Category Archives: Movies

As a fan of surreal humor I can’t believe I missed this little gem for four seasons. Now I’m left in the uncomfortable position of recommending it as it goes into a fifth season with a major revamp. I’ll have … Continue reading →

Drac is back. In a new series on NBC to be exact, staring Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Henry VIII “The Tudors”) as the ever-popular count. The count is by official count the second most popular movie character ever. Dracula has the … Continue reading →

“Auferre, trucidare, rapere, falsis nominibus imperium; atque, ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant.” (“They plunder, they slaughter, and they steal: this they falsely name Empire, and where they make a desert, they call it peace.”) – Gaius Cornelius Tacitus; 56 – … Continue reading →

A former government agent, now one of the FBI’s most wanted criminals, walks into the FBI headquarters, identifies himself and submits to arrest. He offers to help them catch a seriously bad guy but he’ll only talk to a certain … Continue reading →

Pirates! Cicero called them “Hostes humani generis,” “Enemies of all mankind.” Pirates have been the scourge of the seas since ancient times. Julius Caesar was once the involuntary guest of a band of pirates. America’s first foreign war was against … Continue reading →

“Gravity” is only an hour-and-a-half long, has only two stars on screen, has more monolog than dialog and less of either than background music. It’s going to knock your socks off. It was directed and o-written by Alfonso Cuarón who … Continue reading →

How many times has Robert DeNiro played a gangster? We could refine that question. How many times has De Niro played a mafioso? As opposed to a Jewish gangster (“Once Upon a Time in America,” 1984), a half-Italian wiseguy (“Goodfellas,” … Continue reading →

“The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones” is the film adaptation of a book in the young adult urban fantasy genre. The book is the first of five, soon to be six, in a series. There is also a prequel trilogy … Continue reading →

“We’re the Millers” looks like it started out with some clever ideas and got assembled by committee. Aw heck, it’s got some funny moments that are worth some of your time and you get to see Jennifer Aniston doing a … Continue reading →