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Movie Review: Hail, Caesar!
The Coen brothers first started publicly discussing their idea for Hail, Caesar! over a decade ago, but the resulting film feels jauntily tossed together in a fraction of that time. In some ways that’s a good thing. The film has a loose comic energy that allows it to slip easily from lengthy sketches to plottier sequences. But it’s also lacking in coherence. The Coens seem unsure if they’re making...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Visit Old-Time Hollywood in the Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar!
Hello again, dear readers. This past week saw the release of Guillermo del Toro’s new horror film Crimson Peak, which I’m very excited about. In the meantime, I’ve got another trailer for a 2016 movie to show you. Now let’s take a look at the first trailer for Hail, Caesar!, the next film from the Coen Brothers. Premise: Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin) is a Hollywood “fixer” helping the production of t...[Read More]
Movie Review: 22 Jump Street
22 Jump Street is the follow-up to the hugely successful 21 Jump Street (2012) that earned over $200 million at the box office on a budget of only $20 million. Since show business is a business, this sequel was no surprise to anyone. The film was directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller – same as the previous entry. They certainly keep this film moving along at a similar brisk clip here for th...[Read More]
Movie Review: The Lego Movie
Cast aside any doubts you might have had, because The Lego Movie is wickedly funny, smartly written, surprisingly heartfelt, and will almost certainly end up being one of the best family films of 2014. As I’m sure was the case for many people of my generation, I loved playing with Legos when I was a kid. And when the news first broke that a feature film based on Lego was in the works, I was ...[Read More]