Published Nov. 30, 2012
On the outside, "Killing Them Softly" looks like the perfect respite from all the glittering Oscar bait scrambling to hit theaters before the year's out. Yeah, not so much.
Published May 3, 2012
I got to wondering, how in the world did Ryan Seacrest and Julliane Hough hook up? For that matter, how did George Clooney and Stacy Keibler or Brad and Angelina or Beyonce and Jay Z or Kim Kardashian and anyone, actually meet?
Published Feb. 15, 2012
When the Academy Awards roll around I try to see as many of the movies in contention as I can. "Moneyball" was on my list last weekend and it turned out to be a lot better than I ever thought it would be.
Published Nov. 2, 2011
There are several emerging schools of thought on "Moneyball," which tells the story of Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane. For the most part, the movie has been a hit with casual fans and the general public, though the baseball community hasn't been overly impressed. In short, "Moneyball" is a good movie, though it's significantly different than the 2003 Michael Lewis book on which the story is based.
Published Aug. 29, 2009
Movie violence can be gratuitous, but it can also be elegant and exciting. That describes Quentin Tarantino's latest film. All in all, it's a fun popcorn movie. It doesn't break any new ground, but it may take old familiar Tarantino ground to new levels of fun and indulgence. And the name, "Inglourious Basterds," misspelled, in only the way a boy from Tennessee might spell it if he was called upon to create a myth.
Killing Them Softly moves at a slow but methodical pace...and it's worth it.Read my full review at...http://revronmovies.blogspot.com/2013/03/killing-them-softly.html
Friday May 4th, 2012 – Rosemont, IL My former ‘Morning Loop Guys’ radio partner Max Bumgardner was in Chicago on a business trip, and pleasantly surprised me with a phone call this afternoon. It’s always a treat to hear from Max, and he said he had the even...
The word I have come to associate most with The Tree of Life in the past couple weeks is "hyperbole". Some people say that it's the "worst movie ever made", which is obnoxious and completely ridiculous. Really, it's the worst movie ever? Just because it's unconventional? T...
Monday February 14th, 2011 - Kenosha, WI/Island Lake, IL Valentine’s Day can be a brutal reminder of just how lonely one soul can feel in a world rocked with insanity, chaos and pain. There’ve been times I’ve felt like ending it all with a bullet, rope or pill pile, ...
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