Tag Archives: movies

Some people don’t know this, but I’m an avid (albeit losing) poker player. I just started hanging out at the Ridge Poker forum, and I saw this Youtube trailer for what looks like it will be the greatest poker movie … Continue reading →

Hitman is a movie about Agent 47, a lonely assassin who was robbed of his childhood. We saw the picture the day before Thanksgiving. (We being my wife, my son, and I.) The Hitman movie is rated R for bloody … Continue reading →

I just saw the trailer for the upcoming Mr. Brooks, which stars Kevin Costner, William Hurt, and Demi Moore. Looks awesome. I’ve always liked movies where Costner play someone villainous (like A Perfect World or 3000 Miles to Graceland), and … Continue reading →

I wasn’t sure what to expect from Richard Donner’s version of Superman II on DVD. I’d seen a lot of buzz about how great it was, but I’d also seen some reviews that were less than favorable. But I picked … Continue reading →

I just launched a new project, which is a forum where people can discuss movies. The name of the site is Cinema Threads, and you’re invited to join us there for our irreverent but still somehow pithy commentary about movies, … Continue reading →

I love Christmas movies. Always have. In fact, I would watch reruns of It’s a Wonderful Life again and again when I was a teenager, and I’d sit there and cry at the same place in the movie every time. … Continue reading →

I’ve been eagerly waiting to see Land of the Dead for a couple of years now, ever since I first heard about the project. (That was back when George Romero had a different name for the project; I think Dead … Continue reading →

My wife and I watched Win a Date with Tad Hamilton on HBO in a room at the Menger Hotel day before yesterday. I’d heard good things about the movie, but wasn’t sure if I wanted to watch it or … Continue reading →

I saw M. Night Shyamalan’s The Village tonight. I’d read reviews and heard buzz that the third act of this movie was a “What the f—?” kinda moment, but I didn’t think that was the case at all. In fact, … Continue reading →