The film Disconnect might serve well for anyone engaging in anything to do with the internet. You may want to educate yourself with this one as a precursor to participating in any on-line activity. I found it to be one of those experiences that both educates and scares the social networking fun right out of you. I will now think twice before opening attachments or chatting with people I don’t know...[Read More]
After last week’s double-dose of superhero goodness, it’s time for something completely different. This week’s Trailer Trashin’ takes a look at director Ruben Fleischer’s cops-and-crooks film Gangster Squad. Premise: A vigilante police force within the LAPD fights to keep the East Coast Mafia, led by Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn), out of Los Angeles in the 1940s and 1950s....[Read More]
When I sat down to watch The Grey, I was not certain what I should expect. Based on the trailers, my impression was of a slick-looking but insubstantial thriller in which Liam Neeson was going to fight a wolf with his fists. But what I got far exceeded my expectations. The Grey is a brutal, uncompromising thriller with a great cast, and is well worth seeing. Ottway (Liam Neeson) works in Alaska fo...[Read More]