It’s hard to imagine an actual die-hard fanboy for the TV show Land of the Lost. All the Sid & Marty Krofft shows seem to inspire fond, indulgent affection rather than geek loyalty. This movie tips its cap to our favorite aspects of the series (Sleestaks! Chaka! Craziness! The theme [...]

Oh, Sam Raimi.  You know you’ve made it when the unique flavor of your early low budget films still describes your core style even when you have a huge crazy budget (for another example of this see the films of Kevin Smith).  With Drag Me To Hell, Raimi makes a “classic” Sam Raimi movie, for [...]

As I was on the way to the theatre to see Up, my friend, who had just come out of it, texted me “Bring Kleenex!” I was surprised –  the previews make Up look like a silly Land of the Lost lark (nothing wrong with that). I was confident I’d enjoy it, I [...]

The first Night at the Museum movie benefited from low expectations: Ben Stiller in a kids movie with tons of effects? Greater men than him have been felled by lesser beasts. It could have been direly stupid, but instead, it was really charming fun. A sequel? They couldn’t possibly take a [...]

I have a weakness for the Freaky Friday body-switching comedies, which this is not, despite appearances. Nor is it a rehash of Big. It’s more of a male fantasy than even that. A wise older cynic gets to be hot and seventeen years old again and fix everything in his present-day life? [...]

IMDb is full of surprises today. Smaller movies are always interesting to research to see where the creators are coming from. Writer/director Greg Mottola was also the director of the vastly superior Superbad, and even three episodes of Arrested Development (and the Squid and the Whale). Quite a range of flavors. This [...]

Billed as a real film from 1957 (with excellent lobby cards and generally good print advertising), one that was lost to studio politics and the vagaries of time, Alien Trespass is a love letter to the ’50’s sci-fi films of yesteryear. They even go so far as to justify their recognizable lead actor as [...]

An impulse choice, fueled mostly by convenience and being willing to see anything, got me into the theatre. I had read (against normal protocols) some derisive press about this movie, so worst-case scenario, I would have a fun negative review to write. Sorry to disappoint! This movie was comfortably middle of the [...]

I fully expected to like this movie ever since seeing the preview. If you’re not drawn in by the cast (Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin) then maybe you’re sucked in by the premise: sisters start a crime scene clean-up business. My companion and I had the amazing good fortune to get to chat before [...]

I Love You, Man is a fun, charming comedy. It’s got the casual profanity of a bunch of dudes, but not a deep reliance on gross-out humor or sexcapades. If you don’t know the premise, basically typecast-perfect boyfriend Paul Rudd has gotten engaged to Rashida Jones, and realizes he doesn’t have any close [...]