This movie came out around Halloween of 2001 or about a month after 9/11 and because it had a plot device involving a jet engine falling off a plane, the movie was barely a whisper at the box office. People thought it was insensitive or something. I will try to explain the plot in as few words as possible: It's A Wonderful Death. I…
This is one of my favorite holidays, because it's just the most absurd thing ever. Some chonker animal wakes up and predicts the weather for the next few months? Give me a break. What I like more than the holiday, though, is the movie, Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray. It is such a classic that is both funny and heartwarming. At times, it is…
Reality is real, yo! The story follows VR game designer Allegra Geller (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and security guard Ted Pikul (Jude Law) as they evade an extremist element that wants to attack and destroy the game designer and her game system. On the run, they must fix the game system and go into the game to find out more about what is going on.…
This movie came out a few months after The Matrix and while there are obvious parallels, it is a different kind of sci-fi movie. The basic premise goes like this: the inventor of a new VR simulation system is murdered and his friend/colleague must unravel the mystery of who killed him and why. The movie does a good job of mixing sci-fi, noir, and…
Yes, there is technically one more month left in this year, but I do not care. I am doing my year end music retrospective now! I think the reality is that there will not be any music coming out in the next 30 days that is so good it will be added to this list and really, I just want this damn year to…
It's a story of privilege and class when a family must come to grips with their wealthy patriarch's death by suicide and what that means for their pampered lifestyle. Daniel Craig plays the Sherlock Holmes private investigator Benoit Blanc, who doesn't even know who hired him (part of the mystery). While all the family members seem innocent enough, each has some level of motive…
From the twisted mind of Rob Zombie comes this homage to Texas Chainsaw Massacre. A group of four road trippers happen upon a homicidal "family" that does all sorts of grotesque stuff to their victims. It's very violent and bloody disgusting, but the plot is pretty boring and recycled. There just isn't much that is memorable or engaging. Aside from a couple little jump…
Written by Stephen King and directed by George A. Romero, this classic horror anthology has some truly memorable scares. Stephen King played the simple-minded farmer Jordy Verrill who found a meteor that made everything sprout alien plant life. Leslie Nielsen showed up as a vindictive husband who became homicidal after finding out his wife was having an affair. Best of all was the monster…
In the middle of a hurricane in Florida, a girl goes searching for her father and gets a one way ticket to gator town. It's a race against time to escape both the coming storm and the hungry animals. It was a constant heart-pounding intense rollercoaster. I kept thinking it could have been really great if there weren't so many ridiculous parts. 90% of…
It's like invasion of the pod people with yogurt. The whole world has gone crazy for "The Stuff," a yogurt/ice cream food product that takes them over and makes them start acting strange. Mo is a former FBI guy who is investigating where The Stuff comes from and why it is becoming so popular all of a sudden. Jason is a kid who discovers…
