorite character on Sunny, […]
The Fall Line-up: It Ain’t Pretty
I mapped out the shows I wanted to watch for the new fall season weeks ago as soon as the premieres were announced, but seeing them all huddled together in such a small table, this is pretty effed up. Last season’s schedule (see “Old Standbys”) actually looks somewhat manageable, except for Thursdays, which are now […]
Review: Closed Circuit
I had higher expectations for this movie, and unfortunately, it fell a little flat. Don’t stop reading yet, it did have its merits! The story focuses on lawyers (I guess they’re called “barristers” in Britain..?) Martin Rose (Eric Bana) and Claudia Simmons-Howe (Rebecca Hall) as they prepare to defend a Turkish man against charges of […]
The Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon Episode 12: Burn Notice Edition
Since it’s the dreaded final season of Burn Notice, I thought I’d spotlight one of my favorite actors, a guy I had never heard of before this show started, but now I see everywhere. Jeffrey Donovan has come so far over the course of this show, even going so far as to direct a few […]
Review: An Education
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, Carey Mulligan is awesome at what she does. It’s no surprise she got an Oscar nod for the role in this movie. In An Education, she plays Jenny, a high school girl who thinks she’s ready for adulthood. She meets David (Peter Sarsgaard) early on in her […]
Review: Dark Shadows
Normally, this isn’t really the kind of movie I’d be up for. Another vampire movie, another Johnny Depp/Tim Burton collaboration, another period piece. Gag me with a spoon. But, the previews actually looked decent and it reminded me a bit of The Munsters, which I loved, though I never saw the original Dark Shadows series […]
The Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon Episode 11: Newsroom Edition
Aaron Sorkin means great television. Yeah, the stories go astray from time to time, the networks lose their faith in the ratings, and the dialogue can be hard to keep up with, but the man’s ahead of his time. He makes great television even though the television networks and viewers may not be able to […]