Movie Review: Chef

Rated PG-13
115 minutes
Directed by Jon Favreau

I used to be enamored with cooking. I watched a bunch of Food Network shows, I took a lot of cooking classes, and I really liked eating high-quality food. I still like eating great food, but the other stuff I just left behind as I got older. I still cook a lot for lunch, and I know what foods go together, but that's it. This didn't reignite any passion I had for cooking or anything like that, but it sure made me hungry, especially since I didn't eat beforehand.

Movie Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Rated PG-13

130 minutes

Directed by Matt Reeves

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a summer blockbuster. It's going to make buckets of money. It has action and a bit of humor. It's about 2 hours, as seems to be the case with all of these type of movies. It has the components of the average blockbuster, but it takes them and uses them smartly to elevate the material. It's because of this that DOTPOTA is a welcome addition to the better than average summer blockbuster club.

Brief Thoughts: Trans4mers

Brief Thoughts: Trans4mers

Rated PG-13

165 minutes

Directed by Michael Bay

"We don't need you anymore."

Movie Review: Edge of Tomorrow

Movie Review: Edge of Tomorrow

Rated PG-13

113 minutes

Directed by Doug Liman

It feels so good to be validated. I've been this films #1 champ since Comic-Con 2013, saying that this could be great, and despite naysayers along the way, I've stayed with this film through and through.  And I have to say, the thanks I get is a huge validation, a feeling I don't feel enough. This movie is great fun, with all sorts of great action sequences draping the halls.

Brief Thoughts: X-Men: Days of Future Past

Brief Thoughts: Days of Future Past

Rated PG-13

Directed by Bryan Singer

130 minutes

Movie Review: Godzilla

Movie review: Godzilla

Rated PG-13

123 minutes

Directed by Gareth Edwards

Go Go Godzilla!

Most Anticipated Films of the year (halfway through)

I've been meaning to do this ever since January, but I've been slacking/waiting for release dates/writing papers/arguing with my dad and/or sister/watching Hell's Kitchen/fulfilling promises. Now that most of that is over with (Hell's Kitchen ain't over yet), I'll list the most anticipated of the year by month, including this one, and list a various amount of runner-ups. Note that I may not even be able to see every film on there, because there are rules, and I'm too much of a sissy to try to sneak in to stuff, even when it would inspire conversation/boost traffic/broaden horizons. But I'll take what I can get/push for stuff, and be happy with it. Another note is that these are not the only films I want to see from each month. There are plenty I want to see in addition to the most anticipated and the others in contention. Now, without further adieu, here are my most anticipated.