Film and TV Reviews and Podcasts
In the early hours of New Year’s Day 2009, 22 year old Oscar Grant was detained with a group of friends by BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) police officers in Oakland, California. In view of a crowd of onlookers with cell phones and digital cameras in hand, an officer detaining him shot Oscar in the back. Fruitvale Station recounts the […]
Release Date: October 4th, 2013 Director: Alfonso Cuarón Writers: Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney The above alternative poster was found here. This week’s Trailer Tuesday is, admittedly, my first repeat. Back in May, I featured the teaser trailer for Alfonso Cuarón’s highly anticipated space thriller Gravity. The movie features Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as two astronauts stranded in low Earth orbit, fighting […]
Release Date: June 12, 1998 Directors: Harry Elfont & Deborah Kaplan Writers: Deborah Kaplan & Harry Elfont Stars: Ethan Embry, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Lauren Ambrose, Seth Green, Charlie Korsmo, Peter Facinelli
You can hear more of my thoughts on the movie in this week’s episode of The Obsessive Viewer Podcast. I waited for Man of Steel to come to my local IMAX theater because I wanted to see it properly. After almost 2 months it was finally showing at the only 70mm IMAX theater in my state and I jumped at […]
Release Date: July 26, 2013 Director: Maggie Carey Writer: Maggie Carey Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Scott Porter, Alia Shawkat, Bill Hader, Rachel Bilson, Clark Gregg, Donald Glover
Here it is, folks. Part 5 of my 12 part Bond Blu-Ray collection review! This edition features Christopher Lee as a villain, my new favorite Bond girl and the introduction of the evil henchman Jaws! Enjoy and be sure to comment with your thoughts on these movies. You find my other Bond reviews here.
I had six hours to kill last weekend and had a hankering for some Francis Ford Coppola. So I popped in The Godfather and gave it my first viewing since 2009. After the movie, I was tempted to just pop in The Godfather Part II but I resisted. Not for any reason in particular. I love The Godfather Part II […]
Release Date: August 2nd, 2013 (limited) Director: James Ponsoldt Writers: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, Tim Tharp (novel) Stars: Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, Kyle Chandler
Release Date: May 4th, 2012 Director: Joss Whedon Writer: Joss Whedon Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Clark Gregg
Release Date: August 2nd, 2013 Director: Sebastián Cordero Writer: Philip Gelatt Stars: Embeth Davidtz, Sharlto Copley, Michael Nyqvist MPAA Rating: PG-13
I’m not a political person at all. I feel like politics are the world’s most successful reality show, wherein the media distributes ultimately meaningless drama to a mass audience that willfully accepts the bastardization of important issues. Political debates have devolved into competitions where the goal is to discredit your opponent rather than espouse your own ideals and solutions. The […]
Release Date: June 5th, 1998 Director: Peter Weir Writer: Andrew Niccol Stars: Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich
I had a pretty good June as far as movie-watching is concerned. I didn’t break any records (2008 – 25 viewings) but I did triple my numbers from last year’s paltry 6 viewings. I made good progress in my Bond set and managed some memorable theater viewings. All in all not a bad month. You can see the full chronological […]
Release Date: July 25th, 2013 Director: Joe Swanberg Writer: Joe Swanberg Stars: Anna Kendrick, Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Ron Livingston MPAA Rating: R
There’s something surprisingly endearing about watching the beautiful Brit Marling take a bite out of a half-eaten apple she just pulled out of the trash. I found myself pondering these strange occurrences throughout The East. I’m guessing most of the audience felt the same way, and I’m also guessing the filmmakers are happy about that. I’m not sure I’ve ever really seen a movie like The East; which I mean in the most complimentary of ways.
The Obsessive Viewer 