‘Before Midnight’ is scary good
(2013 – Director: Richard Linklater Cast: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy)
If there’s ever a movie that embodies what it means to choose to be with someone, it’s Before Midnight. What we get is a spontaneous tale that fits right in with its previous two installments, Before Sunrise and Before Sunset, but diverges from what may look like fool’s love and traps itself into an intellectual relationship that’s at odds with itself. Richard Linklater lays a hammer of a movie that anyone who has been in a lengthy relationship can painfully understand. Read More…
Pod, James Pod Podcast: Episode 003 – ‘Dr. No’
Listen to Pod, James Pod Podcast‘s newest episode. This month we discuss/don’t discuss Dr. No, Tallahassee construction crews, the Poddies, overly large cats, and Carlin breaks down how to keep a chart for the podcast (don’t do it).
Let’s turn ‘After Earth’ into a good movie
(2013 – Director: M. Night Shyamalan Cast: Will Smith, Jaden Smith)
Expectations play a large role in movie watching. I had After Earth listed in my Summer Preview watch list, mentioning that the concept intrigued me. But after seeing its Rotten Tomato score and its box office plummet, all hopes were swallowed. Fast forward to now. I’m not sure I would have watched this movie if I wasn’t preparing for a Nerd Lunch Podcast recording next week, but I’m glad I did. After seeing it, there’s a lot to loathe. But the film isn’t completely lost. In fact, if you have yet to see this movie but are the least bit interested, you might be in for a surprise.
Movie Hodgepodge 