Saturday, January 30, 2016
Friday, January 29, 2016
First Lines: Dorothy L. Sayers - Clouds of Witness
Lord Peter Wimsey stretched himself luxoriously between the sheets provided by the Hotel Meurice.
Wrath of the Titans (2012)
Perseus braves the treacherous underworld to rescue his father, Zeus, captured by his son, Ares, and brother Hades who unleash the ancient Titans upon the world.
Silly fantasy action film with a drifting plot; the effects and creatures, however, will entertain an adolescent audience.
Maltin**: "Ho-hum, grim-faced action film relies heavily on CGI effects but isn't supported by a decent script, so it's hrad to get involved. The result: a lot of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
First Lines: George V. Higgins - The Friends of Eddie Coyle
Jackie Brown at twenty-six, with no expression on his face, said that he could get some guns.
Hævnen (2010)
The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud.
Stirring and intense study of pacifism amidst an otherwise relentlessly violent world.
Maltin***1/2: "...a story both gripping and harrowlingly believable, an exploration of violence that simmers just below the surface of polite society."
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Ladder 49 (2004)
After saving the life of one of the civilians inside, a firefighter finds himself trapped in a burning warehouse with a broken leg and looks back upon his life.
Above-average drama intended to celebrate the heroics of firefighters, sympathetic but quite sentimental.
Maltin***: "Warm depiction of firemen's lives as brothers in an extended family. Full of white-knuckle sequences depicting daring (but realistic) rescue operations, which cumulatively pay tribute to some of the bravest men on earth. Solid, old-fashioned storytelling."
