Category Archives: Worth Watching

Brave

Posted on July 13, 2012 by P. Kirby

It seems that even critics who liked Brave thinks it’s not as inventive as previous Pixar fare. I disagree. It breaks the fairy tale mold in ways that go beyond its strong female protagonist. No, Merida is NOT the typical … Continue reading →

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The Avengers

Posted on June 1, 2012 by P. Kirby

And once again, I’m glad I live in New Mexico, because we have a complete dearth of crap worth blowing up. Granted, there was the minor dust up in a too-Anglo-to-be-New Mexico town in the movie Thor, but that was … Continue reading →

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Pitch Black

Posted on May 15, 2012 by P. Kirby

I’ve never much liked Superman. Although Smallville did a decent job of injecting the man of steel with a touch of humanity, the character as a whole is overburdened by his squeaky clean, unambiguous morality. I like my heroes to … Continue reading →

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Posted on April 2, 2012 by P. Kirby

I’ve never read the novel, but have seen the original Swedish movie adaptation, so this was an interesting journey into essentially watching the same film twice. Literally. The first two-thirds of the movie seems to be a scene-by-scene re-shoot of … Continue reading →

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In Time

Posted on March 26, 2012 by P. Kirby

Remember Logan’s Run? Me neither; just a few scattered impressions from when I was a kid and it was on TV.  I recall it being about a futuristic society where people were killed off at 30, their expiration date announced … Continue reading →

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Hugo

Posted on March 21, 2012 by P. Kirby

“…it was a very long, very french tongue bath for some creator of silent films..” ~a comment on a review at Rotten Tomatoes. To some extent, that assessment isn’t off-base, although a big part of the slobber on Hugo comes … Continue reading →

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Drive

Posted on March 5, 2012 by P. Kirby

After watching Drive, a couple of things came to mind: First, I hope Ryan Gosling wasn’t paid by the word, and second, the only way to make Los Angeles look like anything other than an overpopulated, ugly-ass, shithole is to … Continue reading →

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Real Steel

Posted on February 22, 2012 by P. Kirby

Technically, Real Steel isn’t my kind of movie. I mean, sure, it has fighting robots, and battles between giant mechanized men are totally my thing. Violence. Futuristic technology. Yay! Except, Real Steel relies on the “cute kid” plot device and … Continue reading →

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Troll Hunter

Posted on January 13, 2012 by P. Kirby

I almost have to like Troll Hunter for one reason alone. It has no shrieking women. There are some hysterics from a male cast member, but a hungry troll puts a quick end to it. The women are delightfully scream-free. … Continue reading →

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Posted on December 30, 2011 by P. Kirby

Because I can be a tiresome pedant, I’d like to note that we are currently living on the “planet of the apes.” Humans are apes. Except to those less-evolved hominids who believe that their imaginary friend magicked up the Earth, … Continue reading →

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