Vin Diesel, Katee Sackhoff, Karl Urban Is it a good movie? No, not really. It won’t make any post-Academy snub lists. The effects are on a budget, the acting is high school theater guild, and it’s not scary. It’s more or less by-the-numbers and familiar, made for young males. But I liked it. It wasContinue reading “Riddick: Vin Diesel’s Passion Project”
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DON’T THINK TWICE – Know When to Quit
Mike Birbiglia, Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Kate Micucci, Chris Gethard, Tami Sagher Don’t Think Twice is a comedy-drama film written and directed by comedian Mike Birbiglia. It stars Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Kate Micucci, Chris Gethard, Tami Sagher and Mike Birbiglia as The Commune, an improv comedy troupe trying to make it. Every night theyContinue reading “DON’T THINK TWICE – Know When to Quit”
THE LOBSTER: Smart, A Bit Long
Firstly, it’s weird. People talk weird. The dialogue is choppy and literal. People say what they are thinking to each other, and include every detail. Part of it’s stylistic, contributing to a thick layer of unease. But it also serves the story in certain ways. The residents are motivated to find a partner and are thus more willing to speak frankly about their feelings and if their defining characteristics are quote “a match.”