Movie Review: The Winter Soldier

Movie Review: The Winter Soldier

Rated PG-13

136 minutes

Directed by The Russo Brothers

Marvel's been running on fumes lately, in my opinion. Iron Man 3 didn't improve on a rewatch, and Thor: The Dark World didn't impress me in theaters, though I guess it could be claimed I was going in ready to be disappointed. So, I was kind of expecting this film to fall in place with the other recent Marvel Movies, but was also excited for it because of the cast and the great reviews that kept pouring in. And it was a good Marvel movie.

Movie Review: Noah

Movie Review: Noah

Rated PG-13

138 minutes

Directed by Darren Aronofsky

Logan Lerman plays Ham. Ham comes from a pig. Pigs are animals. Some are eaten by Ray Winstone. So, Logan Lerman is obviously eaten by Ray Winstone. Try to get THAT image out of your head.

Movie Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Movie Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Rated R

100 minutes

Directed by Wes Anderson

Wes, Wes, Wes. You're on a little hot streak, aren't you?

Movie Review: Non-Stop

Movie Review: Non-Stop

Rated PG-13

110 minutes

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra

Non-Stop wasn't a movie I wanted to see for a long time. I thought it looked kind of bad from the trailers, and I was never completely sold on it. Then, on opening day, I found out it was a whodunnit type film. Now, I'm impartial to detective-type stories, so I basically turned around on this movie.I wanted to see it, and decided to be more open to it. I rewatched the trailer, and thought it might have good action. So I went in with the full 180 in effect, and was looking forward to it.

Winner Predictions: Oscars 2014

I have an outrageous pick. For my outrageous pick, I'll provide reasoning. Since I haven't seen all the nominees, I won't be saying who should win. I will provide should've been nominated for major categories, though.

Brief Thoughts: The LEGO Movie

Brief Thoughts: The LEGO Movie

(every once in a while, I see a film that doesn't have enough to say about. It has nothing to do with quality, just about whether I have enough words)

Rated PG

100 minutes

Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller

Movie Review: The Monuments Men

Movie Review: The Monuments Men

Rated PG-13

110 minutes

Directed by George Clooney

Before I get into the review, let me give you some context. As the year went on, this movie went from not being on my most anticipated list to being my most anticipated film of 2013 (this year, it's either Interstellar or Foxcatcher). So, of course I was devastated when it got pushed to 2014. I still remained hopeful, and I still was anticipating it. It should also be noted that I am not the biggest fan of art, but that doesn't matter, as I'm not the most enthusiastic about folk music, and Inside Llewyn Davis was #2, and nearly snatched #1, on my top 10. But then the negative reviews started pouring in, and I had to lower my expectations even more. I do have the capacity to be different (I (marginally) liked the pilot for Dads, after all), so I was hoping this was one of those cases. It wasn't.