The Death of the Movie Theater
The movie industry likes to blame movie pirates and illegal downloaders for the decline in movie profitability and the death of the movie theater. However, after going to see The Hobbit for the second time, I had a sudden realization that the piracy excuse is a mere scapegoat for the real problem: going to the...
“Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” is a Western Classic
This weekend I revisited one of my favorite older films, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” and was reminded how awesome that movie is. Paul Newman and Robert Redford depict a couple of aspiring wild West outlaw train and bank robbers. Eventually they rob the wrong train, and a majority of the movie consists of...
Movie Review: “Moonrise Kingdom”
In a very Wes Anderson style film, he stays true to his quirks and continues to please audiences with his first film since 2009. “Moonrise Kingdom” features the relationship between two 12 year old kids–a quick to anger girl with a violent side, and her easygoing survivalist boyfriend. The usual cast of collaborators show up...
Three (Seemingly) Great Upcoming Movies in 2012
Hollywood is known for making a whole lot of junk, at least in my opinion. I often prefer the independent films (as opposed to huge movie houses like MGM) because they usually don’t dumb things down to the audiences. However, sometimes I can’t help but want to see some of these big budget films. There...
