Simon Pegg
Movie Review: The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
While the series may have started on a high note, it has proven unsustainable over the course of four films and with "The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild."
Trailer Trashin’: The Enterprise Crew Returns in the Second Star Trek Beyond Trailer
Hello again, dear readers, and I hope you all had an enjoyable Memorial Day weekend. We’re in June now, and the summer movie season is chugging along with the release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows this weekend. This week’s Trailer Trashin’ column examines the new trailer for another big summer release, Star Trek Beyond. Premise: The crew of the USS Enterprise, halfway into th...[Read More]
Movie Review: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
If you’ve seen any of the marketing for Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, you’ve almost certainly seen the image of Tom Cruise gripping the side of a jet plane as it takes off. The outrageous stunt is real, and the laws of modern movie marketing would seem to dictate that this could well be the money shot for the whole movie. So there’s a certain refreshing pleasure in sitting down to watch the ...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Simon Pegg is a Hapless Assassin in Kill Me Three Times
Happy New Year, dear readers! I hope you all enjoyed your preferred end-of-year holidays, and are ready to ring in 2015. And to mark the occasion, the Trailer Trashin’ column is back with a look at the Australian black comedy/thriller Kill Me Three Times. Premise: Professional assassin Charlie Wolfe (Simon Pegg) is hired to kill Alice Taylor (Alice Braga), the singer wife of the wealthy Jack...[Read More]