Who is Adam Schlesinger? Find out this week, as I explore some of my favorite tracks by the power pop savant. I mentioned in the first post of Adam Schlesinger week that I fell in love with Adam Schlesinger multiple times, independently, without realizing it. Never was that more true than for “That Thing You…
“You gotta hear this one song, it’ll change your life I swear.” There is a certain age of people, about 30-35 years old right now, for whom Garden State was one of the formative movies of their generation. I’m one of them. Andrew Largeman as played by Zach Braff, revisits his childhood home after a decade away for his…
If there was ever a writer who should be allowed to run amok on a movie, with no apparent oversight or control, that writer is not Aaron Sorkin. It pains me to say this, both because I’m a fan of his and because 2017 desperately needs some good movies at the end of the year,…
I have a vague recollection of Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical becoming, in 2006, a tween “cult hit” (if that’s even a thing) that gradually became so popular it moved into “crossover hit” territory. The plot is as broadly sketched and predictable as you’d expect, though I still admire that it only took us…
Two years ago, I helped Kickstart a local second-run movie theater’s project to install new seating. In exchange for pledging $250, I got my name engraved on a seat, as well as a pass granting free movie admission for all of 2015. Sixty-six films later, my epic quest drew to a close. I laughed. I…
Download link (you may have to right click and “Save As”) A couple years ago, Dan shared his ranking of Love Actually‘s nine stories. It inspired Brian to watch the movie and share his experience in the comments. Now, Dan and Brian reunite to watch the movie once more and dish on its many…
(Note: Contains spoilers for the first three Bourne movies, but not this one.) One of the great pleasures of 2007’s The Bourne Ultimatum was the way it conclusively brought its protagonist’s journey full circle. When the credits rolled, that was it: the saga was complete, and everyone was satisfied. It almost didn’t matter whether or not Jason Bourne…
In my last two posts, I brought you mini-reviews of my picks for the 10 best and 5 worst films I watched during my “Year of Free Movies” at the University Mall Theatres in Fairfax. Now, because I’m always down for the beating of dead horses and the talking off of ears, I thought I’d…
Download link (you may have to right click and “Save As”) Dan and Kevin of Taestful Reviews check in on the latest animated hit, Zootopia, praising its themes and evaluating its place in recent animated canon. Notes/corrections: We couldn’t remember the name of the studio behind the upcoming The Secret Life of Pets — it’s Illumination…
In my last post, I discussed my picks for the Top 10 films from my “year of free movies” screened at the University Mall Theatres in Fairfax. Now we dive to the bottom of the barrel to explore the opposite extreme. Partly because I’m a positive person (but mostly because I have a whole other…