Daily Archives: March 13, 2010
Top Secret! (1984)
The poster makes it seem stupid, which it is, in a good way. Nazis are staging a cultural festival to distract attention from a secret attack on a submarine fleet using a new weapon designed by a captured scientist. Leonard … Continue reading
What’s The Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
Basically a title that defines its self. Wealthy Max Fairbanks (Danny DeVito) wakes one night to find Kevin Caffery (Martin Lawrence) robbing his house. Max swipes Kevin’s lucky ring and claims it as his own when he reports the crime. … Continue reading
Dazed and Confused (1993)
God, I wish I partied in the 70s. Director Richard Linklater takes an autobiographical look at some Texas teens (including Ben Affleck and Matthew McConaughey) on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd (Jason London), … Continue reading
Saving Silverman (2001)
Say what you will about this film, it is funny. Trouble and laughs come in spades when clueless losers Wayne (Steve Zahn) and J.D. (Jack Black) conspire to prevent their best buddy, hapless sad-sack Darren (Jason Biggs), from marrying shrewish … Continue reading
The Air I Breathe (2007)
Ehh, could have been better. Kevin Bacon, Forest Whitaker, Brendan Fraser and Sarah Michelle Gellar co-star in this Jieho Lee-directed drama that mines four basic human emotions — love, pleasure, sadness and joy — for cinematic inspiration. A banker discovers … Continue reading
